Wrenton - Construction and building of an N gauge model railway
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1. 2013: Beginnings
2. September 2013 - June 2014: Village buildings
No.1 The Causeway
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Nos.1-4 Church Hill
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The Red Lion
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A shop
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The guildhall
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A large house
Nos.2 and 3 The Causeway
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Nos.4-8 The Causeway
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The vicarage
3. June - July 2014: Baseboard construction
4. July - October 2014: Track, trees and ballasting
Track
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Trees
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Ballasting
5. October 2014 - April 2015: The station and more trees
Main Station building
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Shelter
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Footbridge
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Trees
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Platforms
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Fiddle yard
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Lamp posts
6. May - August 2015: The church and other buildings
The church
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A tunnel portal
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Nos.7 - 9 Church Hill
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Scenery base
7. August - December 2015: The first scenics
First greenery
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Low relief trees
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Flowers and the garden of 7 and 8 Church Hill
Garden of 9 Church Hill
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Garden of the Red Lion
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A wooded area
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More gardens
The churchyard
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More trees
8. January - August 2016: The village around the station
More village buildings
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And more
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The second scenic base
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Some buildings and gardens added
9. September - November 2016: More work on the left end of the layout
Adding buildings along the back
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Scenic work around road bridge and tunnel
Station master's garden and car park area
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Views from the back of the layout
10. January 2017: Another cottage
A step by step description of making a small building
11. February-May 2017: The central scenic module
Another building and the start of the module
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The gardens are developed
Road markings and fencing
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Gardens of the railway cottages
12. June-August 2017: More scenic work
Lineside scenery on the right hand baseboard
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The baseboard is completely covered
The Goods Yard and the Signal Box
13. September 2017: Odds and Ends
A cover for the layout
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Extending the fiddle yard
Flying Scotsman, City of London and a J39 pass by
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Loads for the mineral wagons
Re-arranging the railway room
14. October 2017: Weathering Goods Trains
A first try at weathering
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A train of coal wagons
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A train of vans
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Some photos
15. November 2017: Village photos and more weathering
Village photos
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Weathered open wagons
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Other wagons
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A bracket signal
16. December 2017: Ground Signals, Details, Weathering and the Church Yard
Ground signals
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Details around the signal box
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More weathering
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Photos around the church
17. January 2018: Yet More Weathering, Detailing and a Visitor
Weathering Mk1 carriages
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Weathering Gresley Teak carriages
Platform clutter
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Loco coal
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A GWR 64xx Class loco and autotrailer
18. February 2018: Village details, more weathering and corridor connectors
An old taxi
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Cyclists
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Weathering CCTs and a horse box
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Corridor connectors
19. March 2018: Views, goods yard and garden details
Views from the back of the layout
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Around the goods yard
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Disused platelayers' trolley
Railway cottage gardens
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Church Hill
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A Midland 4F with a goods train
