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HI folks, A well as me still doing the GN15 T bag mine ex "wikiwoodtown" im going to do a 1/12th scale dolls house garden railway, dolls scale is 1" inch to the foot where as GN15 scale is 1/2"inch to the foot. The idea for me is for me to operate a small layout and my wife to operate the dolls house, well for the garden railway i managed to get a nice N gauge train set (2mm to the foot) a wild west set called IRON DUKE from a nice lady on fleabay who also lives in seacome (so easy to pick up thanks tina). Now N gauge track works out at about 3 1/2" gauge just right for a garden railway in 1/12th scale. Well i started to look for one, for days i looked and the prices and the range is so vast BUT at last i found one on our local gumtree a perfect house right size, right type, right price (a local family from upton thanks lee) its good living on the wirral ALL local produce so far. The owner of the little house is called CASEY CHUFF as he,s a sort of a cousin of casey jones who was on the television in the 60,s i used to watch as a kid. X.

HI again folks, Well the house is in bits now ready to paint and put windows and back door in. X

back windows and back door have been done.

HI everyone, A bit more of the dolls garden railway this is a picture of the board i will be using (3 foot X 4 foot) cheers mike.

HI again, These are pictures of the 2 coaches and black steam engine and big american diesel engine with some rolling stock cheers mike.

HI, I also got a lorry and 2 cars for the dolls model railway and ive managed to paint some of CASEY CHUFFS house, he said he likes blue...cheers mike.

HI FOLKS, Here is a couple of pictures of the base board for the model garden railway it has the batons underneath to keep it from moving as mr CASEY CHUFF has a garden model railway for the garden he asked for a 7 1/4" gauge railway for himself. A circle of track plus a siding has been put down ive just got to make the engine and rolling stock

HI everyone, Today MR chuff is on the baseboard soon to be his model garden railway watching me start to put his 3 1/2" gauge track down.cheers mike x.

HI everyone, This is MR chuffs dog CHOOCHOO dont ask me what breed? and also puddles of water (well i think its water?) have started to appear YUK! ..cheers for now mike..x.

A picture of the first train to run on MR chuff,s model garden railway, cheers mike...x.

HI everyone, Today MR chuff is inspecting the garden railway, he has another friend called BILLY he got him to keep the grass down around the garden as he not bothering with a mower. Well also BILLY & CHOOCHOO both make good attack animals if someone does trespasses or pinch railway stuff/etc. well cheers for now mike..x.

HI all, Today MR chuff & CHOOCHOO are inspecting some N gauge items, again local produce from a nice man in pensby (thanks simon).There are people,cows,sheep,a horse and some buildings to go in the garden railway cheers for now...mike.

Good morning, Today MR chuff gets another new house again local produce i got it from a charity shop called stick & step in new ferry (many thanks). Also i hope to spray the small house roof from pink to grey or maybe put some home made tiles on im not sure?? . Well choochoo for now OH NO the bloody dog thinks im calling him ...mike.x.

Hi all, Well ive sprayed the small house roof, BUT the bloody wind has just blew dust around back where im spraying all over the roofs two minutes after taking this photo (@$cking sh@&!! beep/beep) oh well start again. The sides of the house have been pebble dashed no problem there thank goodness . mike..x.

Great thread! I've built and decorated a doll's house (from a kit) and made a flower garden and allotment for it, but the idea of a doll's house having its own model railway is really neat. Have fun! I have some white microfleece fabric I lay out carefully over the roof and put down instead of the gardens, with some twinkly trees, to make it into a large Christmas decoration.