20190211_143817 by Steve Mumford, on FlickrLOW GHYLL
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Made some steady progress this morning. The gap in the tracks to the left is where the inspection pits will go. I did manage to squeeze in the point ahead of the turntable - at this stage it will just be a siding alongside the TT but it will be aligned in such a way that it could be used to link to a narrow lift out bridge to the fiddletard end of the layout.
20190211_143817 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
20190211_143817 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr "Not very stable, but incredibly versatile." 
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Slow progress but I managed to fit the inspection pits this morning which gives me an excuse to tryout my new phone as my trusty Samsung S7 died at work yesterday.
20190216_132504 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
20190216_132504 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr "Not very stable, but incredibly versatile."
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Laid the concrete base for the engine shade and around the inspection/ash pits. Small amount of ballasting next.
20190217_151750 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
20190217_151750 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr "Not very stable, but incredibly versatile."
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Made the concrete pad a bit grubby today and added some ash to the pit - the fire has just been dropped.
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20190218_202336 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
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20190218_202336 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
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Looks great - almost as though its always been there. You didn't fit lights in the inspections pits - perhaps they would have only been in a diesel MPD?
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It did cross my mind. I made the assumption that a dirty old steam era pit probably wouldn’t have working lights - probably got that wrong.bulleidboy wrote: ↑Tue Feb 19, 2019 8:24 am Looks great - almost as though its always been there. You didn't fit lights in the inspections pits - perhaps they would have only been in a diesel MPD?
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This will probably sound a stupid question, but how did you get the fire to flicker without going completely out all the time?
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Two 3mm flicker-effect LEDs, one red,one orange, in the floor of the pit. Covered with a single layer of tissue then brushed with PVA to form a hard shell. I then covered it with sieved ash from the NYMR.JohnSmithUK wrote: ↑Tue Feb 19, 2019 9:47 am This will probably sound a stupid question, but how did you get the fire to flicker without going completely out all the time?
Total cost about 50p.
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Really nice and very convincing Steve. Well done.
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