HO/OO modules in Maryland, USA

Marvellous modelling Clay!!! Its a pity you can't show this layout over here in Britain,it would be an absolute show-stopper!

Cheers,John.B.

Thanks John.

I lived in Oxfordshire (Bicester) for a while and my time there helped inspire me to collect British locomotives. From there, it was a very short road to begin scratchbuilding Hogwarts when my kids became hooked on the books and films. I would love to return to the UK - and maybe that's also in part why I was compelled to model Goathland Station as Hogsmeade.




-Clay

 

Here are a couple more photos of the Harry Potter stuff:

 













-Clay

Here's a shot from a show earlier this year looking into the boathouse

Some excellent and ingenious modelling there Clay. I look forward to seeing more of your work.

Thank you!



Here's another shot of us setting up for a show (terrible lighting):




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Sir,
My hat off to you.
What can one say but "SUPERB"

Thanks!

I'm working on some LED lighting in various building windows, and I've been adding stairs to the walkway up from the boathouse to the Great Hall courtyard. We have another show the last weekend in October and I'll be sure to take more photos and video uploads.

Cheers,

-Clay

Here's the castle with LED lights installed. After these shots, I corrected some light leakage from the hall across the footbridge:











 

Clay, that looks fantastic! If you weren't in the middle of so much east coast traffic, I'd come up and see it in person!

How many LED's are in there? (You don't have to be real accurate in answering this.)

Wayne

Thanks Wayne - 

Primarily I used "Flickering Amber Battery Powered Triple LED Light for Paper Lanterns." They're quite small maybe  1.75" long.

I just cut off the hanging string and secured a couple of them inside each building with sticky-backed velcro. The flickering is subtle and looks like candle or lantern light. In the Station, it almost looks like people are moving around inside the buildings.

The website is: http://www.lunabazaar.com/flickering-amber-triple-led-light-for-paper-lanterns-makes-any-lantern-battery-operated.aspx

 

My Grandson would say that's "awsome" I say that's an outstanding feat in modelling, keep the updates coming please.

We had a show this weekend, but I didn't take the Harry Potter modules -just the Key Biscayne, Florida module. It was a nice change to be able to enjoy running trains instead of watching the layout like a nervous hen every minute.

Here are a few photos:





 

Another view

That's another great looking layout Clay and that water looks as though you could jump into it and actually get wet.

Superb modelling. :doublethumb 

Somehow 'Marvelous'   doesn't seem expressive enough!
I have enjoyed reading this thread,
Doug

Thank you for your kind remarks, Gentlemen.

-Clay

nice lighthouse Clay,I have one that I would like to build for my layout too. Did you scratch build it, or is it a kit?

Wayne

Thanks wayne,

That one is a discontinued Walthers Kit. I found it new in the box on eBay. It is very similar to the lighthouse and 2-story dwelling with dormer windows on Key Biscayne just south of Miami.



Cheers,

Clay

Here's a nice shot of the castle -



 and another of the Station



and another of Key Biscayne: