We all need a little support.

Secret Santa is such a nice guy!
He took the time and trouble to source a pair of these from-in this case Block and Quayle- before struggling down the chimney to deliver on Christmas Day-What a guy 'cause these things aren't light.

The upshot of all this is that they can support layouts up to 2ft wide and at heights up to 1.3metres- 4ft in old money. This means, in the case of Hillbrow that you have to stand back slightly to view the layout.

More images of Hillbrow. 009 Narrow Gauge.

 The view into the box with illumination by strip of LED lights.

Hillbrow- 009 Narrow Gauge.

009

 One of the pair of 3D printed bodies aquired from e-bay. At under twenty pounds each for the body and fifteen quid for the Kato chassis I have a powerful loco.
The loco has been painted green and populated with a couple of whitemetal figures.
Weight in the form of sheet lead has been added making the loco more stable.

And now for something completely different.

 As if 3mm and 00 are not enough- I already have two 3mm layouts and am building another 3mm layout plus two 00 gauge offerings.
So I have always had a hankering for 009 and succumbed and bought a Roco 0-6-0 steam tank engine. This was followed closely by a 4 wheel carriage and wagon.
Looking on a well known auction site saw a couple more loco bodies arrive which have been motorised with Kato N gauge 4wheel tram chassis-shown in the lower photo.
The layout is 4ft long by 14 inches wide, 9mm ply framed by 2x1 planed timber. Seen with the track laid and track colour applied.
The track plan is pinched from Drury Lane and named Hillbrow.

Lynton and Barnstable part three.

Who forgot to change the light filter on these two? Still they are both well defined and it seems a pity not to publish these.

Lynton and Barnstable part two.

A few of Isaac which was in steam on the day we visited- unfortunately we didn't have enough time for a trip so we will look forward to our next visit.