I have found a nice selection of 1/76 scale (British OO) wooden kits from a company called Petite Properties.
Here is my first attempt - Crimple Cottage
Mike
Hi Mike:
That's pretty cool. Do they have A Website?
Karl
Mike,
Neat build.
Tom ;D
Quote from: postalkarl on November 30, 2016, 01:04:27 PM
Hi Mike:
That's pretty cool. Do they have A Website?
Karl
Yes they do click on to railway models when you get there............
www.petite-properties.com
Mike
Quote from: ACL1504 on November 30, 2016, 01:28:29 PM
Mike,
Neat build.
Tom ;D
Thanks Tom, this a low relief or background model, It cost the princely sum of just £3.99 (under $5). The walls are laser cut of 2mm MDF. You get the carcass and need to provide your own wall treatment and roof tiles. I thought they were so good I bought 19 different ones ( low relief and full-size)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mike
Mike,
Good job on the kit.
Did you buy them online? They list good number of 1/48th kits but only few 1/76th. The Memory Lane is neat.
Vilius
Good job Mike.....that is a really small building, I wonder how the get up to the second floor? :-\
Thanks Villius and Greg,
I bought these kits direct at the biggest model railway show in the UK last weekend. There are 20 models in the OO range and I have 19 of them.
We Brits are very small Greg. Some of the staircases in old houses were very steep indeed. I think building regs have changed a bit!
Here is the little row of houses I am building.
Mike
So the next one in the row is No.10 Station Road. Before I start a build here are the parts etc.......
Mike
I have built a couple of their 1/48 doll house version kits (the DH ones have either a removable front or back, to access the interior for decorating and detailing. Ther are very nice kits, and Bea Broadwood (The co-owner with her husband) has a very good book available on exterior finishes.
The 3 Mike shows he is working on, I believe, are the 1/76 scale versions of the Memory Lane set. If they follow through, over time, the Memory Lane set will be available in UK N (1/148), OO (1/76) in both full and low relief versions, UK O (1/43) as low relief, and finally in 1/48, as doll house versions.
Jim F
Continuing..........
Here are the front and two side walls glued together. The rear wall goes on later to allow access to the inside to install the door, windows and window display.
I am now going to spray the building white to match the cottage made previously to suggest they are owned by the same person.
Mike
Here is the completed shop which I have named J. Yelland (my wife's maiden name).
It is a florist and I have printed a sign on my computer and added Noch flowers in vases cut from plastic tube to the window display. There is a hole in model's base which will be used to add a LED to illuminate the display.
I decided to paint it in the same way as the cottage to suggest that the same person owns both buildings. The roof tiles are from Northeastern and the brick surround was cut from a Redutex sheet.
On to the next one The Lumbard Arms pub..................
Mike
Very nice buildings Mike.
Mike,
Very nicely done my friend. Looks great.
Tom ;D
Thanks very much Mark and Tom, I appreciate it.
Here is the start of the next one...........
I have glued the front and two side walls together with ordinary white glue. I then worked out how far up the store front would be and drew a line. Above the line I carefully applied Redutex sheet to depict brickwork. The sheet I am using is Brick Flemish Bond Light Mortar. Redutex is made in Spain. It has relief so I prefer it to plain paper coverings. It is rather like an old product I remember from the 60's/70's called Fablon. It is sell adhesive. It is a little expensive so I use it carefully.
I have also tiled the roof. The product is unknown as I just found it in my spares box. I never throw anything away!!! ;)
Mike
Here is the completed model, I have named it after my late sister - "Diane's Ladies Fashions".
The display window will be lit from below by a LED and features three Preiser figures "striking a pose"!
Mike
Very nice and neat work Mike.
Thank you Donato.
Here is the latest - The Lumbard Arms.
I named this after by Mother-in-Law. The model has a full interior which will lit by a LED. I found a coat of arms for the Lumbard family and reduced it in size on my photocopier to fit the model.
The shingles/tiles are by RS Laser.
Mike
Time to start another one. This one will be the "Worker's Cottages". I decided to experiment with the Redutex texture sheets, this time their Dry Stone/Flint. After the carcass was glued together using PVA I cut a piece to fit the building wrapping it carefully around the sides. Now I need to cut out the window and door openings...
Mike
Here is the wall with all the opening trimmed out. The Redutex material is very forgiving. It is very thick to cut out and I will now need to change my blade for a new one as it has made it very dull.
The stone/flint finish is very common in parts of rural Britain and I think the texture sheets are very realistic. Once completed I will weather the surface with some chalks to tone it down a little.
Mike
Hi Mike:
This is interesting stuff. The Lumbard Arms is great. The workers cottage looks really interesting. I will be following along.
Karl
Thanks Karl, yes it is interesting what you can do with these kits. I'm really enjoying making them.
Mike
Here is another set of terraced houses. This time I have used Redutex Dry Stone Walling to cover the model.
Mike
Mike,
Great job, I really like what you are doing.
Tom ;D
Thanks Tom, I took them to the MRC last night (they are my severest critics) but they passed with flying colours.
I intend adding soffits, guttering and drain pipes when I can source the materials..........
Mike
And the town keeps growing.............
Here are a couple of terraced houses nearing completion and three more carcasses glued up and awaiting their turn.
What is so nice about these kits is I can decide how to treat the wall surfaces on each on every one.
Mike
Hi Mike:
Very nicely done. The top one is coming out great.
Karl
Thanks Karl I was hoping to get that one finished today, but as it is mild here at the moment I had to clean both our cars....huh.
Mike
Here is the smaller carcass - a little cottage. I tried something new for me. I sanded the MDF walls and then painted them with PVA.
Once dry I applied a thin skim of wall plaster on to the walls. I found some ready mixed in my local £ store.
After the walls had dried overnight I scribed a stone wall effect onto the plaster. My first attempt but I am learning. Once this is fully dry I will dry brush the stones with various beige shades.
Mike
Here is the finished stonework.
Mike
Continuing............here is the completed Worker's Cottages and together with some of the others. The street scene is coming along.......... So far this little bit of real estate has cost me $38.00 in total !!!
Mike
Very cool, Mike.
Vilius
Thank you very much Vilius.
Continuing.............here is the completed South Road Terrace Houses.
Mike
Wow, Mike, you're really churning these out quickly. What's the significance of the "X" on the furthest left house?
Jeff
Hi Jeff,
You find them on older buildings in the UK. It is an anchor plate to stop the wall from bowing out.
A fuller explanation.............
An anchor plate or wall washer is a large plate or washer connected to a tie rod or bolt. Anchor plates are used on exterior walls of masonry buildings, for structural reinforcement. Being visible, many anchor plates are made in a style that is decorative.
Mike
Continuing...........
Here is my finished cottage - Purbeck Cottage.
I hand scribed the stone walls as previously mentiioned. The tiled roof is Redutex medium brown tiles. I added some metal chimney pots. My wife said the cottage did not have a door handle. I just happened to have in my "dntaa" box some Brassmasters door handles and letterboxes..........dadah!
The kit cost £6.99. The extra bits probably added another £4.00 to the total.
Mike
Nice stuff Mike. Looking forward to the module.
John
Thanks John, I have a few more to finish yet. Hmm about another 10 or so before I can think of building the module.
Mike ;)
Continuing.............
Here are another two which have I decorated differently. The Semi-detached two-storey house has been covered in Redutex texture sheet to represent a dry stone/flint wall. The three storey house has had a skim of plaster to represent a rendered walls building.
Mike
Mike,
Is your middle name Karl? You are fast and you are doing great job.
Vilius
No unfortunately not.
Thanks Vilius, I'm going on a cruise next week; so no modelling. :'(
Here is the last for today - Marshalwick House.
Mike
Wow Mike , you're really on a roll, not just fast but they look great too. Do the stuco ones have relief on them or do you do that.
Hi Jan,
I am on a roll because I am on a cruise for the next 10 days and will not be able to do any modelling. I need to pay attention to my lovely wife.
The kits come as plain MDF wood and the modeller has to add to textures to the walls and supply the roof tiles.
I am really enjoying the kits, they are well thought out and alllow the modeller freedom to create the look he wants.
Thanks for watching. I intend building all 20 of their kits and then creating a small working layout that I can exhibit.
Mike :)
Have a fun cruise Harry.....don't get into too much trouble. ;D
Thanks Greg.
The last one for a while and the team (9) so far...................
Mike
Mike,
Enjoy your vacation. Really nice modeling and like your choice of textures in the builds. The building tribute to your late sister is really nice too. Will watch the rest of your village come together.
Tommy
Thanks very much Tommy, I appreciate it.
Mike :D
Here is the last of the 10 background (low-relief) structures - Daffodil Cottage. I have used a thin coat of plaster on the walls which I scribed as rough stonework. The roof was covered in good ol' Campbell's shingles.
Now I can start on the 10 full-size structuresand a charming Lych Gate to complete the series..........
Mike
Here are couple of full-size kits - Washtub Cottage and Parsnip Cottage. I have glued the MDF walls together, sanded them and applied a coat of PVA (Elmer's School Glue) before adding a skim coat of white filler plaster. Now they need sanding down, the window and door openings cleaned before I start to scribe the stonework.
Mike
Continuing..........
Here is Parsnip Cottage. The shell has been primed with plaster and scribed. Parts of the kit are shown with the chimneys which have been wrapped in Redutex brick film.
Mike
Mike, you have been hammering away at these little buildings like Santa's Elf! We shall hence call you "Magic Mike!"
Thanks Darryl - you can talk with the way you are proceeding with Sea Biscuit -bit like a race horse!
Mike
Continuing.......
The roofs were covered in Redutex Terracotta Pantiles and the chimneys were capped. The caps were "painted" with a black marker pen.
Next up to add the windows, doors, window sills and prepare for the bow window. The doors, lintels and bow windowframe were painted celery green.
Mike
Hi Mike:
I really like row of buildings. They came out very nicely. Can't wait to see the last one finished.
Karl
Mike,
I like how you finished the walls on the Parsnip Cottage. Great job and look.
Tom ;D
Thanks Karl and Tom for following..........
Here is the start of the bow window and front porch placement. I have used white paper behind the windows to represent curtains.
I then added the roofs, fascia panels to the scullery (out-building) and wall ties (little x's). Almost there..................
Mike
Here is the finished Parsnip Cottage. I have added the chimneys, pots and lead flashing. I topped the roofs off with a single line of pantiles.
Only another 9 to go................
Mike
Continuing...........with Washtub Cottage.
I have used a plaster skim on the walls which I have then scribed free-hand. I then sponged shades of beige, cream and white on the walls. Afterwards I brushed on a very dilute wash of black to highlights the mortar lines.
Mike
The walls are magnificent Mike , WOW.
In Mike's language, "Bloody Marvelous!"
Thank you so much Jan and Darryl, the kits are "b...... m........." and I am enjoying the challenge of adding the exterior surfaces to the MDF.
Mike
Continuing.............
Here is the finished Washtub Cottage. I covered the chimneys in Redutex coarse stone film, the roof has Campbell's shingles and the walls have been finished to look like Cotswold stone.
Mike
Now for the big one!
Apart from the church which my wife thinks takes up too much real estate and prevents me from buying, the biggest (most difficult) kit in the whole collection is the pub - "the Blacksmith's Arms"
Here is the packet cover, the MDF walls, 2-pages of instructions and the rest of the kit.
I am going to attempt a thatched roof on this model - a first for me. Fingers crossed.
Mike
Continuing...
The MDF walls are glued together using PVA. Care is taken to get the walls and floor the correct way around. Note you can on these buildings reverse the walls easily to create a different look, so two identical kits do not have to look the same. By flipping the floor and reversing the wall, the doors and windows can be on left of the building instead of the right etc.
After the walls are glued together, next up are the chimneys. These are usually in two parts which are glued together to make a 4mm thick chimney breast. However they will also be glued to the walls resulting in a 6mm thick chimney.
Mike
Quote from: Rail and Tie on December 27, 2016, 03:40:32 PM
In Mike's language, "Bloody Marvelous!"
Perfectly stated! Those are the words I was looking for. ;)
Mike,
Great job on the build. Or as you say, "Bloody Marvelous"! ;D ;D ;D
I enjoy following your builds.
Tom ;D
Thank you very much Bob and Tom!
Continuing................
The walls were primed white with a Halfords primer spray paint.
Meanwhile the chimney breasts have been glued together. The pub's doors were "painted" maroon with a Letraset felt tip pen.
The exterior wooden beams are being "painted" with a black felt tip pen. Care is taken to ensure I paint the correct side.
Mike
Thatched roof, a first here on the forum I believe. Here is an idea I saw on how to achieve that. And a good use of those old beach towels.
http://muraminiatures.com/aking-a-28mm-scale-thatched-roof.html
Hope this might help and the advice is as good as the amount you paid for it... and you did not even ask for the advice in the first place!
I like how this one looks , a lot of work but a good tutorial http://thatchcottage.blogspot.nl/2012/12/miniature-thatch-roof-tutorial.html (http://thatchcottage.blogspot.nl/2012/12/miniature-thatch-roof-tutorial.html)
Thanks Darryl and Jan for the info...........it looks like there are several ways to crack an egg!
Mike :-\
Of course, I have never tried this technique, but can't wait to see what you come up with.
Hi Darryl,
I am really nervous when it comes to trying new techniques. I have wanted to try thatching but have always chickened out. At a recent railway show I attended with "Red Hook Bay" I met a great modeller - Brian Bason. His buildings have been the subject of no less than 86 features over the years in the British Railway Modelling magazine. He uses plumber's hemp for his thatch. He had a display of his buildings which were just wonderful!
HOWEVER - I bought a book by the creator of Petite Properties entitled "Create Exterior Finishes" who advocates using air dry clay (DAS) and static grass. So I am going to give it a try.
Mike
Continuing..................
After the outside framing was painted black I glued the windows to the back of the parts. I was careful to trim the acetate exactly to fit and make sure the matt side was to the front.
Afterwards the framing was glued to the building and the doors glued from inside.
Mike
Continuing.............
Before we get to the thatching I want to try another new technique for me anyway.
I have attached the two chimneys and want to try replicating knapped flint. I am going to use some tape to mask either side of the chimneys.
Then paint the chimneys with PVA before sprinkling on some N-scale ballast. Then I am going to add some fine sand to the chimneys before the PVA has a chance to dry to create a mortar effect. I have bought some fine quarzsand # 7522 by Busch.
Mike
Continuing...
So I have applied the ballast and sand. Now we need to wait until it is dry...............
Mike
Loving it! Looks like a night out at the Pub did your modeling energy wonders!!
Thanks Darryl looks like the deal on the chimneys is working.............see you in the morning - the last day of 2016!
Mike
Continuing....
The chimneys are finished.
However the art of procrastination is not yet dead!
Obviously once I close up the roof and start thatching I will no longer have access to the interior. The kits all come with pre-drilled holes in the floor to allow the use of LED's to light the interior.
So I dug out my old Scalescenes Country Pub PDF and printed off some sheets to furnish an interior. I have made an internal wall and ceiling out of foamboard and decorated the internal walls. Still to come are some tables and chairs and maybe a figure or two.............
Mike
Continuing.................
Here is the interior of the "pub". I have constructed 4 tables and 8 sofas from Scalescenes printed elements glued to 2mm cardboard. I have also populated the establishment with 8 little people.
Mike
Continuing............
One last shot of the inside before it is sealed up. I have cut a ceiling for the pub. It has beams on the ceiling and carpets on the first floor. I was going to add beds and wardrobes, TV's etc but I do not think it will be seen through the small dormer windows.
In 2017 I start the year thatching the pub.
Mike
Mike,
Wonderful looking little pub. I'd like love to stop in there for a pint (or two) of Guinness or Smitticks and some pub grub. :D
I hope you put a tiny steak and Guinness pie on the table before you sealed it up! Maybe a splash of beer on the floor just before you seal it up so it gets that aged pub aroma when you open it back up again years to come!!
Happy New Years Mate!
Bob,
I use to enjoy a Guinness and Smithwicks with my Grandpa who came from Cork. My son-in-law is also from that fair city so maybe the trend can continue.....
Mike
Moving swiftly along............
The roof has been glued to the structure and the add-on has been tiled with Pantiles from Redutex.
Once I am dressed and showered we will be moving to Mrs C's fine marble worktops in the kitchen for a bit of rolling............
Mike
Sorry I was getting a little ahead of myself.
The cardboard dormers need to glued to the roof first. Also off-scene I have checked that 3 LED's pushed through the floorboards can light the interior enough so one can see the Bambi burgers and Guinness being served to the patrons...........
Mike
Continuing...
Here is the DAS clay and Woodland Scenics static grass..........hmmm.....
Mike
Continuing............ my first time using Air Clay..well here goes...
Greaseproof paper was taped to the kitchen surface. I probably used too much clay but it difficult to know how thick to put it on.
I rolled the clay between two sheets of paper using a rolling pin (Mrs C's Tai Chi baton). I then painted the roof with PVA before offering up the clay.
Memo to oneself: next time put the chimneys on last as with all the handling your flintwork comes away. Duh!
After about an hour of fettling I am reasonably happy with the look. I finished by putting a thatched ridge on the top of the roof. I decorated this with a number of X's to simulate the stitching. My wife said was I going to put a couple of straw pheasants on the pub? Now I need to let this dry for a couple of days before applying the static grass.
Mike
And a couple more.............
While I am waiting for the roof to dry..............
Here is a neat little kit - all £2.99 of it.
The Old Lych Gate. These are found all over the UK at the entrance to churches and graveyards.
I used a charcoal pencil to "paint" the supports and gates to replicate weathered wood. The walls are covered in ballast to represent flint. The slates are some I had left over from a SRMW kit - they are by Northeastern I believe.
Mike
Continuing..........
Another one this time Blackberry Farm. I have glued the walls together. The little outbuilding will be joined the main house but as I want to decorate the walls first it will be easier to do them separately.
Mike
Continuing..............
Here is the pub nearing completion.. The clay is dry so I have "painted" it with PVA and given it the first application of static grass.
Mike
Hi Mike:
These kits are really cool. Love the roof.
Karl
Thanks Karl it is much appreciated.
I finished the pub adding signs and chimney pots.
Here is the pub with a Scalescenes one I did some time ago.
Mike
The thatched roof looks great, Mike. Bravo!
Jeff
Thanks Jeff,
It was a challenge first time round but I am pleased with the result.
Mike :)
Continuing..............
Here are some shots of the completed Blackberry Farm. The MDF walls have had a skim of plaster before being scribed. The roof tiles are by Redutex. I have added some nice white metal chimney pots to the model.
Mike
Hi Mike:
Nice job. These kits are very nice. you are doing a great job with them. It even has a horse stall.
Karl
Thanks very much Karl.
Here are two more on the production line...........
Tincup Cottage has just had a skim of plaster and the walls need to rubbed down with sandpaper prior to scribing.
Little Acorns School has had the walls prepared already................
Mike
Mike,
Great job on the builds. The thached roof is really neat and I love the look of the Blackberry build.
Well done.
Tom ;D
Great progress Mike.....these structures really capture the look of those Pegi and I saw during our visit in the Cotswolds. 8)
Thanks very much Tom, I was pleased with how the thatch came out. Someone at our club thought it was verging on "Pendon" quality. I told him my cheque would be in the post!
Mike :D
Thank you Greg, yes I am trying to make them like the ones around Tetbury in the Cotswolds which I am intending to model one day.
Mike :)
Here are Little Acorns School (left) and Tincup Cottage (right) scribed and painted...........
Mike
Beautiful Mike , you are good at making me want to do a British layout , one for the bucketlist.
Thanks Jan. I appreciate it.
Mike :D
Continuing...
Here is the school with the window surrounds, door frames, lintels and quoins fitted and then painted terracotta.
Mike
Continuing....
The only problem I can forsee with the school are the large windows that beg for interior details.
I decided to use Scalescenes.com Interior Detail kit TX00a which includes furntiture and lineside junk.
The colour downloadable sheets are meant to be glued to 2mm cardboard. You then cut out the items from the card and in most cases glue the cards back to back to form the piece of furniture. A printed wrapper then attaches to the sides to hide the card edges.
Problem: cutting 2mm card is hard labour and getting a perfect square edge takes some practice.
Tip: I decided to use foamboard for these very intricate items. Foamboard is far easier to cut and it is much easier IMO to get a perfect edge. My foamboard was slightly wider than 2mm but with a little touchup with a Prismacolor marker pen - problem solved.
Here are a cupboard and a set of drawers with the other elements still on their sheets.
Mike
Continuing...........
I have made a few more bookselves and fitted them with cupboards into the school along with a blackboard.
The interior no longer looks empty.
Mike
Finishing up Little Acorns School....................
Mike
Looking great Harry, I like the color choice and the interior is a nice touch.
Really great work Mike. I am a sucker for interiors when ever possible. The little school hits everything in structures modeling. Size, composition, color, texture and detail. Very nice! All it needs is the tall blonde school master with the short black skirt and yardstick.... Oops Wrong Website!
Thanks very much Andy I appreciate it.
Mike :)
Darryl, good thinking now I am sure that I have a Cameron Diaz lookalike somewhere in my Prieser collection of figures.
Could she be wearing a bikini and be a swimming / physical education teacher with a german accent..............hmmm
Mike ;D
Right while I am rummaging around in my figures box...........
Here is Teacup Cottage. She has been plastered and scribed. I was hoping to finish her today but............Darryl has raised the bar somewhat and she will need a full downstairs interior now - sitting room with sofa, armchailrs, tv, fireplace etc and kitchen with worktops, washing machine etc......
Back to the modelling table.
Mike :o
Great thread Mike. I love the euro kits and layout style. Nice work!
John
Quote from: madharry on January 06, 2017, 11:53:37 AM
Thank you Greg, yes I am trying to make them like the ones around Tetbury in the Cotswolds which I am intending to model one day.
Mike :)
We had a great time there and met some really nice people on the trip.
We got to go to a very British wedding in Hitchin, fly a Piper neat Warwick, visit Stow on the Wold, stay at "The Old New Inn" in Burton on the Water and visit a bunch of other villages in the area and drive on the wrong side of the road, loved all the roundabouts.
We also got to visit Admiral Nelson's flagship, Victory, in Portsmouth and see how Brighton compared to the Orlando for a resort destination.
We had a really fun time and the only grumpy person we met was the bureaucrat at Gatwick that stamped out passport before we got on the plane to come home.
Thanks very much John.
I'm glad you enjoyed yourselves Greg. Please come back sometime.
Airports - they say give someone some power and they will abuse it.............
Mike
Continuing...........
Here are some of the Scalescenes furniture download that I have constructed today.........
3 sofas, a washing machine, a cooker , a bookshelf and a set of drawers............
Mike
Now we're talk'n!! What no ham and eggs in a frying pan on the stove!! Slacker!!
...excellent work Mike. Keep it coming.
Thanks Darryl. We call it bacon and eggs but hey............
Mike :D
Continuing..........
I have added a full interior - sofa, 2 armchairs, fireplace, floor coverings, rugs, paintings, stereo player, chest of drawers, bookcase, oven , washing machine and double sink.
But still no eggs and bacon..........
Now I need to light the interior :-\
Mike
Brilliant! Bloody Brilliant!
Thanks Darryl,
Here is the finished Teacup Cottage. She will be lit from below with a couple of mini-LEDS.
The roof was finished with Redutex rounded tile and Redutec flemish bond brick on the chimneys.
Mike :)
Mike,
Absolutely fantastic my friend. Just Wonderful.
Tom ;D
Thanks very much Tom, I have only 4 to go from the original 22 kits.
Mike
Are all these kits in one box or are they separate Mike ?
Jan,
The buildings themselves are all separate kits ranging in price from £2.99 to £13.99.
The interior detail - furniture/kitchen items to decorate the buildings internally are a download from Scalescenes.com - (Sheet TX00a Interior Detail) which is priced at £1.00
Once you download the kit it can be used as many times as you like without further payment. All you need to provide is the card to mount the items on.
I hope this answers your question?
Mike :)
Hi Mike:
Very well done. Love the color combo.
Karl
Thanks Karl, praise indeed, I appreciate it!
Mike :D
Continuing............
This one is Cemetery Lodge - a little stone built building.
The walls have been covered with about 1mm of plaster, then sanded down when dry. I then scribed horizontal lines freehand across the walls before scribing in the stones.
Mike
Continuing..
Here is the little structure painted grey. I used a dilute solution of mortar colour and then dry brushed with lighter greys, off-white and green.
Mike
Little Cemetery Lodge is finished. It could be a little chapel with maybe a cross added.
The shingles are by RS Laser.
Mike
Hi Mike:
Looks great.
Karl
Mike that is outstanding! Just like all the builds you make.
Thanks Karl this little beauty was great to make.
Mike :)
Thank you Donato I appreciate your comments vey much.
Mike :D
Mike, you are a kit building machine. Each one of the structures look different, but all have the same vibe to them and harmonize well together. It will make another great diorama.
Thanks Marty,
I have dug out two boards to make a 8 ft x 2 ft OO scale exhibition layout using all the buildings built so far plus three or four more that I have built from Scalescenes kits.
I will depict a little village somewhere in Southern Railway territory (Kent, Hampshire or Sussex) with a small railway terminus station. It will be DCC controlled. I will attempt to post pictures as it evolves. I am having great fun planning the trackplan, topography and placement of the buildings.
Thanks once again for your nice comments.
Mike :)