High Street (A working Title)

Al Tait

Western Thunderer
Cheers Phil, I'm short a few bits of coping stones, but I can soon knock some up. Think I have a load more walls to make now, but these will be somewhat smaller (gardens!) and a red-brick base rather than blue. Some more bits to add to my order when you've got my next two buildings ready.
 

Al Tait

Western Thunderer
Before the temperature got too warm Cam has been weathering a couple of things then posed on the new layout. These were sent to me earlier on.

37404 with a still very tidy MK1 Ford Escort c1986.

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37402 c2003 with a very nicely restored MK1 Ford Escort.........

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Al Tait

Western Thunderer
Thanks guys. It'll be even better when I have done all the insets for the arches (thats just a mock up) and dealt with the foreground so we can take wider shots, but its is coming together.
 

Al Tait

Western Thunderer
Very little to report on the layout but I have spent a couple of hours today refurbishing/repainting the platform edging from Russel St in preparation for it to be used on this layout. Still a way to go but hopefully I will have these done this week ready for P1 & P2. Need to either cut and shut another ramp or work out where Cam got these from as we're missing a piece!

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Al Tait

Western Thunderer
Too much going on away form the layout at the moment but we are making a little progress. 37427 has broken cover properly this morning and as both of us are off work today we've had an hour on the layout. Bus positioned under the bridge, first board wired & the cobles have had a coat of charcoal paint.

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Should have an Intentio delivery at some point soon and I can crack on with the gap in front of the cobbles. More work on the platform edging this afternoon!
 

Al Tait

Western Thunderer
In and out of lockdowns really hasn't help this project but hopefully in the coming weeks things may get better and Cam and I can crack on. In the meantime Phil at Intentio drew up some concrete garages for me which arrived last week so I set about building and painting them and plotting out the back gardens which will fill the gap between the cobbles and the front of the layout. Hopefully this little project will help give me some much needed motivation!

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There is a bit of a write up on these coming on the MIOG website at some point to. Ideal little buildings to fill a space in the back yards.
 

Al Tait

Western Thunderer
Some further progress on the gardens. first three walls done. I need to get another two sheets of brick off Phil for the rest, work out what I'm doing to top them off and make some garden gates.

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Al Tait

Western Thunderer
Wow over two years since High St stalled! Well in the mean-time we have built and now exhibited another layout in the meantime (Dovedale hit the road in March!).

So back on 'High St', although it may get re-named. Cam stripped the boards as what we build weren't really sturdy enough and they have now been re-built in a slightly different format. All buildings and trackwork were recovered and now we'll get cracking again. Here is a taste of things to come.

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