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This sounds like the future but maybe it's not so far away. I wonder about those "E-motion figures", do they add to realism or detract from it? I liked the builders who look more like they're playing golf :-) A problem with any mechanical solution is, I think, to get smoothly flowing movements. Optical/holographic systems would solve that problem, and could potentially be programmed as you please on the computer...?

Those close-ups are superb. It looks real, simple as that!

I've also been wondering whether he is still modelling. I've seen someone by that name posting on a Danish forum recently, but not sure it's him. I think I'll ask around.

For it's small size Denmark has historically had quite a nice variety of goods rolling stock, I think. But until maybe 10-15 years ago most railway modellers were just running whatever was available from the German RTR market. That's changing now, and we

Fascinating that your bench can feature something as fine as this brakegear and at the same time have the Hall on it. If only we all had that frame of mind and skill to transform, the world would be in a better condition!

Impressive. Can Google really do that or do you import the stuff? :-) In Denmark, sild and

Superb. It was clearly worth the effort - and something to think about when you do the next two :-) The jig is very clever too - simple but effective.

Nice plan. Maybe a bit too crowded with track? But that's subjective of course. For the signalling, you might want to ask in the signalling thread. The idea of the Waybill system sounds interesting. What would that involve?

Thus ends a terrible day with a laugh! :-) Adrian got the translation spot on - in fact, suspiciously so! Danish connections? Haletudse means tadpole. Bloater doesn't translate, I think :-) http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hovercraft.htm

Well Pete, you obviously like a challenge! But in your hands it might actually work out well. What is the cause of the lumpy painting, is it solder remains that hasn't been cleaned off, or just poor painting? I think it's a good idea to wait untill the cook has gone home. And preferably everyone else too :-)

Owen, the roof structure and trusses were built with modified parts from a variety of different kits. I put some photos and a description of it here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php/blog/75/entry-3153-kit-bashed-roof-structure/

Shadows in the old goods depot at Farthing.

Thanks all for the kind comments :-) Interior lamps will be fitted but at this point I don't think they will be lit. Electrics is not my strong side, and although ready-made solutions like the DCC Concepts lamps are attractive, they are also rather costly (and money are not my strong side either!). Jonte you are right about compromises, we have to make them sometimes. But they still hurt! :-)

Wow, thanks everyone :-) I hope I haven

I’ve been working on the alternative side of the goods depot recently. The sides and roof are now more or less done and I'm preparing to lay the ground and track in front of it. The roof has caused much muttering and swearing. Some time ago I dropped the whole thing on the floor, and had to rebuild much of it. Because of the accident, the roof is now slightly out of true in some places. That's not really visible, but it meant I had to give up on flush-glazing it. Certainly a compromise, but I was getting close to abandoning the whole thing, so decided that I had better just accept it and move on. I like looking down through the glazing to the scene below. Not really what the layout was designed for, but a nice extra bonus. The roof structure gives a nice play of light and shadow inside the depot, which varies greatly with the lighting and time of day. I prefer it when the shadows appear naturally... ...but they can of course be further enhanced by "staged" articifical lighting as above. My struggles with the roof have been a mental barrier, so it's nice to be past that point. I can now get down to things I enjoy more, such as weathering these walls further, and getting the details in place.

Pure William Clarke. Superb :-) And great to see what can be achieved when modellers collaborate and use modern methods. The glazing is pretty amazing too!

You'll enjoy this - I certainly did: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U350YM0U3NY

Great thread Stu. A small question: I am interested in cobbles at the moment (us modellers get to say weird things!) and I was wondering about the sheet of cobbles you've used here. Couldn't find the source anywhere in the thread. Is it a Wills sheet?

A protagonist who leads the story over the years - that's an interesting idea. But it would have to be someone other than the current stationmaster of Farthing, who is already approaching retirement in 1907! A backscene would certainly make things easier, but I'd like to the leave the option of a completely open layout open for a while longer. However no backscene means that the layout will need a certain depth and careful positioning of structures to control viewing! I like the idea of having a hint of the town. Earlier I toyed with this idea:

Beautiful stock and amazing work. Regarding the video: Looks like model engineering has become an extreme sport :-)

What a great build description Nick. For someone like me this is fairly advanced stuff, but you've managed to make it easily understandable. And what a difference the High Level chassis makes to the 8750!

That's a great tip with the acrylic gel. I really like the sunlight effect in the water. Everything else also just looks great, and congratulations on the new chair. With all the time we spend modelling, we deserve to sit well while doing it :-)

Looks good Frank. Strangely, you can somehow *see* in that second pic that is runs well! :-)

Job, that would be very interesting to see! The fact that every diorama/module will be a completed job in itself might also help avoid things like modeller's block and getting bored with the construction of a layout.

Thanks both. I've now had a look at some draft excluder strip that we have had lying about for ages. My wife asked with great anticipation if I was finally going to apply it to the windows as promised a couple of years ago. My answer: "Well, I'll be doing some experiments." ;-)