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Yup, 83mm, I try not to use my brain on a weekend.

It rises 83cm for each 360 deg of radius 3 curve, whatever gradient that is.

This one is made from a free 3D printer file,if you think you might like one and if you have access to a 3D printer, I will send you on the file, if not drop me a pm and we will get you fixed up.

Its made by Noch, a moulded building made out of some super duper foam stuff, it comes with a reasonably nice tree and a little abandoned tractor, well worth the tenner I paid for it but certainly not worth the forty or fifty retail price, The tree in the photo isn't the one that comes with it.

After landscaping

Before landscaping VID20250224230021.mp4

It is double track, radius 2 and 3, can't remember the gradient off the top of my head, will measure it tomorrow and get back to you, I'm sure I wrote it on it someplace so I would remember, but every loco I have gets up it alright, some of the older traction tyre ones needed the tyres replaced with a magic American potion called Bullfrog Snot, don't ask me where they came up with the name.

Yeah, he was an MTB skipper in the med.I love his TV shows,

I came across his tv programs on YouTube a couple of weeks ago, there are loads of them, very dated obviously, but well worth a watch.

I really need to work on my photography

Scenics have now migrated to the main baseboard with the addition of a level crossing and keepers cottage, I build in a ditch as well to give a bit of 3D depth to the fairly flat baseboard, I'm reasonably happy with the look of it.

I had the privilege of seeing this wonderful little layout at Dunshaughlin, it is a wonderful example of how a layout can be small, uncomplicated and still capture the atmosphere of the period, it's lovely.

Wow, the last time I saw the mill was 1980something, that's exactly what I remember.

Indeed, there was three layouts, and no huge clouds, plenty of time to admire, talk, photograph, with a few more layouts and some more types of models of interest it will develop into a great little show, and it really supports the hobby as the people are general public and not necessarily from the model community. I'm quite excited about displaying next year.

Sounds like this might be growing legs, count me in.