Hi all,

Another update with some bits and pieces I have been working on. As part of my propsed Emett style layout I fancied a wagon works. This would not be moddeled as a full building, but just part, allowing vehicles to be shunted into the building and fiddle yard ready for repairs etc etc.

Anyway, off I went thinking about its construction. Looking at Emetts drawings I realised that mixing components from different scales may work, along with steep pitched roofs etc. Anyway I trundeled off into town for a think. I had a look in a local dolls house shop and started looking at the range of fittings etc, particularly windows. Several were bought (some have since been used in the Engine Shed) along with some brick paper. After a sketch on the back of an envelope I formulated a plan.

So fare the shell of the building has been made from thin MDF offcuts and blasa stuck with a hot glue gun. Holes for the windows were cut and the hole lot covered in some brick paper as seen in the photo below...

The roof is being made from scored MDF sheets, again intended for the dolls house trade, but look ideal here. Gutters, down pipes, doors, signage etc will be added next.

Also, I decided that Nellie's little side tanks would not hold much water and that she would need a water column. The photo below shows my first attempt, made from brass tube and wire, along with beads obtained from a local custom jewlary shop. Its all a little of square and not straight, all of which is intended for a slightly obsecure look. Once painted and fitted with a handwheel, bag and chain I plan to put H2O on the left hand ball.

Hope you enjoy. Any questions or comments, please feel free to ask. I really hope to get on with a layout in the not too distant future, and would love to get it on the exhibition circuit as something different.

Next update will include some more rolling stock kits which arrived yesterday, and further details on the buildings.

Andy H