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Bridge in and painted. Road also in place.... Scenery next....Well that messy white aeroboardy stuff before the actual scenery I suppose

Always with the plans..........

Hi George, yes I intend to use a version of the "cattle scene" again too. And that version of the layout is definitely" WAS". It,s gone now

Its a song from " The Rubber Bandits" . Look it up.... No end to the talent in Limerick, kid!

Roof looks great. Coming on nicely now

Hi George, great minds think alike. From my old layout before I ripped it up

bring back the superquinn sausages, @DJ Dangerous

The carcass of the humpbacked bridge, to the left of the station.... Here is the 6mm MDF road with the thickness reduced in places to bend to the bridge... Not great pics of the MDF, but you get the idea.... I hope

Or, a pre weathered supertrain one, mmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Davenport. Some good points from the lads above. I would have a think about down the road a bit. Do you really need all those sidings?, what are they going to be used for, apart from just having lots of track? Are you going to have platforms, and if so where?. And also. think about how much buildings and scenery you want. A little planning will go a long way. I know this from bitter experience. I had to rip up most of my original trackwork to make the layout work. (Shudder) But hey, it's your layout so go with what you want. Last thing, you can't get away with just putting down ballast first like that. No, you have to go through hours of blood, sweat and tears like the rest of us ballasting the tracks

Look what arrived in town. Finally got my hands on some cravens... And little beauties they are too.

Brilliant! Jesus, what goes on in your mind?

Condolences to Dave's family and friends.

Thanks, that's because I covered all glued areas with the turf, so glue didn't show afterwards. No, not really Robert. Think I will just leave it now and move on. Bridges to be built. Its solid enough as it is I think

In the end I just went with the ol PVA. I dabbed it on with a brush where I wanted the turf, sprinkled on turf ,allowed it to set and then brushed off the excess. And added some foliage etc. too

just about to say that

And the poor bastard pushing it- as per pic

Needed to finish landscaping the area to the left of station, in front of the tunnel, before I moved on. Gonna have a road leaving the town (from the corner of churchyard) , with a bridge over the track, so I had to do landscaping first as access would be difficult afterwards.. Pics explain it better . The area is not really accessible except by rail so I went for a disused, neglected look. Hope it turned out ok. Anyway have a look......... Landscaping..... early days with bridge Position of bridge

BUMP

Yes Kevin, why not go for something nice and simple for a change ha ha. Fantastic to see that amazing cathedral finished. Excellent work!

Until it didn't Yes I've come across a few of those hammer/saw merchants in my time

Ha ha. All credit to your hand skills so, if that is what you achieved with a skil saw and bench grinder. Lovely smell of smoked teak from the grinder I would say

That's a nate bit of cutting on the teak Denis. What did you cut it with? I can cut curves on a bandsaw and then sand on top of a table sander- makes things nice and handy. Hats off to you

Very sad to hear this, condolences to his family. Puts things in perspective....

Thanks Denis, yeah I know the PVA dries clear but I am putting the turf over a Noch grass mat( different colour) and not covering it completely. The PVA turns the mat a blackish colour , so unless I cover glue completely with turf the discolouration will show. I am really looking for something a bit more versatile., that won't be visible if I don't cover it. I am after a kind of varied, waste ground effect. OK, I realise that sounds as clear as mud but it's the best explanation I have..............