Great Chesterford Junction Part Two

A little bit more done today,
Both hedges are now fitted permanently.
The earthworks ( raised garden area ) was trimmed once again to allow for the thickness of the hedges and also to allow a trench to be created for the wall to sit in next to the track.
Once the earthworks were finally sorted, I hit it with the static grass. Unusual way to do it, for me at least, I would normally put the earthworks down first and then do the static grass, however this time I did it out of order to avoid getting static grass all over the hedges.



I also back filled around the concrete plynth that the footbridge stands on with a Grey, fine ballast.
Then started on the garden making displays of flowers / shrubs. More to come in this regard as it `s a work in progress.



The wall that will skirt the area was given a brick sheet covering.......not complete yet, it still needs brick piers and a cap on the wall



The wall is just sitting in place at the moment with some slight pressure on it to encourage it to bend gracefully without too much trouble when the time comes to glue it in place.



More as it happens
Gormo

 

G`day Folks,
Here is a video summary of works carried out in the last month, which I posted yesterday for my YouTube train buddies.



Gormo

 

Thanks Phil,
I need some mojo myself sometimes, it`s not a constant thing unfortunately
Gormo

 

Thanks Paul...
Gormo

 

Nothing much happening today so I`ve put up some random Black and Whites.





















Gormo

 

Yes you are right Ron,
It`s on the list and will happen eventually.
Gormo

 

Thanks Richard,
Yes I rather like the way it sits on the track, it has some sort of presence to it.
That was a restoration project some time back and the repairs have lasted well so far.
Gormo

 

G`day Chris,
Yes it is the old Airfix kit, now Dapol, and is up for modification soon and hopefully will not look quite as heavy......we`ll see.
Model makers for movies are still using massive amounts of model kits to adapt for film, however these days they also have the luxury of the 3D printer.
No the scenery and the railway will never be finished in my mind. There will always be parts that need an update or renewal.
I have at least two projects in mind in that regard already......hang on just thought of another one.....make that three....
Gormo

 

Thanks Paul,
That reminds me, I have some street cleaners somewhere, I wonder where I put them.?
Gormo

 

I found many years ago that you can combine all sorts of everyday things together to make, possibly a model space ship.
When you first put them together ,they look like a hotch potch of everyday things trying to look like a model spaceship.
However when you paint / spray the model it transforms the parts into one cohesive whole thing that fools the eye into thinking that they were always meant to be together as a model spaceship.
Gormo