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Bit Slow but on the verge of big progress

Leith Centrl

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Its been one of those months at Leith Central. Work and Family commitments all over the place and not a lot of time for modelling.

 

Got round to ordering the parts I need to get the board ready for starting ballasting. Point motors to fit, dummy point motors to go on, piano wire surface mounted motors and accurascale buffers for platforms 3 and 4 are on their way as are some more peco platform edging. Currently finalising the design for the Roof support wall footing and aim to start building this on Monday evening and have it painted and in place ready for the platform 5 ballasting to start during February. I am currently in discussion with KS Laser Designs for the main part of the support walls and hope to have these on order or delivered along with the bridges for the outgoing end of the board sometime in March. Before the bridge can go in the base layer for platform 1 will need finishing, About a metre of Card top to finish once ive got the platform edge run the full length. The peco parts are clipped together currently and will face these up as I do the faces for the Support Wall footing as it uses a similar process. More platform sides will be needed for platform 2 and 3 but the short 4 and 5 is now ready for its top to be started and will chip away at this as time allows. Researching what type of lights ill be using on this currently and once ive got the position of these finalised ill get the lift off top section started.

 

The station building has had little progress with the first section of wall started, ill do bits on this as other things get dull to keep things interesting.

 

Shopping list for model rail Scotland is forming. Will be there Saturday with the clubs Tal-Y-Bont (0:16.5) layout and hopefully with shots of the cracking layout line up at Model rail Scotland and work on the layout February should see a lot more updates to talk about and film than January did.

 

 

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Pete the Elaner

Since you've called it Leith Central & you've mentioned having some parts laser cut, I assume you're trying to copy the prototype Leith Central as closely as possible?

Don't despair. I am finding my prototype copy much more rewarding than any freelance layout I've built in the past. I hope you find the same with your layout.

 

 

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Yeah, Ive written an alternative history that I will get round to posting on here eventually. Its a lot smaller that the real thing (Roof still over a metre long though) aiming to keep the Character of Leith Central but fit it into my space and bring it into mid development phase around 1990. Station Roof was the main interest and I am incorporating buildings I like in the Edinburgh area. Idea being that it looks like the area not an exact copy.

 

Really enjoyed doing all the scale drawings for the roof, not so much looking forward to having to build 7 identical roof spans (so 14 ends) but relishing getting started on the main frontage as seen here http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_edin_t/1_edinburgh_transport_railways_rce078_leith_central.htm

 

I am changing the support walls to similar to the Klyondyke Wall in Edinburgh Waverley as in my alternative history the station was a combined effort by the Cally and North British to Save costs. (Also moved it 90 degrees to the other side of Leith walk as I want to build a section of Pilrig Church on top of the tunnel scenic break.

 

I'll post the full story in the blog at some point.

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