The Birds have arrived !! All below photos contain birds – either ducks, swans or seagulls! I have also finished the model of my friends narrow boat the ‘dizzy duck’ with Peter at the helm.

Another intensive two days – lots of further bits and pieces added to create some cameo scenes. I should finish the project in about a week – I hope.

Lots of bits and pieces have arrived in the post and I have been making them ready for the Layout. I have had to drop my usual interest in detail as N Gauge is proving a bit of a challenge to my O Gauge brain! I have however managed a few interesting cameos. The camera is certainly a bit unkind in N Gauge!

Narrow Boats on River.

Fishermen

Cows

Track Workers

It has been a very busy weekend at Exhibitions and trips out, however I did manage some more detailing work. I have created the 5th green and 6th tee on the corner of my Golf Club scene, added yet more trees and started to add Cars and HGV’s to the road and Narrow Boats to the river, although these need painting to be finished.

I would say I am within a week of finishing the layout after receiving some gifted foliage and flocks. I have now planted another 40 recycled trees and shrubs, that makes over 65 trees now on the layout. About 90% of the railway fence has been completed, but I am running out of wood of the right size and the fine wire I have been using. Anyway below are a few more photos of the last few days work.

A few more pictures from yesterday and today. Over 25 re-cycled trees ‘planted’ on the layout and also lots of bushes added. The right hand cutting that leads to the fiddle yard has also been completed. I have also built the colour light signals, but they are yet to be painted. More reeds have been added in the river on one side.

I have had two very busy days on the layout. Fitting lineside posts, doing the start of the scenics around the smaller pond and the river and fitting the first five of many trees. The last packet of Ratio fencing turned up, so finished the back field fencing.

The fencing has now been fitted to the back fields of the layout – still more to do and another packet ordered. The Water Lilies duly arrived and have been planted on the smaller pond – whether I order some for the larger pond is doubtful as they are very expensive! A few photos below to show how adding the fences add dimension to the overall scene. A few vehicles were posed for effect.

Work continues on the N gauge layout. I have been concentrating on the Ponds and the River, lots of reeds and weeds added using static grass and grass strips, the fishing pegs were made from N Gauge pallets. I have ordered lily pads and flowers to be added later, another varnish coating or two will be added to the lakes when they are ‘planted’.

Well, been working hard on the layout – a lot of static grass used as well as flock and dyed sawdust. Things have started to take shape now that the first layer of scenic work is nearly complete on board one. Board two has been started with the first layer of scenic work, but track still not weathered. I have ordered some more fencing that should arrive next week.