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It's great to sit down with the afternoon cuppa and see what Jaz has been cooking up! No excuses for all the likes either!!

That's a waste of a nice wedge of mozzarella

This textile mill is based on one in West Vale. Here's the link to the build , which I must get on and finish. All those windows need galzing and I'm not in the right frame of mind to do it. So send me some good juju!!!

All of the following structures are made from foam board with embossed plastic sheets. The Wool Pack pub was my first true scratch build and wouldn't look too out of place in Huddersfield. The small brewery is based on some N gauge models, unavailable in OO, I decided to make my own. Anyone recognize the farm? Warehouse is based on a Midland Railway design. Half relief again, it is redundant from my shelf layout called Avon park. The small mill only took a weekend and a few evenings. Once the technique was mastered I moved on to greater things. Make shed before you build a house sort of approach!

Lofthouses Mill started out life as two Pola engine houses picked up at the local show for $1 each. O gauge brick sheet was used to anglasize them. Smoke stack is from a Walthers Factory kit which has been kit bashed and is buried in a box somewhere in the attic, more on that later. Lofthouse make webbing for the troops in their half relief mill which will sit at the back on a hill.

Here you go then Ian. As there has been a lull in modeling pics lately, I bring you some of the structures I have made over the past two years. Some may have been posted before on this thread or elsewhere. Sorry there's no step-by-step, I'll do this at a latter date when more buildings are constructed! The Coal Hole. Still under construction, uses plastic card O stone sheets on foam board. The tank needs redoing in styrene. windows are cut down leftovers from D.P.M. modulars. Ash hoist. Knightwing and Wills. Goods shed is the Wills kit extended with a roof from an American warehouse kit. Atkinson, Foggett & Laycock Wills again. The ruined church is Linka cast in plastic just like the Abbey! this one will be overgrown with weeds and ivy! More shortly.

I do want a motive power depot. There's an ash hoist and coal hole water tower waiting. The idea of hidden sidings here and there, is because a fiddle yard would take up a lot of space in the building that will house 4 interconnected layouts! It is also better that trains can run from one section to another, then onto a hidden siding instead of needing to traverse the entire layout! The trains must do more than just run in circles! I'm bored with that!! So yes, lots of lift off sections like with Dunster. A faller road system would be nice too. Dream on Shaun. Dream on......

That's my dilemma, If I back date the layout they wont be needed but they will be very handy for certain train movements. My favorite moves are swapping engines and adding parcels, fish vans etc.

Hornby have announced a K1 for 2014 and that scene will be faithfully reproduced in model form when they do!!

That's peppercorn K1 Lord of the Isles in front and a B1 isn't it?

Oh hi Will, What a coincidence.

Have spent 5 mins having a catch up and am impressed with the progress. Nice to see that you'll be modeling the incline approach as in Wills (Hornby&3Ffan) avatar pic. Kal did you know that there is a cross over at this end of the station? I found that this should have been included on my Goathland version as it would be invaluable for shunting moves and will make things much more interesting. Two peco small rad. points are waiting to go on the 3' extension here! regards Shaun.

Very nice work Jeff. Mrs S wants a koi pond but I doubt there'll be any brick laying, more scaring away the red tailed hawks n such! Am enjoying the updates your stone walls are amazing!

The left one is very hairy, on account of the piece of my forearm they sowed onto the back of it. Creep-py!!

Talking about the Truck. I've got to run into town to get some more primer and some gorgonzola for this big pasta bake I'm making for tonight's dinner party. Ooh we're out of beer!!! Very important!!!!!!!!

It's pulling the nails I hate. The last guy who owned this house had an axe and a hammer!! There's not a screw anywhere. I'll pack all the tools in my truck and see you in March then Andy

I was a bit scared to remove that popcorn ceiling but it only took 20 minutes and probably wasn't asbestos anyway! Before anybody points out that wasn't the mask used on the job and I had industrial rubber gloves on!

Should be painting huh!

Here's the full horror story and the reason no modeling has got done. 70s Cabin feel

Have just finished full paneling in our living room it's all MDF and spackle. Some major structural repair work to the ceiling/rafters and rebuild of the wall around the window. Not to mention moving the doorways and sliding pocket doors. Want some pics?

Welcome Jeff. Lots of waffle here too mate! regards Shaun (Still wading)

Advise is always welcome. I wanted Goathland viewing from both sides anyhow and the new plan allows for that too. So 23'x17' saving 20' of rail and 10sq' scenic section. I need not worry about the door position either!! All dive under but I may raise the mean height to 49 48".

Oh yes. This will be the last project. I'll need to get a job to finance it which will eat into modeling time. Need to keep the costs down with baulk cheap plywood, second hand rail, scratch built structures from dollar store foam board, scenic made from natural stuff, reclaimed telephone and Ethernet cables, Vietnamese embossed plastic card (it's half the price of that other well known brand we have over here) and sack the charwalla who just lazes about all day staring at the internet! Where is my third cuppa anyhow. Suppose I need to change into the sarong and do it myself!!

Like this

I could flip the whole plan and run the incline behind Goathland giving 26' length, that's 1 in 104 on the straight! The curves need not be so tight and the passing loops need not be hidden and can be in the loop!!