OO9 Model Railway (The darker than dark side - well for a start!)

[zak]

Nice to see the layout being populated. It gives us a sense of scale and prospective.

Only the best quality, it is real coal though, maybe needs scaling down?

[MSea]

Then its call for Martin, my kind of model making "hit it with a hammer"  and you soon get the correct size yoho yoho yoho

[councilman]

I can see the Fat Controller. Looks fantastic Dave.

[Bigkev]

Great work Dave.

[zak]

Extended the loop and added some isolating sections and a siding for the mine/quarry.

Pictures later, not much to see, lots of soldering and thinking really.

[zak]

Tunnel mouth building.
Card bas
Coat in DAS air drying clay.
Mark out
Etch out the courses,
Brush with toothbrush/ fine metal brush.
Paint. individual stones if required.
Add mortar courses as a wash, in my case, I quite like black watercolour.

[zak]

Scenic modelling, the quarry tales shape.

[Bigkev]

Great progress, all that thinking has done its job. Looking good.