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O.k., I've finally got some sense into the layout. I have decided the initial plan was too big, so I made a couple more houses (just the rough outlines for now) and after juggling everything around like a demented chess player, I've arrived at this more compact version......
You can see the course of the canal going through the middle. I have raised one half of the terrain to accomodate the canal lock. I intend to hack away the polystyrene below the bottom lock gate and under the bridge, this will form the lower canal bank. It will also give me a nice tall lock gate by the bridge. I will glue a piece of 4mm plywood over all the underside to stiffen the poly and also give me a canal bottom below the lock.
The lock will be modelled full of water, thus avoiding modelling lots of exposed stone work....Good thinking Batman!!
The road, bottom corner, coming up and then left over the bridge, is where the Americans will be coming.
Here are the pictures of the layout. I'm happy with this, but as fresh ideas come along anything can happen.....and usually does!
As this canal and bridge modelling lark is new to me, any suggestions / ideas are more than welcome.
Ron
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You can see the course of the canal going through the middle. I have raised one half of the terrain to accomodate the canal lock. I intend to hack away the polystyrene below the bottom lock gate and under the bridge, this will form the lower canal bank. It will also give me a nice tall lock gate by the bridge. I will glue a piece of 4mm plywood over all the underside to stiffen the poly and also give me a canal bottom below the lock.
The lock will be modelled full of water, thus avoiding modelling lots of exposed stone work....Good thinking Batman!!
The road, bottom corner, coming up and then left over the bridge, is where the Americans will be coming.
Here are the pictures of the layout. I'm happy with this, but as fresh ideas come along anything can happen.....and usually does!
As this canal and bridge modelling lark is new to me, any suggestions / ideas are more than welcome.
Ron
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