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Projects
Progress reports, track plans, tips and updates from the construction of my model railways. Includes N, OO and 009 gauge layouts. Based on railways in Cornwall and a 1980s Network South East themed railway.
Making a miniature bird nest
Making model bird nests.
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It has a name! Why my model railway is called White River Mills
After much contemplation, countless cups of tea, and a dash of inspiration, I've finally given my 009 exhibition layout a name: Welcome to White River [...]
An optical illusion
It's been bugging me for ages. [...]
Front of house for the exhibition layout
From the very start of constructing this layout, I've intended the layout to be boxed in. [...]
Making a model derelict barn
Making a scratch built barn to hide the fiddle yard entrance on the layout was a lot of fun. [...]
Adding animals
As a break from building construction for the layout, I painted a few more animals that will be live around the railway. [...]
Finishing touches
I've recently finished another building for my exhibition layout. Well, it'll do for now. [...]
Scratch building a 4mm scale storage shed
How the storage sheds for White River Mills where constructed. [...]
I didn’t mean to do that
How working on the model river lead to flooding one of my points with masking fluid! [...]
Making a river, exhibition layout
Starting on the scenery. [...]
Building an OO scale mill house
Building a mill house. [...]
Revision, exhibition layout
With the baseboard construction and track laid down, I've had a chance to plan some of the detail of the layout and typically this highlighted a problem. [...]
Laying the track
Now for the fun part. [...]
Backscene Selection
For me, the back scenes of layouts are critical. [...]
Track planning on modular base boards
My exhibition layout has been designed with a track plan finalised but track plans for modular baseboards are slightly different to normal layouts. [...]
Making my first exhibition layout
It was just another email. [...]
Triang Merton Factory
One of my layouts, the Wandle Valley, will feature the old Tri-ang factory in Merton. Sadly, the building is no longer there which makes modelling it difficult [...]
Rebuild, revise or carry on?
Well that's annoying. [...]
£35 Model Railway In A Box Conclusion, part 8
Although the core of the model railway in a box challenge wasn't completed last time, there were a few little bits around the layout I wanted to tidy up. [...]
Railway in a box, Hobbit vineyard
A while back I acquired a wine box. I was about to throw it out when I idea struck me. [...]