00 gauge, British railway, Goathland Station aka Hogwarts Station a real preservation station in England

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step by step grounding buildings

once I think it works I paint it grey for roads and pavements, you can see where I went back and corrected

this allows building to pop on and check they fit pencil around then

foam is relatively easy to fit lit lamposts

Once comfortable cut for permanent placement

adding pavement markings

as this was older homes I checked and did narrower roads, less straight, modern roads are more straight and sunless

more Bach streets
i made an initial decision as to which buildings I was using in this area
and my research matched that era
even nowadays many towns are constrained by roads set even hundreds of years before, certainly in the UK

The US had big wide open spaces and sensibly built on grids, go to any town and roads and navigation tend to be easier.
The UK did have North roads and South roads often related to Castle was over time the initial buildings have gone BUT the roads, sewage and then gas then electricity then telephones have been expensive to more, so only expensive upgrades make major changes.

 

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Then once I have the skeleton in place, go for the low photography and detailing

 

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If you prefer straighter lines put track pins in and hold a metal ruler against it and run the sander along the straight line, me I like the not too pristine look, horses for courses.

 

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In the last picture, Jaz, love the sky. Certainly not a Summer's day. A feeling of 'must hurry home'.
The cutting is as it should be imo. The right amount of grass and earth. Well done.

May I make one small suggestion? Steam engines blacken the upper part of bridges etc. Use of dark powders subtly to darken the area. Don't overdo it. Many modellers do.

Keep up the very good work.

I responded to the comment and agreed.

AND I would like to say if anyone see something, thinks something might improve please please give me a heads up.

People often do not like to criticise others or be criticised (if criticism is the term at all) But I do! if people see a fault and I fix it, that improves my layout, bonus

On the other hand if anyone does not appreciate my comments, they need only say and I will desist. I usually only got out of my way to point out something I think can be improved IF I see that the person is likely to be receptive and that I think their work is worthy of my time (considering how much I chatter - some may wonder over that comment lol.) but I offer help to friends, if I think it will be taken in the correct spirit, and if I think it is likely to be appreciated.

Also while on this subject people can
1. Feel pressured to follow advice, if sone one to ignore my advice they should feel free to do so
2. Some people think offering beginners advice is intimidating, and unfortunately it can be
3. Often people think that someone else on the same journey in the same ballpark should be the only people to give advice (NorthBrit would fall under this imo) but that is so limiting, I take advice wherever I can get it
3, some people think their work too good to need advice from other - I personally think that stupid, if someone has a eureka moment (‘please share it) if some one has seen a good idea elsewhere and is passing it on even if they do not personal trial the idea themselves, thank you for taking the time to offer the advice, if someone thinks because they no longer have or indeed never had a layout that does not mean that they do not have great ideas, a friend with no railway working expertise (some of the best advisers) loves railways has a small shelf, and tinkers, but he often passes me really good snippets he has seen on his travels - now that is a good friend.

And as a last if anyone ever sees anything on my layout that they would like a breakdown of in case they might to try it or tweak it for their own purposes I would be more than pleased to share.

I have over time learnt a lot from other modellers of different calibres, and take help where ever I can get it.

That said I will still go off and trial totally weird ideas, because it is fun, smirks.

 

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Time out……
this is terraforming using broken cork

just snapped then layered

painted,

darker tones and highlight whites well off whites

broken bits for rocks treated same way

foam grass added

chinchilla sand added

pampas’s grass seed heads stripped and added

plus a technical texture paint that offers. A cracked mud effect…bonus
glue water added

 

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3. Often people think that someone else on the same journey in the same ballpark should be the only people to give advice (NorthBrit would fall under this imo) but that is so limiting, I take advice wherever I can get it

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You pointed out my oversight with the railway tunnel smoke, I have popped that picture up all over the place and you are the first one to point out the lack, allowing me to correct it

 

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I wanted some steps/stairs, I had bought two previously for like 6 or 7 pounds, I knew they had stopped making them so looked at evil bay and there were several for sale at 27 pounds WTF! so I made some….

first cut PVA glue to harden and sone initial colour for definition and check the cut

corrections

ok close enough these are well worn steps :0

and not well cared for either

leading to an old farm

with a village pond nearby

almost there

 

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Notice, I use different textures, different sizes of same textures,and toning greens, I often use bleached dead grass as well but here I did not think it needed it

 

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Elsewhere another modeller just checked and he has 150’ x 2 of track……well first I fainted then I thought, hang on a second

44’ long loft 1, 2 sides, at least a pair of tracks all around = 44,44,44,44…so basic 176
then several areas have a number of tracks,
mining town

 

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Goathland

 

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Heartbeat
Yes I know you can’t see the two tracks they run underneath

dissapeared here

runs under the raised scenic area at the back

far right under scenic detail

just visible top right corner

had to bend the river! To stop flooding the track…

the raised level has a hollow tunnel

which curves around the room crosses under Hogwarts / or the RAF as the mood takes me, behind the cove and under the RAF airport across to the other side

The track before scenic detail

 

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Crossing
the cove on a pull out

for access to window and maintenance, which to fate has not been needed
then the town to the right

I do not photograph this area much

the ground level actually has more tracks to stor trains, originally it was going to be scenic at front but the cove resulted in a raised level over the top, this is at sone time due some trams,

then the level drops down to Kalborough

 

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Extra tracks
and a tunnel build

the town, the extra tracks

tunnel solution

another town above Kalborough main station

the platforms

tunnel coming into its own

the sidings in front of the tunnels

a long view at a later stage

the ‘new‘ High Road under construction

sidings

 

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Now I have started I will do the rest of the tour, BUT there is no way I plan to try and work out how much track we laid……breaks out in a cold sweat.


be back later….got to go do something else

 

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The sidings
items just get up and walk…

on the two on the right go all the way through, everything else joins those and provide storage
i hate that tunnel on the side some day it is gonna be dragged out and replaced
and so much floats lol

looking for permanent homes

probably one of my favourite bits of the layout

 

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Kalborough main platforms, the layout is Peterborough, but he Art Deco is not

the two thru tracks at the back

trialled a different station just not big enough

going East

bare bones
scenic detail getting on point

half the buildings have wings though lol

I think it is 11 tracks wide at one point

although that is rarely seen

once a scene has developed Birds Eye photos are rare

you see far more trains than usual as well

and the strange thing is A4s are our favourite but rarely get photographed because on layout they are usually running.l.

 

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the union station has changed a couple of times
at one time a church and shop with car parking

station to the rear

but I was never quite happy with it, then the insulation came into its own and a makeover

and it just felt better, and gets regularly photographed and played with
of course two tracks at the back, and loads running underneath

 

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Now it gets scrappy, because I just have never got a feel for this area
Kalborough East
It tends to be a holding spot where I trial buildings, then re box them lol
i actually have some bits that I should have trialled here, but just not got around to it

far left union station over the Kalborough tracks looking West

looking east, the high trackers go on to St Margaret’s and into the other loft, ahead more storage

engine sheds a plenty, two turn tables not yet given a home

the odd bit has a home now but most are just left in limbo

I think the problem is this is on boards and I am now so addicted to foam, and the viaduct really needs a home

the bus station also needs a home

the odd photograph has some potential, but it is really a drive through

 

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then there is St Margaret’s a market town, this also went through several reinventions, but it now has some buildings I like, and I added a 25mm foam so it just waits me attacking it

small areas look fine

I still need to get the road and pavement sorted

but the bare bones are pretty sorted

just the foam made a big difference for me

low relief at the end of the room

sone nice buildings

I found a sander pad so no excuses

a typical English village High Street, with market place turned carpark, except market day when the stalls get out.