Graham - when the decision was taken to disassemble the original layout I was sorry to see it go and a bit concerned if the new layout would be as good. But the level of detail and sophistication that you are putting into the new layout is beyond anything I had expected or hoped for. Very well done indeed.

that is over and beyond what most of us will do on a model layout. I am so impressed. you always seem to surprise me for the amount you think out side the box. to go for that extra amount of realism, and animation.

What a cracking fit and model the building has turned out to be. Captures the era beautifully, great stills, really shows off the detail you've added.

WOW absolutely fantastic Graham!!...working road systems..in and out of car parks..passenger lifts...unbelievable, great fun,great entertainment, and a joy to watch all the best,dave

Hi Graham Great to see you have chased away that Black Dog, and are your cheery self again. No doubt you were taught “necessity is the mother of invention “. You certainly are inventing ways to make the elevator operational rather than a static addition. The station entrance is great! Look forward to your next video. Cheers for now.

Yet again, raising the bar .... awesome creativity and inventiveness... looking forward to part 2.

Looks great Graham, your scratch building and engineering ideas for your layout puts you up there. The station building looks great, and if you can pull off a working lift, a lot of others should take note. Keep up the good work

Very enterprising and very ambitious Graham. If anyone can pull this off it's your good self. Thanks for sharing.

Well Graham, you certainly have excelled your self on the lift and door design and mechanism. Greatly awaiting the next episode when I am confident you will have it operating. The building is just as I envisaged it in my minds eye.Your modelling gets better and better, well done. Clive.

Graham is the King of Model railways and I have said that for years,To me he is Simply the Best,Well done my friend 🎉🎉Jim.

That station building looks great and adds yet further realism to the layout. Awesome. Mark

There’s nothing else to say but bloody brilliant! I’ve never seen anything like it before and can’t wait to see it fully operational. Paul

Super work Graham, you deserve praise at this point even if you don't manage to get it working but that said, I have every confidence in you. David.

Looking great Graham absolutely astonishing work cheers Graeme

Wow Graham. This is very impressive. I'm in awe.

Excellent modelling Graham. Very inventive.

That station building just looks the business plus an operating lift - what can I say - pure genius. Euan

Hi Graham! This is such a clever idea, and something that your layout is known for because it's so unique. That fact that it works is even better! Top stuff mate! Rich

Wow! Great looking kit, Graham. I have every faith you'll figure out the lift and door mechanisms. 👍🏻

The 'stills' looked great, Graham. You never select an easy job, as usual. having followed for years I, expect you to do a task to the finest. Where is my Black Sheep? (Joking). What an idea for the lift doors. I would have never have thought of that. Genius, I mean that. Well done, Mate.

As you said --- I wish you GOOD luck. Knowing your skill Graham you will pull it off AGAIN!! Look forward to the folow up video. All the best! Cheers

Graham I cant wait to see the next part. You sir are a genius.

Wow! Just ...WOW! Simply beautiful, yet not so simple. I really like your work. Thanks for sharing.

Hi, I am a new subscriber to your channel and can I just say that the quality of your work is outstanding! You are very talented.

Wow...amazing ideas...great work Graham...

The station building looks great. Good luck with the fitting and working or the lift. Martin (Thailand)

Awesome Graham!! Brilliant idea the elevator. I can't wait to see it work!!! Cheers Onno.

well your ingenuity and patience never cease to amaze what a brilliant idea absolutely fabulous this is what makes your channel so entertaining look forward to video two all the best al 😀👍👍👍❤

Wow, Graham. Just love the station building & lift. Really is making so much difference! Puts the station & road in perspective brilliantly. The working lift is something else...can't wait for the next bit..............Reinhard

Bloody good mate! The whole station looks far better than I imagined when you originally described what you were going to do with the station entrance. Ingenious with the concertina doors and lift mechanisms. It's going to be terrific!

Look forward too seeing this working. A brilliant Idea.

Hi Graham, love those station buildings from all the angles - a really fantastic piece of workmanship. A fascinating and highly enjoyable video of the lift construction which is an amazing piece of design. Very much looking forward to seeing it in operation. Thanks for keeping us updated. Cheers, Ian

Hi Graham. Looks great brilliant bit of engineering can't wait to see it in operation I love the station building it really looks the part great job again looking forward to seeing part 2 .Paul.........

10 out of 10 for this what a challenge to beat cannot wait for next clip.........

The new buildings look great Graham.well done

Great viewing Graham, really enjoyed seeing scratch building, excellent work. taking modelling to a new level. Glynn

Hi there Mr Graham...meticulous modelling of the highest order...brilliant...thanks for sharing and inspiring us mere mortals...cheers Neil

Great job Graham' very ingenious top notch work.

I absolutely love the operational lift! What a fantastic idea!

The next level Graham, amazing and ahead of the game. Cheers Jerry

That’s really looking good now! Well done! 👍

So far so good. Looking really great. Putting the station building where you have is the best solution. Good luck with connecting up to the motors.

All very clever and well designed . Will look great once it’s all in place . Look forward s to part 2!

Absolute genius Graham. You have the best layout on KZfaq.

This is going to be awesome mate, looking forward to the next part of the video. Regards, Paul

Gday Graham The Lift idea has turned out Great mate, looking forward to seeing it installed 👍

absolutely brilliant. really enjoyed that video

Very clever on the lift Graham. Well done. The whole structure fits the scene perfectly.

Hi Graham the station looks great as dose youre layout. My goodness your building skills are second to none well done i can't wait for the next vid all the best Tony

Fantastic Graham can’t wait to see end result well done.

Clever stuff Graham. Even if the lift didn't work I like the station building itself. Cheers

Brilliant graham absolutely brilliant

Hi Graham, The new station entrance is looking absolutely fantastic and love your ingenuity for making the lift and doors work!! Really hope it works out as you planned. I must commend you on your modelling skills, everything is looking just right and fits beautifully into the layout!! Cant wait for the next installment 😁😜 Cheers, Derek.

If it was me having to do this Graham I'd have the swear box ready. Looking good as always.

Hi Graham.Outstanding lift shaft and station area alone which includes the escalator/subway.Once done with the cars also running,street,shop lighting etc! Will really set your layout off to a tee.Knowing your work from your old layout.I can see you pulling this one off as well By the picture's alone showing how it may turn out,It shall be your finis hour to date !!!! I did try this with lego-wheel-cogs,pulleys,servo,etc,on a small diorama,but didn't seem quite right.Hence on hold Carol

Superb Graham,just superb

Wow Graham amazed you fitted that station in so well it looks amazing....and the lift ! Brilliant very best of luck with setting it up. I know you can do it. Will be a first I’ve seen on any layout, best of luck Jez

Fantastic job.

Howdy, Graham. It's terrific.

Lift! Genius idea, hope you can pull it off! :)

Wow! Great scratch building.

pure genius brilliant new type off modeling

Graham, simply amazing, I love your work and the amount of thought and engineering that you have put into the elevator (lift). I haven't forgot about the coaches and loco that I mentioned before but I have been ill as late (it happens when your 71+) and I haven't been down in the basement to look for them. However, I seem to be on the mend now and hopefully will get to it soon. Have a great day and keep up the good work my friend, I do so enjoy your videos.

Graham I was actually wondering how you was going to get this lift to work when you mentioned a lift.. and... I cant believe how you pulled this idea together, its brilliant and knowing you, it will work! Excellent work as always and all the best, Lee

Brilliant idea,hope it works for you.Good luck,David rom NZ

Hi Graham, That's awesome and ambitious but I have no doubt that you'll do it. Good luck in any case. Susannah PS. See you Saturday hopefully.

Jeez Graham I have to say I think the way you've modelled the whole station area/lift shaft is probably your best work to date. I guess making things from scratch really do pay off :-)) Cheers Joachim

Hi Graham that new station office with the lift looks amazing mate hope you get it working that with be orsome

Lifts?? Don’t think anyone I’ve seen has done that yet. Sounds intriguing.

Great video graham that looks very good it's an ambitious project to do the lift and the doors

Like with any of my KZfaq favourites, I know I can add a like before I watch the video. It all looks very good Graham and I love your layout room. Now that I have finally retired, I am getting a move on with my WWI layout. I haven't posted a film for six months so hope to post one soon!

Brilliant great work

You have certainly come up with a significant challenge for your self. For the lift, a drum or disk with the motor connected toward to center and the lift connected at the rim or outside of the disk could amplify the movement.. just a thought mate. Lovely workmanship.

Hi Graham. Your ingenuity ceases to amaze me. What else is inside that head of yours? This is absolutely a brilliant piece of modelling which I don't think I have come across before on a model railway layout. Lakeside has to be in the premier league when it comes to detail. I am keeping my fingers crossed for you, that everything will work out as planed. So well done my friend, you have done a brilliant job of the whole set up of the station building and the escalators and once finished, you are going to have lots of fun operating it all. Cheers for now mate Geoff

Brilliant work on the lift. Do you worry the card/paper door will wear out too soon? Otherwise I think it is amazing, and wish I had considered a full operating elevator on my Delmenhorst platforms. Then again, I was just thrilled to finally make it.

what a brillant idea.

looking good well done

Mighty ambitious! Good luck - but I reckon you'll pull it off.

Hello, you have been busy! The station building, itself is beautiful. The lift and the shaft are also. I kept thinking as I watched you open and close the concertina doors, that they need to be in a track. Both at the top and bottom. That way they won’t buckle. But, you probably already thought of that. I anxiously await part 2. Bye for now.

Some brilliant modelling there Graham, Just a tip for the lift sliding smoothly I use French chalk powdered with sand paper applied to the sides last for an age. Keep up the good work. Mike

Dear Graham, Here is a suggested mechanism for your lift doors using your existing point-motors: 1) Fix a bracket to the underside of the platform, adjacent to the lift. 2) Fix two narrow metal tubes to the bracket. They should be horizontal, and a vertical distance of about 3 cm apart. 3) Two very small rods pass freely through these tubes. 4) Solder a stiff wire vertically to one end of these rods. The top of this wire passes though the platform and forms the moving edge of the lift door. The above setup constrains this edge to move horizontally and remain vertical. 5) Take a 30 cm length of piano wire. Solder one end of it to the stiff wire at the point midway between the rods. It should be horizontal and parallel to the rods. 6) Solder the other end of the piano wire to the lever-arm on your point-motor, (which will be mounted about 30 cm from the lift). The position on the lever-arm should be such that the arc moved through by this rigid joining point is equal to the width of the lift door. 7) The flexibility and length of the piano wire should ensure that the wagging of the point-motor lever-arm has no significant effect on the uniform movement of the lift door. Best wishes, Peter

Graham I have used a wheel with offset point to attach shaft so as to move a man and wheel barrow up and down as to empty wheel barrow. I believe that will work for the lift up and down and using a micro switch to stop lift for small time and then start lift down or whatever it is going to do. Hope it helps take care - Kevin

Hi Graham- How you got the lift shaft working is brilliant and looking forward to seeing it working. But the station building is top drawer I wondered what the design would be and it works so well. When its all finished you can look back and be very proud. Cheers Kev

Looks great

That's truly ingenious. I'm afraid passengers on my layout have to make do with a good old fashioned set of steps!

Hi Graham. Glad to see that you have your mojo back, but boy, you didn't half test yourself with this one. I hope your idea works and it makes my own suggestion obsolete. I have been watching other KZfaq videos and many of them use the concept of using servos to open doors of varying designs. If interested check out Luke Towan (Build, Paint & Animate a Working Freight House), Geoff Bunza (Servo Doors) or MarklinofSweden (Building, Painting & Weathering the Roundhouse). All 3 use the concept of servo doors and, in the event you feel this is another option, then they might be worth looking at, I certainly found them of interest. Take care and good luck. Mike

It's an ambitious project Graham and, so far anyway, it's coming together really, really well. Leaving the lift-shaft aside for the moment, the station building is spectacular. It looks like an off-the-shelf model because of the build quality but it's SO unique, it just has to be scratchbuilt. It's a very unusual design, which makes it special, and it suits the other infrastructure at the station. Same style as the signalbox(ish) and continuing the stone from the retaining walls was genius. The road frontage looks great too, maybe a wee bit London Transport inspired, the curved ends set it off beautifully. If your lift works, that's probably going to be unique, or very nearly, and should look amazing. One thing I thought of: might it be worth trying to automate it? You're going to forget to work the two motors and they will all miss their trains. Can the porter get that barrow through the gap from the street? It looks quite narrow in the stills. As you continue to add fiddly bits and electronics, I keep thinking how good the layout will look at night-time, with everything lit. Good luck with the lift, can't wait for Part II. All the Best, Dougie.

Graham, The station entrance looks very 1930s meets lift shaft 70s and it's just the mix you see on lots of stations. If you want to lubricate the lift in the shaft, get a 4b pencil or softer and run it up and down the contact points. The graphite in the pencil will act as a lubricant. Looking forward to seeing this working. Regards Stephen.

I guess i should of watch this first not the new one you just posted lol Everything looks great

Good luck with this project. Cheers Greg

The station and platform access looks wonderful! Well done. The lift is inspired. Hope it works. A thought for the lift cabin - if its a bit sticky, would rubbing the edges with candle wax work? (Old cabinet makers trick).

WOW ! speechless

I cannot believe the challenges a few of you modelers set yourselves! And how well you meet those challengers. Forgive me as a non-modeler for making a suggestion that may not be practical. You appear to have solved the up-and-down. My suggestion was to use pulleys and cord for this purpose, and to use the actual arrival and departure of the lift to operate the lift door

Yet again Graham..... a great video ... what brick paper did you use for lift shaft ?

Hi Graham! Brilliant work as usual - thanks for sharing as well! Just thought about the opening in the station building when the lift is going down, will there be another door or are you going to leave it open? Looking forward to the next episode!

Hi Graham. This is excellent work...hats off to you sir! One small question. When the lift goes down, what doors will you put on the upper entrance to stop folk falling in as I assume you will be able to see it through the glass frontage.Can't wait to see it all working. Cheers, Bob

Ps /Graham.. A mixture of Art-Deco, modern era;s,such a nice touch---(mine was of "Pegasus Bridge") ----- Carol

Hi Graham could you use the top of the lift door as a runner to help the door open and close. Great model and I'm in awe of you. Can't wait to see the lift in place and working. You have got to be very proud of your work. From Lakeside number one to this Lakeside it's just fantastic. Looking forward to the next installment. Gary (Co Durham) Ps hope you get your police car with the light working stopping a car on the high street, just an idea from an ex cop.

Hi Graham, may I ask if you use an interface between your Z21 and devices. As you may perceive I’m a noobie, with a Z21 controller. You have probably videoed this before, a pointer would be appreciated.

Hi Graham, very well done! It will be great seeing the lift in actual use. Tell me, is it an optical illusion at 2:18 with the station entrance and the bus? It appears as if the bus is hitting the beams of the roof line. The whole station entrance scene is so lifelike! I have a Metcalfe overbridge and want to put elevator shafts on it. You have given me something to work with now for the design. I don't know whether I will have them working or not, just yet. I said "shafts", meaning I will have to put them at each side of the bridge. Once again well done. ....... Ian