I managed to get my cakebox challenge published in BRM this month! I didn’t win but it was never about winning really. I just wanted to get a bit of work in a magazine, and since my layout is miles from completion I’ve managed to achieve my small f
 This shot shows just how small the cakebox dioramas are!
  team crane build almost complete. I love these tanks and I have put this build off a few times as my skill level just didn't seem good enough to finish the project. Let's face it, it's not like I can buy another if it went wrong.
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  Not many people will have seen one of these bad boys! I would class this as a super rare model in this form. This is a Doxford crane tank by Backwoods miniatures but converted into 009 gauge. I have seen a few of these models built in the intended
  Just a bit of tidying up then lining and paint.
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 Star of the diorama was the crane tank, adapted to 009 from the Backwoods Miniatures kit.
  BRM cake box challenge. Almost finished if I haven't already missed the deadline. Obviously based on the Doxford ship yard engine sheds, but in a narrow gauge setting. It has taken me sometime to get the locomotive built, as it was a particularly d
  Lined and weathered. Just the cab and driver to go. Quite happy with this so far! It has @narrowplanet name plates that I had made up a few years ago. 'Trecrobben' is the Cornish name for 'Trencrom' which is a Stone Age hill fort that over looks Ha
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