Welcome to our Model Railway Layout.
This Gallery follows the progress and timescale from the beginning
14 10 24 - The day we started. The first pieces of track.
02 11 24 - The base has been made, the layout worked out with some kit buildings to help shape the idea.
07 11 24 - first version of track being installed with levels and inclines.
28 11 24 - Track starting to get laid down and points installed.
01 12 25 - The main track and points wired in and linked to controller software.
05 01 25 - The first buildings made from cardboard kits and modified.
05 01 25 - More detail of the track, points and inclines to allow for two reversing loops.
18 01 25 - Tina gets a painting and decorating lesson from Cate.
26 01 25 - The first scratch houses made with the help of a 3-D printer.
31 01 25 - Hall probes wired up to the test track.
17 02 25 - Plan for the village layout.
21 02 25 - Testing the idea of the slate truck mechanism.
19 04 25 - The slate incline controller and speakers
09 06 25 - The village roughly laid out with most of the buildings made.
27 06 25 - Start of the farm - farmhouse, shed and sheep pen.
27 06 25 - First steps to making the slate mine and mountain.
27 06 25 - The chapel with textured brick walls,
02 07 25 - Mechanism for the Level Crossing gates.
02 07 25 - Testing the sound files and speakers.
09 07 25 - First test of making slate cliffs from reclaimed slate roofing tiles.
10 07 25 - The slate mountain taking shape and the slate incline in position.
19 07 25 - Main part of slate mine and mountain completed.
19 07 25 - Slate incline with truck going up empty. Also showing steps between levels.
27 07 25 - The whole layout thus far.
27 07 25 - The slate completes prior to detailing.
27 07 25 - Signal box (with interior details) and printed steps.
05 08 25 -
09 08 25 - The backdrop in place.
09 08 25 - Next part of the slate mine is the dressing shed where slate is split to make roof tiles.
09 08 25 - Slate mine station (with visitor toilets ) and the start of the middle section around the farm.
09 08 25 - Hillside and looking down onto the mine.
09 08 25 - Village with level crossing gates installed.
09 08 25 - The new engine (Blanche) bringing the empty trucks back up to the mine.
09 08 25 - Looking across the length of the layout.
09 08 25 - Mike's original The Duchess of Athol 00 gauge train on place at the top of the hill.
36 10 08 25 - Slate mine in the early morning sun.
02 09 25 - The farm is developing with dry stone walls, grass and hedges.
04 09 25 - The farmer's field finished (apart from sheep) plus the valley with slate walls and lake.
17 09 25 - Wiring reorganised
06 10 25 - level crossing motors
06 10 25 - First gardens added to houses
One Year on:
10 10 25 Street and house lighting installed in the village and farm
10 11 25 - more gardens and detail
10 11 25 - Hotel and car park near the top station