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OH Yes , oh yes, oh yes!😃 Can't wait to see this progress, Alan. I will be watching it like a hawk, so no slacking ha ha. In fairness, you have great headway made already. You will have to begin raiding the Costa again for the stirrers.............. Best of luck with it(layout not stirrers😉)

Derek

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2 hours ago, derek said:

OH Yes , oh yes, oh yes!😃 Can't wait to see this progress, Alan. I will be watching it like a hawk, so no slacking ha ha. In fairness, you have great headway made already. You will have to begin raiding the Costa again for the stirrers.............. Best of luck with it(layout not stirrers😉)

Derek

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First structure, a bridge. As far as I can see, BCDR bridges varied in style and construction but there is a bit of a house style and they do share one quality - they're indestructible. Witness the number which still stand beside realigned roads, in the middle of fields, in people's gardens or on country roads where they're still in use 70+ years after the railway closed. They never fall down.

This one might be a bit less robust being made from foamboard, card, plastic and DAS clay. The Wills rough stone sheets were sanded and filed back to flatten the stonework a bit then coated in filler and wiped with kitchen roll to reduce the depth of the mortar lines. 

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I haven't modelled round the back. This will be buried in the landscape.

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Paint does the rest. The brick lining the inside the arch has been added since the photo was taken.

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The bridge will form the scenic break at the left hand end with a country lane over it.

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Station building is underway. It's been a challenge with a fair bit of back and forward mainly because I struggle with weathering. More pics as soon as it's fit for human consumption.

Alan

 

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