Great Chesterford Junction Part Two

Yes mate, he seems to turn up everywhere.......he is a nosey little blighter.......I guess he deserves a name.???
Gormo

 

Might take a while.......I`ve got four Spitfire kits to make........I also have a diecast model but bits are falling off it......not sure if it`s viable..??
Gormo

 

Yes I`m glad it worked out that way Gary. It`s nothing new as you know......people have been using N Gauge buildings at the back of a scene on OO / HO Gauge layouts for years to achieve a similar effect of distance. I guess you just have to be careful what you place near the under sized model.
I like the idea of standing stones as it`s something different on a layout. I guess people have done it before, but I don`t recall seeing them on a layout.?
Gormo

 

Yes Keith,
And Stonehenge has been charging for years.
I guess the money goes towards upkeep etc. but fencing it off takes something away from it somehow.???
We went to some ancient places in Ireland and most of them, there was no charge, they were just out in a field. Some, on the other hand, were very organized and required you to be part of a tour.
All of them though, regardless of whether you pay or not, are special places that give us that link to our ancestors. We went to a stone circle in Ireland that was in a farmers field. There was an honesty box on the gate for donations, fair enough, but we were the only people around for miles. The silence, and the fact that you are in an ancient place, in a way makes it easy for you to mentally connect with and imagine what life must have been like two or three thousand years ago.
So with that in mind, I will tread carefully around how I add any further detail to my standing stones area.
Gormo

 

Ready for take off



Gormo

 

I`ve got a couple of Nissan huts which have to be made up.........from there on I`ll wing it !!
Gormo

 

Don`t know that one Gary, but it sounds good...

Gormo

 

OK we`ve got Mr. Bomber, Ivor Henge, Crawford and or Farquar..?????
I think he needs a double barrelled name so we may just do a compilation here.
Professor Ivor ( Bomber ) Farquar - Crawford......Lecturer in archaeology at Oxford University.
The nickname " Bomber " came from his service in WWII where he commanded a squadron of Lancasters.
He is visiting the Great Chesterford stone circle just before going off to an R.A.F dinner as guest of honor at the nearby airfield.
He is now permanently fixed down to this scene.....so I don`t know how he is going to get to the R.A.F. dinner...??????
Note the row of trees added to the left as a scene breaker between the stones and the airfield.



More as it happens

Gormo

 

Ripper Gary.......thanks for that...
Gormo

 

Here`s another one




Gormo

 

Correct Pete,
Well according to Wikipedia anyway.???
Quote from Wikipedia
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Gormo