Alex_Clements@KX

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Brilliant! If you want to re-shoot the Westinghouse miniature levers bit i can help. I could even temporarily mount a KX box diagram.

Cheers for the offer, but will be doing a new version with real sound later in the mouth it an look at the shed.

Super stuff. One small comment. I've always fitted my facing point locks outside the switches.

 

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Your right, they are normally on the outside but can also be on the in side. I may change them around in the future, but will need to modify the points to fit them.

Progress on the shed, with the point rodding being fitted. And the track work on the station now being painted.

Another small update.

Big update on the engine shed. Now to finish the Diesel Deport.

Just catching up on this thread, and congratulations on this brilliant layout Alex. But I don't know how accurate you aim to be with buildings etc. ,because in post 69, that looks like an ash plant ? If so, there wasn't an ash plant at Top Shed, nor at the station loco. Indeed I don't think there was one of that type any where on the ECML, at least up to York as I remember, but I would stand corrected on that.

 

Regards, Roy.

Hi Roy,

Thanks for looking, I think the loco shed will be more of modelers license, as there is no space to create the real Top Shed, and i wanted to have an ash plant somewhere. But Kings Cross will be as accurate as I can make it.

Regards Alex

Well I know nothing about this sort of thing but the Potterton Gold Combi HE we had put in last year is amazing. Four bed house with three rooms downstairs plus Conservatory. OK it only runs one bathroom but it is excellent and the pressure thing seems fine. Howeverm we are just two old geezers (see hat I did there) with occasional family visitors that use water like there was no tomorrow.

What Jeff suggests was never offered as an option by our plumber. I hope we haven't missed out? Sorry to go OT chaps

Phil

Thanks for the advice, but I'm not changing the tanks again. They are no longer a problem.

Admired your work for along time Alex, i am building the Kings Cross Station area myself Blue era transition im afraid, I have searched everywhere but cannot locate a drawing or suitable photgraphs of the 1932 Signal Box, i follow your you tube channel and try to pick up ideas from it i admire your genius if you have a spare drawing or information on the dimensions it would help me alot with my quest.

Thanks very much. I'm on holiday ATM, but I think I do have have some measurements that you can have. I shall dig them out when I get back. My Kings Cross can also be in the BR Blue era, will be doing a running session in the future.

A little bit more done.

A little more work done on the Ash Plant.

More Progress with Top Shed.

Fitting the Ash Plant.

A bit off subject but I think everyone will enjoy this film of my local steam railway.

Added strip LED lighting, can see what I'm doing now.

This is the second time moving/ changing the water tanks to fit the railway. Not moving it anymore.

April 2016 update

60 ft cut track lengths give a great sound.

That's quite comforting to know you squeezed it all in a space that size. My plan is bigger but the layout isn't so complex. I was beginning to question if it's all gonna fit and if my sanity was still intact!

 

 

I bet it gets warm! You must have a big kettle too, Hahaha!

It's not to bad as we have the main running session over the Christmas period and also have roof windows for extra ventilation.

This is a mammoth undertaking Alex, the sort of project to get your teeth stuck into! Just the kind of layout  I enjoy too.

Is there room left for any number of operators up there, I'm sure you're going get requests from chaps on here to come round?

 

Regards Shaun.

Thanks Shaun. When we have a big running session there is about 10 people at once playing.

Not sure if it has been asked or mentioned but what size is the layout?

The layout is 24ft X 12ft... One complete circuit on the outside loop is 70ft 

Blue brick arch retaining walls under construction.

Gasworks tunnel north portals under construction