Darius43

Hi Derek. I wasn’t in the least offended by your question. Cheers Darius

Made a start on the sea wall part of the layout. Cheers Darius

What’s a railway? Cheers Darius

Hi Patrick. I found the seats on eBay. They came ready made but were a bit plasticky so I sprayed them black and painted the timber slats green. Cheers Darius

The lights are from Kyte’s Lights and are wired to parallel bus bars (copper tape strips) beneath the platform. So not plug and play. Cheers Darius

…and to the up platform. Cheers Darius

Added lights and peops to the down platform. Cheers Darius

I have used 2mm thick card painted with BR rail grey enamel. The concrete inside the real shed is likely to have a non dust/non slip coating so no need for a textured finish. Outside the slab surface may be tamped in real life for grip and frost protection so perhaps apply the talc to external hardstandings with slab joints scribed in with a sharp knife. Cheers Darius

Boat club completed. Need to add fences and complete the scenic bit between the tracks. Cheers Darius

Well, I did have to “bend the station buildings around a curve… Cheers Darius

I base it as much as possible on photos of the prototype and modify it as necessary to fit the constraints of the layout. As long as the “look” is right then I’m satisfied. Cheers Darius

When we moved to Belfast in 1978 we tried swimming off a beach near Glenarm on the coast road. Once the water got above my ankles my feet were totally numb and we gave up the attempt. The only swimming I ever did in NI was in the BRA swimming pool. Cheers Darius

Boat club - well, half of it. Cheers Darius

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Station buildings completed. Cheers Darius