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The
original area that we wanted to start renting showing the collection
of old furniture etc. that was filling the space.
This was all cleared out in a very
busy day by a team of club members and then our layouts etc. were
brought in to occupy the space we created waiting for the go ahead
to erect the walls that would be needed. |
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| The existing walls and part of the
ceiling have been painted which has made the whole area so much
brighter. Also seen here is the tool board on the wall in the area
we have designated for construction work both during the building of
the club room and later for use when building new layouts. |
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| The work bench under construction by the
"Wednesday" crew. Also just in the left of the picture is
the first of the shelving to have been erected. |
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Keeping the area tidy after the
construction of the bench and shelves has been completed.
Also a smaller tool board has been added
above the bench and one of our clocks has been found a home. |
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Office area set
up on a temporary basis.
This space will be
used for storing books and videos as well as modelling detailed
parts such as locos and buildings.
The computer will also be housed here. |
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| We have now started to put up some of
our layouts even though we do not yet have our proper walls in
place. The layout on the left is Sumner Brook which will be the main
permanent layout for members to use when wanting to try out their
own locos etc. |
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| Our N gauge layout "Warwick Mill"
has been erected to allow work to continue. It is not in it's final
resting place here and will be nearer to Sumner Brook once all the
building work has been completed. |
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The first section of the wall is
started.
This is the "Link corridor" that
will give us access without having to go through the "Lighthouse"
project area. Fire resistant plasterboard is to be installed on the
studding. |
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The inside view in the new access
corridor with the fire resistant "pink" plasterboard being
fitted.
A doorway will be installed here to access
the reception area directly. |
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| The studding ready for the plasterboard
installed along the longest length of wall. |
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The studding
installed on one of the shorter walls with the window opening in
place ready for the wired glass.
The access door will be in the section
nearest that has yet to be installed. |
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| The short wall with one of the window
openings now has it's plasterboard installed on the inside. |
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| Plasterboard now fitted to the inside
sections of the long wall. The outside skin will be installed after
the mains sockets have been fitted. |
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| The line of mains sockets being
installed on the section of wall be the "Office" area.
This area will house the computer and document files along with
tables for fine detail work on models and kits. |
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The new door in the Reception area of
Warwick Mill.
Visible is the short corridor we created to
give direct access to our area where the outside of the wall with
the window can just be seen. This corridor will be fitted with a
suspended ceiling and display cabinets on the wall in the future. |
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The shorter of the two stud walls that
we have had to create.
The entrance door can be seen at the left
hand end of the centre wall section. |
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| The longer of the two stud walls viewed
from what will be the Office and Modelling area. |
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| The new walls having the fixing screws
and other indentations filled in with plaster in preparation for
sanding and painting |
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| An overall view of the progress so far
on setting up our layouts. In the foreground is the latest project "Vienna"
the tramway model. Further back is "Sumner Brook" with
several other layouts not fully visible behind. |
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All of the
plasterboard panels have now been fitted to both sides of the walls
apart from one very small irregular shaped section between one of
the support pillars and the original brick wall.
The wall with the doorway in it is now
sporting three openings for the wired glass windows as well as one
for the door itself. It is now ready for its first coat of paint. |
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The main isolator
switch box is going to be located next to the entrance and exit door
of our room so that when the room is not in use all electrical power
to sockets on the two ring mains will be turned off completely.
This is a precaution against accidentally
leaving a soldering iron or anything else turned on thus creating a
potential fire hazard or just wasting electricity. |
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The Office and model construction area
nearing completion with the computer located in the corner.
Power sockets are now live on the wall behind
the desk in readiness for use. |
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| The comprehensive tool and construction
area for work on baseboards or other larger items including complete
layouts if required. |
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Overall view of the club room looking
from where the layout "Rochwood" is located. In the
foreground is "Shawbury" the Fine Scale model and behind
that is Sumner-Brook, then the new N gauge "Warwick Mill"
In the far distance is the Tool and construction area.
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| At long last the
wired glass for the windows arrives and can be fitted in the frames
that have been made available for them. |
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| The "icing on the cake". The
glass is now fitted and we have a secure area for our models. |
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