Over Christmas my brother and I have recieved and bought quite a number of new things. First up is the Prodigy Advance^2, so we now have something to drive the trains with. I got the new Hornby Star class, 4018 'Knight of the Grand Cross' and 5 Hawksworth coaches (post war, I know). My brother recieved a selection of goods stock, an autocoach and a Hornby Pannier. The really good news is that we still have more to spend! Here are some photos:
nspired by the grandeur of the famous Box Tunnel portal, I set out to create my own masterpiece of Great Western engineering. I wanted the portal to convey the 'proudness' of the GWR, something others of the big four seemed to lack. It is in many ways similar to the Box Tunnel portal in some of its features. It is constructed of 5mm foamboard, using a glue gun to stick pieces toghether. Here are a few pictures, I will add textures to it in the near future.
Buildings at the branch terminus
The signal box was bought second hand and has been weathered with a wash from games workshop. I also added glazing from some spare clear plastic from a Dapol kit.
The platforms are 15mm high strips of 5mm foamboard, just awaiting a surface, which I will put down after ballasting.
The goods shed is also scratchbuilt from 5mm foamboard, and will be clad in stone texture plasticard in the near future.
Could anyone suggest a name for the terminus?
Rolling stock is currently limited, with a Lima 45xx under dcc conversion and a few Hornby railroad wagons as a temporary measure. Hopefully christmas will put and end to the misery.
Just a first 'update' of my layout. Its based on the GWR in the 1930s, and i have yet to come up with a more specific date. The location is a fictional line in South Devon. There is a country through station on a main line down to 'Penmouth', a fictional seaside terminus. At the country station a small branch line joins the main line. I will alsi be modelling the terminus of this branch. I'm sure you can work out whats what from the pictures. (Penmouth is still in the planning stage)
