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I'm looking forward to trying this method out someday. The specific design/application of the layout in my (linked) thread has changed and I won't be going for this track construction style. Next layout perhaps.......

From my thread that asked the same question; http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/75020-herrington-road/?p=1133114

Is there any chance that natural, light dust 'ingress' may dull down the effect? Just a thought out of left-of-field...

Would love some asbestos fingers...

That colour combo of sleeper/chair/rail looks excellent. I'm blindly guessing that you'll be adding more "darkness" between the sleepers etc. as ballast is applied?

Few Strat fans on here... I like your work!

Truly fascinating stuff. This is inspiring my creative process towards a long-dormant interest; working locomotive depot traversers..... these guys have the motors, and evidently, some inventive structural engineering with brass is going to be the way and means..... Crewe has piqued my interest!

Now this scratches my itch..... or perhaps it inflames it in an infectious manner?? Very interesting stuff......

Sensational layout, between that and Dock Green, and it's big trouble for the easily distracted...!

That'd be Percy after a bit of a squish against the wall... *thinking more about it* I think I'd take that rear "bunker" right back to an almost flat plate, keep it really basic back there... And no "dome" for the safety valves, just right on top of the boiler...

Interesting - I reckon stripping and either blackening or much-more-lightly respraying those connecting rods will be the first task. Now.... if anyone is actually disassembling one of these completely at any stage - is there any chance of seeing a photo of the chassis laid out below the body on a grid, to get an idea of the size/clearances of chassis against original body? There's an itchy little part of me that wonders how much work would be involved in turning the whole loco into a squat little freelance 0-4-0.... Firebox right forward, safety valves/whistle popping through the saddle tank that's hard against the shortened cab.... ...forgive my sins against Photoshop MS Paint... I think the cab/back-end overhang wants to be a little longer in reality. I just really like lil' locos!! - I should add, noticing that first and second axles are geared together was a big part of the inspiration... Should go without saying, I'm not afraid to get my razor saw blade dirty...

Not knowing what 'the other house' is, and having an interest in any kind of alterations to these little locos, I'd love to hear more about your work!