Eighteen Inch Revisited

[kevmt]

There looking really good, Andrew

I really must get back to doing something narrow gauge.

Cheers,
Kevin

[jefran]

Thanks for the positive comments. Work on the big engine has reached the point where it can do some useful work, so the estate sent it down to bring some logs back from one of the forestry sidings. The journey to the estate sawmill will take some time as the location has not yet been fixed!

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[jefran]

A site for the sawmill has been fixed, and the train has arrived - just less than a week after setting out (0.8 miles as the crow flies, according to Google Earth). Everything looks very clean, and this could well be the first load of timber to be sawn here.

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Nothing is going to get cut just yet, as the portable engine is still in travelling condition.

[kevmt]

Looking really good, Andrew.

Nice to touch to have the steam engine with the chimney down

Cheers,
Kevin

[jefran]

Thanks Kevin, the portable engine is modelled like that as I couldn't face doing 2 sets of motion work for a scenery item!

[jefran]

Like nearly all good narrow gauge railways, this one has a quarry, though at the moment it looks far too clean....

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[kevmt]

Very nice, Andrew.

Cheers,
Kevin

[jefran]

...and now, thanks to some help with specular lighting and textures from Kevin, we have the colliery too

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[jefran]

Meanwhile, down at the basin, things are progressing at the stone dressing yard....

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[jefran]

The Hunslet is very nearly done and is seen here taking water in the woods, whilst returning a load of empty wagons.

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[MuzTrem]

This is getting better and better Andrew, really eager for the finished product now

[jefran]

That's encouraging - I had begun to wonder if I was just boring people!
If I have got this right, we should get a comparison (which might be interesting)

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http://www.ngrs.demon.co.uk/gallery3.htm

- And look at the 2nd and 3rd images

[mpeffers]

Boring people?? I'm too in awe of your work to speak...

[jefran]

Well, thanks very much - I shall keep at it!
The route could be made presentable with the completion of 2 more big scenery items - the stately home and the gasworks. I know how I am going to do the former, and have some hopes for the latter.

[jefran]

The town section is nearly finished, and just to prove that the sun does not always shine round here...

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