Middleton Central

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When operating from the front of the layout, the upper level of the warehouse is removed and control panel tilted for easy point and uncoupling operation. 
Some scenic work with the modern warehouse being fitted to the backscene board . 

 

108 DMU on the upper stabling sidings, and 47 522 on the kick back siding. 

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A busy evening at Middleton Central. 

 

 

 

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Middleton Central stabling sidings. 

 

 

 

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Signal Box under construction. 

 

 

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 Operating session 13.3.23.

Middleton Central will be at the Nottingham Model Rail show in November.

 

 

Edited March 14, 2023 by M.R.P.G

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27.3.23 

More construction work on the footbridge and warehouse building. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Running session on Middleton Central 1.5.23. 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 2, 2023 by M.R.P.G

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Club night 15.5.23 and a little more progress on Middleton Central. Started construction of a new factory building for the fiddle yard board.

Made in the usual style of Slaters embossed brick sheets, and a cladded area using Plastruct sheets. Windows are from Scale Model Innovation’s. All assembled using Mek Pak. 

 

 

 

Edited May 16, 2023 by M.R.P.G

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Monday Club meeting  29.5.23. 
Was a sunny day so we took the boards outside to paint the backscenes sky colour. 

 

The backscene details are coming along on the fiddle yard board, with the low relief factory nearly completed, adding drain pipes and vents etc.

The DMU stabling sidings now have fuelling facilities, the tanks are made from an old drain pipe, with the loading area details from a Knightwing kit. 
Some modified Portacabins for the crew mess rooms and a new office building which is still under construction. 
 

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Club night 19.6.23

Painting and glazing the factory, progress update. 

Window frames and brick mortar painted. 

 

Grey primer sprayed onto the corrugated sheets area. 

 

The building is now glazed with a few smashed windows, and dry brush weathered, but still a few more details to add, so still not yet fixed to the backscene. 

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Club meeting 10.7.23 progress update. 
Working on the centre baseboard, this week with some more low relief building construction.

Slaters Embossed sheets was used for the latest factory building, with a mixture of windows to add interest, some lasercut and also some from Scale Model Innovations. A pitched roof is still to be added. 

 

 
Painting of details on the other building, shutter doors and canopy valance etc. 

 

 

 

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Monday Club meeting 24.7.23.

More progress with these two building’s. Dave has nearly finished this factory. Roof added with gutters and down pipes. 

This building needed finishing of with Roof slates added and sky light windows, also down pipes. 
Will be adding glazing and paint next week. 
Now that’s done it’s cuppa tea and biscuits time . 
Cheers Shaun 

 

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Middleton Central has been progressing well with scratch built buildings for the backscene all now completed and fixed in position. Interior lighting has also been installed.

Construction of platform canopy’s and station lighting has been completed. 
Other details include yard and street lamps. 

 

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Middleton Central is at the Nottingham model rail show 4th & 5th November. 

 

 

 

 

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More BR Blue action on Middleton Central at the Nottingham show.