1/32 in Cornwall

I'm not in Cornwall,but the railway is set there with the fiction that the LSWR got further into the west than happened.Having had to dismantle Okehampton station so as to move to wildest north bedfordshire,I decided to simplify,so single track and a totally non prototypical terminus in the garage.As can be seen ,timber was up last year and most of the track (salvaged from Okehampton)laid by December.I've had a few runs this year but am working flat out on the scissors x over that will replace tempory track on the bridge.So a few photos .june2017 002.JPG june2017 008.JPG sept 8 2018 014.JPG P1010160.JPG P1010170.JPG
 

Simon

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Great to see your line Ken, looks super.

Funnily enough, I have been outside lifting my version of North Cornwall reality, with a house move imminent the line is doomed, but the plan to build a new version in the next place....

Simon
 
Oops,pressed the wrong button before adding description.The first photo(must get better camera)is the last tie bar clamps going on;riveted and soft soldered.Third photo ,the last blade going in,just tie bars to go!Then I just had to place it on the bridge into the station to see how it looked.
 

A first attempt at filming whilst also holding the r/c transmitter.Haven't done any scenery yet,been busy with rolling stock.
Somethings gone wrong,I copied the urls of 4 youtube vidoes to this page but they havent loaded.Help! More confusion,I've just checked on my laptop and it seems I've loaded the videos rather than just the links.the computer that I'm now using shows a blank page ,I think because I dont have Adobe flash player loaded.Maybe I should just stay in the workshop where I know what I'm doing!
 
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Thanks Ade,she's pulling 15 on at about 500g per vehicle.This way you have to control the loco properly to be able to start the train,but once running ,because of ball bearings,she rolls along nicely .The slipping is down to me having the r/c transmitter in one hand and the camera in t'other.
 
Just been making and laying the sidings in the passing station.Have been using the last dregs from the old layout,as can be seen,when I built this track I could only source 1/4 in pins,so although it was ok laid ,when I came to uplift many pins fell out,but I've a load of 1/2 in ones
now which are bent back under the sleepers.Managed to salvage enough sleepers,about 10%
rotted through lack of care,and the second photo shows them drying off after a good soaking in
a old engine oil/fence treatment mix.The last snap is the almost finished job,bit short on ballast
but that will wait till I can source some more.Next week: Back to running trains!
 

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