Attempt at continuity?

In the first picture look behind the grounded van and notice the abrupt end of the bridge...

Now look at the Photo below and see my attempt at blending it around...

The Photo below show what happened when I removed the tender buffers and reamed the holes, Then replace the buffers so as to get the loco closer coupled to the tender...On the tightest curve I still have about 1 mm clearance and the fall plate sits better....Result?

if you look closely you will see the buffer?

Earl Class

I just Collected my long awaited Earl Class (DCC Fitted) from Going Loco today...Runs perfect straight from the box.Well worth the wait and looks good too?

L & Y 2-4-2 Tank

My latest acquisition is the L & Y 2-4-2 Tank posing here behind the gypsy caravan. Please note the fire which I fashioned from a red LED, 1 x resistor embedded in Araldite surrounded by veneers to form the fire....Total cost = less than 20 pence...easy peasy...REsult

Just been pottering!

Well as the title says I have just been pottering and having ago with my macro lens (or should it be Lenz?)  So here we go...

You can actually read the text on the tool...

Another view...

A Heron waits hopefully for a meal...

I have 3 of these bird on the layout.

The tramp takes life easy...

Oy can see a tractor...

This is a Langley Models white metal kit...

The signal man practicing his tennis swing...

A Hare lurks...

The Tar boiler is Langley Models..

The Builders yard...

Note...The Police are keeping a good eye on Pub.

The Corona Lorry is a Springside white metal kit .This last picture is giving me a thirst...

Two sets of 3 furrow plough 

Layout control with programing track...

Static Grass on The shunting fan...

Well here is an overall view to give you the picture....Showing off my home made Grassinator  Mk2 courtesy of you tube...Cost well under £5

 This photo is a close view of the grass, 5mm and 10 mm towards the top of the ridge and the edge of the track. It also shows my must have camping coach, although I have not got anywhere for it yet, I feel sure everyone out there has these 'Must Have' pieces?

I thought you may like to see a vehicle under the bridge, Yes the girders and hand rails are now fixed in place. I just have to wait for my Slaters wire fence posts to arrive.

 Here we have a closer view of the bridge, I have had a go at rusting the girders and hand rails using Maskol. If you look to the right of the handrail you can see the height of the grass.

Below is a long shot mainly go give an idea of how the path is progressing..

The Rottweiler below disguised as a Chihuahua as you can see forced me to include her in these photo's

Keep on modelling....

Small shunting fan update

Well after starting this, and starting that an then going off and starting something totally different I find myself thinking 'it's about time I did something with the fan?' 
             Well here is a few piccy's of the Bridge. The Bridge I bet your thinking 'Another bridge, is he getting a thing about bridges?'
 Well we will have to see?

 The Railings and girder bits are from a Ratio kit, But I decided to make my own wings and supports

 A double Decker  Bus will Not clear the bridge, but is is going to be a B road...

 Just a look from the other side of the bridge, It is not fixed in place yet

                                                          Watch this space...

New Bridge Update

Well it's been a busy week and I finally got some time to do bits and pieces to the bridge..and here we are...

A overall view with backdrop from a previous layout attempt, I thought it better than looking at bricks?
 

 It appears that the milkman is running late...

 The bridge over the river was made from a piece of 9mm ply I had spare, A sheet of Slaters 7mm stone (about £2.70) and a bit of paint, Oh and not forgetting the Wills English bond courses cut from spare pieces in my bits box.....So all in all shall we say "A bridge for well under a fiver?" In my view That's a result?

Did anyone notice that I put two more ring courses to the arch?