Hi everyone and thanks for taking time to read and view this update.

Another update for my brother-in-law's OO gauge railway layout, and this one focuses a bit more on the structures that we've been getting ready.

First up is the viaduct in it's finished form. The right end will be going into a hill and the left end will have a retaining wall continuing on. The viaduct is double width but the plan is to have one running track and then one track with a diorama on.

As well as the viaduct, there is a small girder bridge for the inner loop. Nothing fancy here, just a rescued base piece and some Peco girder bridge sides glued together. Some weathering will be done to make it look less plasticky.

Onto some buildings now and the first is a single track engine shed. This little fella will be at the end of a siding coming from the inner loop. This is the Metcalfe PO332 Stone Single Track Engine Shed.

Next up is a in progress shot of the Metcalfe PO238 Stone Wayside Station. This will be the station for the single platform on the inner loop. This pic gives you a little insight into the construction method of these kits.

And here is the station finished up. These Metcalfe kits really are top quality and with a little extra weathering will look awesome.

To finish up, here is what's next on the to do pile - the Mainline Station Booking Hall. This is quite a large kit, coming in at 285mm long, 155mm deep and 160mm tall. Looks to be an impressive building from the pics and the complexity. This will be the main station with two platforms.

Thanks for dropping by and see you soon.

For support, 4 legs were added around where the centre well will be. The legs were attached to the floor to provide some extra stability.

The whole frame was then covered using loft board. These boards are pre cut and slot together which meant minimal cutting and ease of construction. You can probably just make out the overhang created when we added more space to the layout.

Next up was to cover the whole board with 50mm thick Celotex. Celotex is an insulation material used in construction but it is also very good for making scenery.

The Celotex was glued to the board using copious amounts of PVA.

We removed all of the aluminium foil so that the Celotex can be cut into and shaped. The plan is to add a river in centre of the layout at the back.

With Celotex being strong but easy to cut, it is also very useful for building the gradient for the track.

To curve the material, grooves were cut 75% of the way through the width at 20mm intervals. This was done using a jigsaw, which made it really quick and kept the cuts consistent. We then used tape to hold the curve in place before we glue it at a later date.

And the purpose of the incline is to join up with the viaduct that will be across the river. The viaduct is a Metcalfe card kit, and again these kits are awesome.

And that is as far as we've got so far.

There will only be two loops of track on this layout due to the size constraints and not wanting to just chuck down a load of track. There will be a couple of areas, including a town and a main station.

Thanks for reading!