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Almost finished!

 I had to take a big break on the coaching inn project to do a couple of Christmas projects, so it's only been lately that I've gotten back to this one. Which was a bit of a shame as I was *almost* done, but then again I didn't want to rush this one, given I've been working on it for years.

I got the rest of the houses in and wired, and did a lot of gravel work to lay that down. Then really the last thing to do was to put in the details...lots of animals, baggage for the yard, and other items. Except for the horses, the animals are from mini-gems. The wooden trunk and gold bird cage are from Petworth Miniatures, while most trunks and barrels are either from Skytrex or S&D Models. The pump and trough are from Herdwick Landscapes. The hand cart in the yard is from Petite Properties, with a basket from Stewart Dollhouse. The stagecoach in the yard is an old Tally-Ho stagecoach and horses kit; since I already had the Matchbox stagecoach and horses out front I just assembled the stagecoach bit. You can usually find them on eBay.

I think that's the major items. Now for some video and photos!


















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