Stephen Fay’s O gauge layouts and dioramas, Commission builds, personal builds and magazine articles

My Dads panniers now looking more workaday

 

Another batch of MBR trees arrived today to thicken up the Birch Forrest plus a few spruce,
I’ve got another two tall spruce on order from GModelScene and that should just about complete this section.

 

Photography is so much better in natural light and the reds look a million times better

I’ve also added some coarser ballast in the drainage channels as I’ve just come across a nice picture of the prototype that shows this

 

Another book made up, It’s a nice way to keep a record of my work especially after the layouts have gone to their new homes

 

weathering in progress today, a few more washes then real coal

This little wagon arrived today a LTD from Tower models, Totally out of Era for me but it’s from my home town so why not, it’s currently being distressed so it won’t look out of place in my goods train.

I’ve decided to add some Fox roundels to my Dapol MK1’s

 

Most definitely, I hope they expand the range all first class some catering vehicles and bogie options

 

Porthole stock would be superb or Period 3 and I guess that would give more livery options so from a selling perspective a better option.

 

A few more wagons coaled up and ready to roll

 

The last shots from Maple Road, you can see it in a future article in Model Rail

 

As I won’t need the GW coaling stage on Marches Road midland I’ll make up a 6’ x 2’ diorama

 

A sheet of ply and some 2x1 and we have a diorama underway

 

First pit cut in and I’ve found some LCut arches I had from the original Marches road. I think I will use these but maybe reduce the height a little.