Swings and Things

I've started building the play equipment for the playground. So far I've built the frame for the swings and the slide.

Essington Village Updates

Recent work has been concentrated around the village in the last couple of weeks. The 12V lighting supply has been connected up and some scenic work behind the street has also progressed.

With the street lighting supply connected, internal lighting, together with street lighting are now 'live'.

Lighting in the 2 houses has just been fitted into some rooms.

The fish & chips shop is now open for business. The counter is a simple card construction covered in cooking foil.

Behind the shops and houses the park is under construction. This photo shows the fencing that bounds the children's playground. I just need to build the swings, slide and roundabout!

The Co-op now has a backyard. It's a simple construction of think card covered with brick paper. The capping is made from paving slab paper. I still need to manufacture the back gate.

Finally, a general view of the village showing how everything fits together. The brown ditch passing between the park and the houses is planned to be a stream...eventually!

Back Gardens

6 and 8 High Street now have back gardens.

First job was to draw the fencing up on the computer and print it out on card. Two strips were then glued back to back.

With the fencing cut to suitable lengths, narrow grooves were cut into the grass that had already been laid.

The fencing was then glued in place with PVA glue and any gaps in the groove filled with more 'grass'.

Finally each garden has had a shed added. These were also drawn up on the computer and were built in the same way as the reception building at the caravan park.

Numbers 6 and 8, High Street

We finally have the first living accommodation in Essington Village. The houses were planted about a week back and they have now had the front gardens added. They both have neatly mown lawns, but the flower beds have not yet been planted out. Round the back of the houses, they both have patio areas and a lawn, but no fencing yet to segregate the properties. The houses' internal lighting is not connected up - in fact, 'mains' 12V electricity hasn't reached the village at all yet! May be that will be a project for Friday evening?

No 6 & 8 High Street. 2 & 4 would be off to the right (just off the edge of the baseboard!)

The view down the High Street. Beyond the houses is the Co-op and beyond that the Fish & Chip shop (hidden in this view) and further still, the 6 arch 'Painton Viaduct'.