In the ore delivery bunker, I installed one Mr Hamish McPhwat, long lost brother of the legendary loco driver of the Craig and Mertonford Light Railway of the late Philip D Hancock, (C&MLR Info) a childhood railway modelling hero of mine who wrote in the Railway Modeller and first sowed the seeds of narrow gauge-itis in me many years ago. Hamish is busily engaged in clearing a blockage in the bucket hoist mechanism. I don't think he gets danger money..... Sadly it is unlikely that any visitor to my layout will ever see him down there but we know he's there don't we dear reader?
The early years pre 2021 archived here. My freelance adventures in Colorado in Hon3. Buildings, scenery, details and character are my interests with operation well down my priorities. The layout is a scant 8x12 ft so compromises have been made to squeeze in the scenic and building work I love. Influenced by Allen, Olsen and Furlow along with Earl Smallshaw, John Swanson and latterly Sam Swanson. I make no claim to authenticity and retain my tongue firmly in cheek while modelling.
Greeting
These pages stem from the start of my loft modelling odyssey up to the great Covid 19 lockdown enforced upon me.
News of developments from 2021 onwards to be found here.
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- Rear wall industries coming along
- 100lbs of casting plaster later....
- Inexpensive track cleaning tool.
- Saratoga Mine tipple
- Saratoga Mine tipple continued...
- Saratoga Mine tipple continued 2
- Saratoga Mine tipple continued 3
- Saratoga Mine tipple continued 4
- The Road to Nowhere with apologies to Talking Heads!
- Groundwork
- Saratoga Mine tipple continued 5 A first detail
- Some views
- Flats revealed
- Detailing started
- Backscene development
- More progress at the Satatoga Mine
- Scrap from scrap
- The Saratoga Mine scene is finished!
- Ten minute advertising hoarding
- Another old structure rescued.
- Detailing started
- A few views
- Zoom Trucking
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Monday, 14 March 2016
Saratoga Mine tipple continued 5 A first detail
In the ore delivery bunker, I installed one Mr Hamish McPhwat, long lost brother of the legendary loco driver of the Craig and Mertonford Light Railway of the late Philip D Hancock, (C&MLR Info) a childhood railway modelling hero of mine who wrote in the Railway Modeller and first sowed the seeds of narrow gauge-itis in me many years ago. Hamish is busily engaged in clearing a blockage in the bucket hoist mechanism. I don't think he gets danger money..... Sadly it is unlikely that any visitor to my layout will ever see him down there but we know he's there don't we dear reader?
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