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Well done!

David

Good evening, Babs!
My apologies in that I have only just noticed your reply on here - thanks for your comments and I'm glad you like the layout.

It is not too difficult to take out and about, with the exception of the larger scenic section which needs its own travel case. As for remaining jobs, well - I have enhanced the detailing on the station building, I have a signal-box and the quarry main loader to build and I have made a start on the road bridge.
My scenic guru, Doug, wants to redo all the plaster castings as due to me(!), he had to paint them with paint rather than dye as he would have preferred - this would have shown greater detail in the castings and would look another step above what it is now, so Doug tells me! I don't really look forward to such a task though.
I shall not be expanding it however, I may change the station end board, where the loco shed and the turntable is. IF I build a new baseboard, I could replace the TT with a three-way point and effectively modernise the layout so I can run some of my diesels on it.
We shall see how my enthusiasm pans out though and I may just get through this year before making any real changes.
Cheers,
John.

This layout is fantastic John.

You mentioned Mortar......I have tried many times to get it right but now I just give up and don't bother

Well done John

andy

Babz said:

Nice to hear from you That must have taken quite some planning especially in the climate which we all find ourselves.
Take care
Babs

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Thanks, Babs.
Yes, everything took a lot of planning but when the notice of the second lockdown came, we went into panic mode! Looking back, I don’t know how we did it but thankfully, we did.
I got the layout packed up and most of my stock, my amazing wife, Bev got our clothes packed and organised the transport as we needed a one way car hire down to Heathrow and a pet cat ticket! Poor Peanut our Greek rescue cat was quite traumatised to return to his country of birth but he and us, have settled in nicely now.
Eventually, we were able to arrange some storage here, very near to our apartment so we could commission our shippers to collect everything that was in storage in the UK and get it all delivered to us here.
That was yet another hectic day but well worth it to have our stuff here. As far as I can see, everything is as it should be, yippee.
Since delivery day, not much has happened as our typical daytime temperatures have gone from a comfortable 30C to around 40C, can’t do that much in this sort of heat except enjoy cool drinks in the shade!
Cheers,
John