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Box tunnel now completed, this has been an amazing project, Brunel certainly knew how to make a statement. Intentio designed laser cut Kit. 
7mm Layouts and Dioramas by Stephen Fay, including Pontycwm, Newton Mills and St Stephens Bank
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BrushType4
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Do it!!
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Yorkshire Dave
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The dioramas look much better photographed in daylight.
Being based aorund the Woodhead route have you given any thought to the 1500v DC catenary?
Getting some greenery around the rocks and the first pass of static grass
Being based aorund the Woodhead route have you given any thought to the 1500v DC catenary?
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I hope to deliver Beattystone in a couple of weeks to the customer, he has a friend who has offered to make the gantries, once they are done I’ll install them and attempt to wire them up, we are not sure what to use yet wire or the EZ line like I use on the telegraph wires.
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Flowering Gorse and blossom covered Hawthorn bushes added today, sea foam covered in various flocks
Ballast on the Torcombe branch
Travel posters mounted
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Another day another project 
Beattystone 66 is nearly completed but as
I await a small delivery it’s time to get on with Grimsby 23
and some sun bathing rocks because, well why not 
Beattystone 66 is nearly completed but as
I await a small delivery it’s time to get on with Grimsby 23
and some sun bathing rocks because, well why not
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Overgrown platform, the station has been closed for 6 years now but even when it was open it seldom seen many passengers at this remote Pennine out post. 
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Dave Holt
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Steve,
I always enjoy seeing your work on WT. I must say that with the Box Tunnel scene you have excelled yourself. In particular, the photo of the tunnel mouth, without a train shown in post 1264 is some of the most realistic modelling I've ever seen. Simply stunning.
Dave.
I always enjoy seeing your work on WT. I must say that with the Box Tunnel scene you have excelled yourself. In particular, the photo of the tunnel mouth, without a train shown in post 1264 is some of the most realistic modelling I've ever seen. Simply stunning.
Dave.
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Many thanks for your kind words, Box has been a very enjoyable project. In a few weeks the owner professional photographer Jack Boskett will be collecting it and taking some better shots, this diorama along with an old favourite Mermaid cove will be on display at the Swindon model show at Steam 11th September
Richard Gawler
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I used some EZ line as tramway conductor wire just over five years ago. I thought it was the bee's knees, especially when I could pull it out of the way for dusting. It is now dropping to bits. Then again, it would be straightforward to re-string it. The layout is in my house, usual environment with central heating and fresh air and so on.
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A nice little upgrade to the Absolute Aspects signal on Beattystone.
I painted a black band and added a Jon Fitness etch track circuit diamond plate.
Just the little lineside hut to finish and stage 1 is complete.
I painted a black band and added a Jon Fitness etch track circuit diamond plate.
Just the little lineside hut to finish and stage 1 is complete.
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Adding a splash of green in the trees at Beattystone and the concrete LNER line side hut has had a few coats of paint applied. 
The track work is complete on Grimsby
The track work is complete on Grimsby
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Phase one of Beattystone is now complete. It can go to the owner to have the OHLE made up now, on to Grimsby and the layout has been dressed with skirting, next job sand and ash and filth! 
Yorkshire Dave
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I think building a representation of the 1,500v DC compound catenary and contact wires may be a tad too far and difficult with EZ line as you'd have to be having to create something like this.
This is one of my photos of Godley Junction (Manchester) taken in 1981.
And a close up of the compound catenary.
I'd stick with 0.35mm tinned copper wire as this can be soldered then painted a mid grey/green
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I have suggested copper wire to the owner, I think they are going down the plastruct route as they want similar gantries to Woodhead Tunnel, until it’s made I won’t know and if we can then solder any where near it.
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Manchester Piccadilly to Harwich Parkeston Quay at Beattystone 1966.
