Kyle 2014 - I can see clearly...
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Afternoon all - 6 months since the last update 
Work has been relentless and it will continue as that well into the new year...but I have since committed myself to take Kyle to the Burgess Hill MRC one day show in May 2015 as it made its original debut there as a boxfile layout in 2010 flown in as part of my handluggage from BCN and its had a couple of makeovers since then.
Nothing like a deadline to get you focussed Here's the crack - Get new FY and tidy up scenics by 1 Jan 2015 leaving me a few months to try and get some rolling stock together including weathering, DG's, rewheeling etc...especially all those new purchases likely 
I also have a few Stephen Harris 2mmFS kits to build but will try not to take on too much and get nothing finished 
The last update in May saw me make a foamboard mock up for the FY to allow an understanding of the overall presentation. I have managed to do a bit on the laser cutter at work in between deadlines so yesterday I formed the FY enclosure...including a few extra tweaks.
Firstly, the traverser is laser cut from 4mm clear perspex as I wanted something suitably rigid and I also hinted last time I wanted some of the FY to be visible from the punters side. It runs on some small draw runners bought in BCN and I haven't seen any as small as these since being in the UK. A small upstand enclosure completes this to prevent stock falling off.
I have decided to build the track on a separate 2mm sheet of perspective which will be dropped into place once complete - this should make construction a lot easier. I first need to get the small infill piece built to set the road alignments. I am including a short spur to allow a loco to be stored off the FY traverser plate.
In the interests of simplicity I am assuming only 4 tracks on the traverser. Taking Gary's (Glenuig) principle of only 3 trains this allows me a spare road. The tracks need to align on every separate slide as the length of the layout uses the traverser as run-a-round. This also ensures that I can try and have a passenger train, a parcels train and a freight train and I can mix n match with this to suit. I have mapped out the likely track positions by removing the white protective backing to the perspex to get an idea of layout/proximity.
The fascia enclosure is all built in 3mm grey card and includes the 'vision slot' which also allows the traverser to slide out to reveal itself when using the innermost road. I also included 5 small inset windows which will allow removable inserts of images - these may be original pics of the first cardboard mock up, the build process, sketches and prototype reference to help describe the layout. I can then change these images to suit. The card will all be painted grey to match the scenics enclosure in due course.
Another thing I am thinking about is the power to the traverser. I will probably use sleeved brass tube to also double as alignment but lessons learnt from PWIAB mean it will be square section to avoid the handles tilting and fouling the bogies or causing a short.
I have also been thinking about the rolling stock and the three eras I will primarily concentrate on will be class 24 and 24/1's, class 26's and class 37/4's...the new Farish large logo 37/4 is due hopefully this side of Christmas which will hopefully keep me focused. Careful selection of coaching stock, parcels and freight vehicles should allow some of these to cover all periods.
A few pics attached:
Mock up from last update...
Overall...
From FY end...
Slot allows traverser to slide out and reveal some stock...
The transition between FY and scenics is expressed with shadow gaps and incorporates 2mm badges...
Sliding tray from inside...
Additional spur for loco...
That's about all for now.
Any comments welcome as always 
Pete
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