My latest updates may be read from the top of this page ....
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This is an Ongoing Project - More Updates Soon.
LATEST UPDATE:- 10 - 03 - 10.
No work this week on the layout as I have been completing the security upgrade of the shed.
Both windows now have removable shutters covering them amongst the other
security measures employed.
Before & After
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BY THE WAY .... and IF YOU ARE INTERESTED:-
HORNBY & MODELZONE are collaberating on a Limited Edition HST Set.
An EAST COAST (Silver & White) set is being produced and will be available about September.
It comes in a similar form as that of the normal Hornby releases; a Train Pack for the Power and
Dummy Cars and individual Mk.3s.
The Open First is being produced alongside the Buffet; Tourist Open and TGS coaches.
Orders are now being taken through their Manchester store on 0161 - 8343972.
(I have no affiliation to Modelzone / Hornby ... just a satisfied customer in years gone past).
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26 - 02 - 10.
Minimal work has been completed on the layout since my last update.
I have constructed the Low Relief Flats card kit presented free inside the March edition of the HORNBY MAGAZINE .
Like the warehouse / factory kit, this is another SCALESCENES card kit.
From the magazine, I photocopied enough of the relevant pages to construct two high rises side by side.
These low relief flats kits, along with the METACALFE "HOUSE BACKS" card kits that my wife and I constructed earlier, will form the backscene between the warehouses and the factory alongside the multi-storey car park, which are behind the raised tracks above the arches between the fiddle yard and the northern entry to the station.
The photos (above) of these kits were taken indoors.
Further enhancements will be made to this area before being sited permanently on the layout.
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For those following the "Stroley Household" saga, I have to report that the central heating, although working, is still playing up to the extent that it is causing condensation to form in the eaves of our bungalow. It was so bad and discolouring our lounge ceiling, that I called out a roofing specialist to investigate as I thought the roof was leaking. He reported back that it was luckily (??) only condensation. Luckily ... being the operative word, as the monetary size of his repair estimate nearly gave me a heart attack!!!
My wife is still suffering with her plastered arm and getting thoroughily peed off with the discomfort and inconvenience. I'm still wearing the marigolds and the "I'm in charge" badge and getting used to preparing leeks / onions etc., and peeling spuds / carrots et al but cutting up and preparing raw chicken is still one of my major dislikes!!
Roll on three weeks' time when (hopefully) things return to normality!!
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The next task I have set myself is to secure the shed to a higher standard. The windows are a security risk, so I am building a pair of padlockable shutters for both windows. A job I should have done soon after the completion of the shed, but left until now.
This task will be completed within the next two weeks.
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