Aldgate Box Boy

Hi Rob, I use both Colbolts and Marcway points. There is some really good advice above and observations. My own experience is that the Marcway points do need fettling and if you are stuck should probably give them a ring. I had a quality/ gauge issue with a pair of Y points. This may sound really obvious but have you adjusted the swing mechanism on the PM? Because I'm using Marcway points and Peco flexi track I had to underlay with cork on the points. I left the underlay off underneath the tie bar to avoid any friction. Cheers Tim

New Loco for the Brewery Hi all, Brewery staff at Green Leaf inspect the new arrival. Cheers Tim

Dear Ray, thanks for the message.some of the details are in an earlier post on page 1. The layout is 316 cm by 80 cm (10' x 2' 6" approx.) taking up one side of a room. I have nicked lots of ideas but the space saving idea of two three-way points is from Dutch River Dock layout which I think is great. The points are Marcway - 2 x three-way, 1 x Y point and 5 mixture of left and right hand points. The track is Peco flexi. There is cork underlay under the points as there is a height difference. I can recommend Marcway points especially to get around frog switching all done internally with the switch. Point motors are DCC Concepts operated by their Switch Levers. As a lot of people have noted it's worth thinking and planning as much as you can. However I don't think you can avoid making errors and learning lots. Good luck with yours why not start a thread? I am attaching some phots and one of the diagram which gives you a rough idea. Cheers Tim

Hi all I've taken a couple of shots of the brewery to show the impact of the new building, couple in B&W. cheers Tim

Hi All, I've pretty much finished the new building and the walkways between various buildings. Cheers Tim

Hi All, I have been making walkways for linking between the various buildings. Here they are just before painting. Cheers Tim

Hi all, bit more progress with the new building. Windows in and brickwork seen to. O need to work on the interior now. best Tim

Hi all some progress on the racking building. best Tim

Hi all finally managed to login here. This is the next building which is the racking shed. The aim is the building to act as a scene blocker. best Tim

Hi all, here is the new bridge in situ between the two buildings, I've tried to weather it a bit. cheers Tim

Hi All, I'm building a bridge between the Barrel Wash and the Store House out of spares and scraps. this is it in the raw then in undercoat. cheers Tim

Thanks Ade, appreciate your comments. Looking forward to seeing progress on your 'shed' - summer house/ mother of all man caves. Cheers Tim

Hi here are some pictures of the other side of the cooperage, pretty much finished off. Cheers Tim

Hi all, just fixed the sliding doors on the Cooperage. Cheers Tim

Inside the cooperage My plan is to really the detail all the interiors of my building when I have them all done but I couldn't resist doing some parts of the cooperage. First two images are to show you the floor outside the building, second two in situ Cheers Tim

Thanks South Tyne for the kind words. I've had a bit of time over the weekend. Here is an image of a narrow space filler between the Cooperage and the Water Tower, I am thinking this is could be the brewery's laundry. The other shot is a panorama looking down the layout. Cheers Tim

Hi All, I've nearly finished the Water Tower, still a bit to do but I thought I would share the images. Cheers Tim

Coopers hard at work I'm in the process of painting the Coopers for inside the Cooperage building. I've tried to get four different poses from the same model with just one arm to manipulate . cheers Tim

Hi all, finally finished the mortar stage of the building. I'm not sure what to do with the stone edging in terms of colour. I know you can get white stone in prototype but I was thinking of sandstone or Bath stone. cheers Tim

Hi all, latest images with the Water Tower in primer. Cheers Tim

Hi all, I've finished putting on the window sills etc. ready now for its paint. cheers Tim

Hi All, latest progress. the tank is now painted. It will have a gauge on the side. The windows are not fixed but you can see I've done the frames on the outside front and started on the left-hand side. Cheers Tim

Hi all been away for a bit, but getting on with the water Tower now. Here is the undercoat version of the tank. Cheers Tim

I did the detailing on the tank for the Water Tower yesterday. The rivet detail is a bit lost in these photos. Cheers Tim

Water Tower Bit more progress to show with the Water Tower. Brick card on plus brick detail and side stone, which are one way of solving ill fitting edges! The Tower is in a Neo-Gothic revival style. The plan is to eventually have a pump engine in it. The last picture shows the tower in the run of the other buildings - just a small matter of a power station to go then that is the back scene of buildings done. Cheers Tim