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I may as well have a go as well.
I mix playpit sand, also known as silver sand, with dry plaster powder and stick it down with dilute PVA. Then paint it with acrylics, Browns for gravel, greys for tarmac.

brian1951 wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:55 am

Im planning my next project so maybe next year Brian.

World domination?

Steve I like the platform very much the edging in great can you tell me is it a kit or made from your own fair hands......John A bit of both John. The main structure is 18mm MDF - easier to fill a corner plot with one level. The stone face and edging is from Peco via either Wills or Ratio I think. ...

Sounds like you are getting impatient- did you learn that from me?
Surprised your local didn't have it in stock though.

Barry, I recall Wickes sell smaller sheets of Kingspan type stuff (never used it myself though). You will know from my previous comments that imho the best stuff was the pink insulation they used to sell but I now use a grey polystyrene from B&Q - I got the name wrong last time but I think it’s call...

bulleidboy wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 13, 2019 8:28 am

Looks very authentic - as though it's always been there. Are the fence posts Ratio/Peco?

Yes Barry, I don’t have the patience to drill all those holes myself!

I’ve not found the telegraph poles I need in my local modelshop but I have managed to get some more fencing put up between the coal yard and the mainline. In the past I have used painted fishing line as wire but I wanted to try something else - three strands of copper wire twisted together for each ...

They’ve not been watered yet.

20190610_113736 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

20190610_114750 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

With the way the weather is today they won’t need watering!
And no, I hadn’t thought of it - damn!

RogerB wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 09, 2019 5:42 pm

They look better than my real ones already. I think you are missing your vocation. R-

I leave the real ones to the memsahib.