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30.1.23 Working on the middle board still. More progress with the footbridge and water tower. Dave has now finished painting and detailing the disused water tower and is now fitted in position with more greenery added around the base. The footbridge sides and arch details are being added, and stairway to the signal box footpath fitted in position. I’m currently adding a canopy to the Warehouse building, and a valance will be added next. This area is starting to come together now and looking the part with some stock placed on. Next week we are planning to set up all the boards and have a running session. Cheers Shaun M.R.P.G

Progress with Middleton Central has been a little slow lately, so not many updates lately. We have been backtracking a little with this Warehouse building that hides the control panel. We have decided to make alterations to the panel, allowing it to hinge forward towards the scenic side. This will allow us to operate the layout from the front and rear. The Warehouse will have a removable upper floors section for panel access. This will only be used for club operating and not exhibiting: The upper floors section slotted into position.

19.12.22 . It’s been a while since we set Middleton Central up and had a run session. After a good track clean all was ok. More progress with the parcels building with roof added. Choppers whistling away

Construction of the parcels building using Slater’s plasticard.

27.9.22 More construction work on the footbridge. Dave has added wooden planking to the walkway, and covering the wooden supports with embossed brick plasticard. A stairway added for access to the signal box pathway, and steps added for the different levels.

19.9.22 View from front of the layout showing the steel strip screwed into the split hinge. And towards the backscene, where the footbridge will lead to the low relief building, which is still under construction. The scenery is really coming along now with the greenery nearly finished.

19.9.22 More progress on the layout with construction of a footbridge to hide the fiddle yard entrances. With this footbridge being on the edge of the baseboard, it has to be a sturdy construction, so we have used some steel strip, screwed to the front of the baseboard and bent to shape, then screwed to wooden blocks for bridge piers. Because of the different levels of track work, we decided to make the bridge multi level which will make it a more interesting structure.

19.9.22 An earlier club meeting so we could get the layout storage frame painted. There’s still some more work to be done. Needs a board on top for storage boxes. And will soon have a plastic sheet cover fastened to it.

12.9.22 Cardboard mock up for a low relief modern warehouse building. Paul has started to build the modern warehouse on the right. Dave has been detailing a CCT van and painting white lines on the platform edges. While I’m progressing with the Parcels / Mail building, adding the windows etc . More updates next Monday Cheers Shaun. M.R.P.G

12.9.22 Matt has started construction of the Goods warehouse building. And Mark is working on the ground scenics.

12.9.22 Club starts with subs (biscuits) and a cuppa tea. There’s some sheets of Plasticard under those biscuits, so we do intend on making some progress. Dave has put a roof on the Station Hotel and Simon has started a low relief building to fit behind the Station building, and also a kit phone box.

5.9.22. All three boards set up, with a good view of the sliding traverser fiddle yard. Planning the low relief buildings that will cover the back scene boards.

Mark has been working on the scenery with hanging basket liner being glued down for overgrown areas between tracks.

5.9.22. More progress with the Station Hotel, Dave has added extra details and painted grey. Meanwhile underneath the road bridge I’ve been adding a shutter door which is the entrance for road vehicles to access the platform for the motor rail service. Dave has made a ramp for the end of the platform where the CCT is parked. Simon has nearly completed the chippy and clothes shop . Cheers Shaun. M.R.P.G

29.8.22 Dave has been working on the Station Ho-el , and Simon has completed the Station Building, and planning a low relief building for the corner. I’m starting on the station parcels / mail depot building. Station Ho-el. Im not sure this will be a 4 star hotel lol. Mark is getting on with the greenery and has finished the concrete section area. Thanks for looking Shaun . M.R.P.G

Now the scenery is starting to progress we decided the layout needed a safe storage space. So here’s what we have made. Thanks to Dave for supplying the “Free” timber. (Several cups of tea and biscuits was consumed while constructing the storage frame.) Its not finished yet, it’s going to have a top shelf and cover.

Station building construction by Simon. Middleton Central. And Dave’s Station Hotel is progressing well While I’m constructing the bridge side wall, with the girder nearly completed. Mark is busy with the scrap yard details, and greenery scenics. Thanks for looking, more updates soon, cheers Shaun.

Construction of the Station Hotel by Dave And the bridge side wall being cut to size which will be engineers blue brick using cardboard with plasticard glued on.

Horsehair PVA glued to the landscape. And then it’s cuppa tea time and biscuits .

Nearly up to date now with the posts. This was 4.7.22 and Dave gave us a box of broken vehicles. So we thought we would use them for a scrap yard. A little more interesting than a usual car park. Lock gates also added.

Canal walls painted with Engineers blue brick. Interior details added to derelict lock house.

Landscape coming along well now, up to the station area, and some more details around the canal with a derelict lock house. Wiring added for the garage workshop lights.

Some brown emulsion paint added to the landscape, and plasticard brick sheet to the retaining wall, and goods platform.

The control panel will be hidden behind a low relief goods warehouse. Construction of the loading platform is coming along. The goods siding also has a magnet fitted for Kadee operation. The landscape has been covered with strips of an old yellow pages, using PVA to seal up the polystyrene.

Retaining wall added for the lineside boxes.