This display cabinet was done as a demo exhibit for the Warley MRC annual exhibition. The idea was to portray an attractive contoured natural scene, with the roads and railway having to ‘cross the grain’ of the land, so to speak. there’s also an attempt to frame the scene, to limit the viewpoints, helping the artificial perspective to suggest a panorama. The ruling scale is 4mm obviously receding to ‘distance’
The first outing at the Warley NEC show, with Neil and Nigel
View over the valley with scenic cover just finished a few days before
The viewing aperture ‘canvas’ without the fram
A pair of SECR locomotives passing one another, set up by Craig Owen
One of my favourites, in monotone, of the old stone viaduct. The sky above is part of the diorama. Craig Owen
Looking over at the more wooded riverbank, this is all Neil’s scenic cover, with roadbridge upstream.
Doing its job at the Ashford exhibition with Craig and his team.
GWR Tank locomotive running light over the viaduct. Craig Owen
GWR City locomotive with old carriages in faded monotone
Magazine cover feature, with Chris Nevard/Model Rail Magazine photoshoot.
School and house detail in monotone. Neil Podbery
