Blacksand Bay

[Paulc]

A few pictures of my latest go at a layout.
After a discouraging first attempt (posted here as Totherdale) which went wrong for several reasons including, warping baseboard, scenery too heavy, poor track laying and wiring

[B.Meldon]

That looks great Paul.

Brian Meldon

[Jeff Schumaker]

Well done.

Jeff S.

[Graeme Dunbar]

I do like the village scene and the effectiveness of the "layered" look of the buildings giving depth to the scene.

[kebo66]

I think it looks brilliant, not too cramped at all Paul. Well done.

Keith

[Paulc]

Thanks for your generous comments everyone.
Very encouraging for my next effort which I'm planning to be a small roundy/roundy using some of the Petite Properties buildings.  Usual disclaimer about having no links with them, but I was pleased with the church and bought some more.  Now I'll be able to sit and watch the trains go round!

[DeadHorse]

In order for your layout to comply with the absolutely rigid laws controlling the design and use of freelance model railways (pause for laughter to die down) you will either have to lop a few inches off the top of that church or raise the backscene by the required amount.
Not even Gods house is allowed to break through the skyline.  ;)

[andy1878]

So the switch above the church is to enable the seeing of the light.?

Excellent modelling, thanks for sharing.

[Graeme Dunbar]

So the switch above the church is to enable the seeing of the light.?

Bravo!  ;D

[Paulc]

Not even Gods house is allowed to break through the skyline.

So the switch above the church is to enable the seeing of the light.?

:D :D :D  Aww, you noticed!   I was going to use the Dapol Church but it didn't look right, so now the spire is usually surrounded by cardboard to prevent the wethervane on the church suffering a hurricane every time the light switch is used.  I'll have to fiddle with the backscene to get the fiddle yard entrance, so maybe then:  perhaps a photo backscene as well, they look so good on the other layouts posted here.

"Demeter" isn't moored either, which is a shame, but she had to be removable as otherwise the masts would last about five minutes.

H'mm maybe, I could continue the literary theme with a round light switch and a figure of George Adamski in the churchyard? ( "Flying saucers have landed." by George Adamski)