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Merry Christmas 23

It’s that time of year again, a quick thank you to you readers for taking your time to drop by and spend some time here. The blog, YouTube Instagram threads and Facebook wouldn’t be possible without input and inspiration from … Continue reading

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Monday Motivation Scenery

This was a few months back, initial track laying and ballasting done, and no backscene of lighting rig. At this point I knew I’d have foreground water, just not how much or how I’d represent it. A few months on … Continue reading

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Groundwork Shelfie 4

It might seem odd to be talking about ground work with a picture like the one above. The reality is that the structures above are ‘placed’ for the photograph, and the eye level viewpoint disguises this. This is the reality … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday Going with the Grain

It seem odd that just about a year ago I was writing about Shelfie 4 taking a leap forward. Well over the past few months and weeks it definitely has. In the picture above, the core concept was structured in … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday, Shelfie 4 Testing the concrete canyon

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Monday Motivation, Saturday’s Try Out

This, above, was where I was Friday morning. The day after, a Saturday no less, the appearance is markedly different, there’s weed and grass in the early stages of development. The core operation shakedown of Shelfie 4, Maple River is … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday Water

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Transformation Tuesday, Going with the Grain

Working on several projects simultaneously is common for me, and the grain cars here are no exception. With significant changes at the house it made sense to use some of the time available to kick start Shelfie4. Going between Shelfie3 … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday Exhibitionist…

A bit of a home exhibition here some seven years ago! This pic popping up on a Facebook feed this week. All three, Albion Yard, Bawdsey, and Shelfie, (WIP foreground) have subsequently left the building. The reason for them all … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday, Going with the Grain

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