CONSTRUCTION: The layout is built on three 5ft. by 3ft. baseboards, with 9mm plywood tops on wooden frames, giving a total scenic area of 15ft. by 3ft. At each end, there is a 2ft. extension board for the storage of locomotives moving to and from the shed area. Peco track and pointwork is used throughout, with the points being operated by Fulgarex slow motion motors. The main shed building is built from sandwiched layers of cardboard with an outer finish of course stone embossed plastic sheet. The coaling stage is also of card, with the planking produced from balsa wood.  Cardboard is also used extensively in the other buildings, including the tank on the water tower.  The turntable is an accurate model of a Ransome and Napier turntable, built in brass by Metalsmith of Kettering.  The layout is lit along the scenic area by concealed striplights. Mike is grateful to the members of East Kilbride M.R.C for their welcome assistance in this project.

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