7mm Layouts and Dioramas by Stephen Fay, including Pontycwm, Newton Mills and St Stephens Bank

Compton castle

Western Thunderer

• 21 July 2021

• #621

Over At Kemys Fawr Junction Engine shed shed staff go about their business with a few photographers on hand to capture the day on record and the ubiquitous spotter on the bridge

 

LarryG

Western Thunderer

• 21 July 2021

• #622

Neat figures. The photographers are dated. One with a bag of glass plates and the other with an oldie waist-level finder type....just right for the big names of steam-era, although C.C.B. Herbert used a 35mm Lieca.

 

Phil O

Western Thunderer

• 21 July 2021

• #623

Steve,

That last photo looks very life like.

 

Compton castle

Western Thunderer

• 28 July 2021

• #624

Construction of Canton Mk2 is underway. This won’t be a fast build as I have two commissions that will take priority first. nice to be underway though
The upright timbers will support the lighting pelmet as this layout will be viewable from all 3 angles.

 

Compton castle

Western Thunderer

• 30 July 2021

• #625

After a trip to London yesterday I thought I’d drop in on Sonning Cutting for a few shots

 

LarryG

Western Thunderer

• 30 July 2021

• #626

Maurice Earley would turn in his grave.

 

Compton castle

Western Thunderer

• 2 August 2021

• #627

A bit of bling for Canton

 

Compton castle

Western Thunderer

• 4 August 2021

• #628

We had a visitor today photographing Kemys Fawr coaling stage
Plus some superb visiting locos.

 

Phil O

Western Thunderer

• 4 August 2021

• #629

The picture of the Castle and King, needs a mouse in it, looks like a Terry Cuneo picture. I had the pleasure of meeting him on the footplate of David Shep's 9F.

 

simond

Western Thunderer

• 4 August 2021

• #630

Phil,

there is.

you have to find it.

 

Compton castle

Western Thunderer

• 6 August 2021

• #631

A little more done on Canton, Locos will be able to drive towards the viewer at a show which isn’t an angle you would normally see.

 

Compton castle

Western Thunderer

• 6 August 2021

• #632

Had a trip along the Swanage yesterday after collecting the turntable from Mike Greenwood this is going on the midland shed commission.
The GW table was posed so I could show a friend who’s in need of one.

 

Compton castle

Western Thunderer

• 10 August 2021

• #633

Busy day today, the chimney stack has been weathered, The turntable primer has been completed and the bricks are in base Bauxite, The shell of the western shed is made up and the midland shed has had some bits repaired after being in storage for 2 years!
A slaters order is needed now plus some spares from Phil at Intentio and some more plastic section and corrugated card.

 

LarryG

Western Thunderer

• 10 August 2021

• #634

I like the picture of 34028. Did you paint the modelu figures...?

 

Purple-haze

Western Thunderer

• 10 August 2021

• #635

The back scene isn't very realistic though, who would paint buses that colour!

 

Compton castle

Western Thunderer

• 12 August 2021

• #636

Something a little different today a Railart ( formerly laser craft Devon ) coaling stage in 4mm scale.

 

Compton castle

Western Thunderer

• 12 August 2021

• #637

The tender for 4037 The South Wales Borderers underway with Dan Haines.

 

Compton castle

Western Thunderer

• 16 August 2021

• #638

Cladding the shed for the western region shed commission plus planting a few large MBR trees on Sonning. That’ll probably be it for Sonning this year. Commission work and Canton will take priority now as commission work pays and Canton has a show invite for April.

 

Compton castle

Western Thunderer

• 17 August 2021

• #639

• Tim Horn boards made up, well partially ready for track

building to commence. Plus more progress on the shed

 

Compton castle

Western Thunderer

• 19 August 2021

• #640

Got the boards set up with the Bristol Pw gang
This should give an impression of how it will look.