Darius43

Whilst I understand the principle behind the campaign to buy from my local model shop the reality is that most of my model railway purchases come from:- 1. eBay 2. Rails of Sheffield online (223 miles away) 3. Kernow Model Railway online (259 miles away) 4. Accurascale/IRM (direct) 5. Rapido UK (direct) My local (Worthing) model shops are the Sussex Model Centre (mainly RC stuff and limited model railway) and Gaugemaster (invariably full price as they are a wholesaler to the trade). Thus the reality is that there is really not a local model shop that I can truly support. Cheers Darius

It’s a rebuild of a partially completed layout that was under construction a few years ago in a large shed belonging to a friend of mine. He subsequently moved house and built a new, slightly larger, shed - the interior of which is seen in the preceding photos. A double track helix in one corner will connect the lower storage siding level with an upper scenic level, which will itself have two levels. The location will be “somewhere in the southern UK” but the era will be “flexible…” We got quite far along with the original layout. Cheers Darius

We reckon we have laid nearly 800ft of track so far - and that’s just the lower level storage. There will be a higher scenic level above this. Cheers Darius

Lower level storage area extended. Cheers Darius

I used the motor and trailing bogies from Hornby Class 101/121 DMUs. These were being sold separately on eBay by Silver Fox Models so I purchased those rather than a complete DMU chassis or whole DMU. Cheers Darius

Further progress. Cheers Darius

Out with the plasticard. Cheers Darius

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Another visitor to Whiterock from an earlier era. Cheers Darius

I have kits for a Scout and a Puma to mix things up a bit… Cheers Darius

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Spotted yesterday. Cheers Darius

Static grass and flock applied. Cheers Darius

Further progress. Cheers Darius

Some more scenery under construction. Cheers Darius

It’s the DCC ready version but does come with a speaker installed. I have a Zimo sound chip on the way to install. Cheers Darius

Arrived this morning. Cheers Darius

Storage sidings installed. Cheers Darius

I don’t think that the layout could withstand the collateral damage from the subsequent US/Israeli airstrike…

You’d be surprised how many people did… Cheers Darius

Very sorry to hear this news. Darius

Visiting A Class at Whiterock. Cheers Darius

Sad to hear this news. The corrugated double beets and UTA spoil wagons are truly works of art. Darius

The real house had one in the rear top left bedroom Cheers Darius

That whitewashed pebbledash wall was highly susceptible to frost and ice damage - hence the visible repair patches. I spent several weekends reluctantly wire brushing accumulated dirt and the damaged render away so my Dad could affect repairs. Cheers Darius