Hi all,
My first love was always railways, and over the years they have featured large in my life, both real and model.
As my modelling mojo had deserted me, I was casting around for something new to work on, and over the Christmas holidays got back into railway modelling. I’m now ready to share the first progress shots, be gentle with me, its early days yet!
Chapel Lane goods depot, work in progress by jongwinnett, on Flickr
The baseboard is a cut down Ikea lack shelf, sized to fit on top of a bookcase. This is then covered in a layer of 25mm/1 inch form, to make and easy surface to add details and pin track. The track bed also has 3mm cork tiles, just because!
Chapel Lane goods depot, work in progress by jongwinnett, on Flickr
Chapel Lane goods depot, work in progress by jongwinnett, on Flickr
As you can see, motive power for now consists of a Bachmann Skarloey, which will not remain Thomas-like for long!