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Evening all - smashing weather the last few days
Last year I accepted an invite to the Billericay Model Railway Group one day show on 5th May 2018, so Kyle is Essex bound.
It's a small one day show which is my preference at the moment juggling the hobby with work and family commitment ....
The Forth and Clyde Area Group and Grampian Area Group joined forces to stage the 2mmSA 2018 Scottish Supermeet in Perth on 21 April. We were pleased to see several new faces from Scotland and particularly happy that several members from south of the Border made the long trip north to show their sup ....
On the weekend of 14 - 15 April, Lightermans Yard was a guest layout at the Crawley MRS Show held at a school hall in Horsham. Summer struck on the Saturday, when apparently, most punters took advantage of the sun. However, the show was reasonably well attended on both days, and especially on Sunday ....
This month saw us back on the north bank of the Clyde in Scotstoun. Almost a full house for FCAG: Alisdair hosted and Andy, Alistair, Graham, Jim, Stephen, Simon and Gordon attended.Jim had brought his signalbox for Kirkallanmuir to let us see the LED lighting, powered by a button cell, and very nic ....
At this month's meeting we used the afternoon to check the layout in preparation for our next outing to the Crawley Model Railway Society exhibition (at Horsham) the following weekend, 14/15 April 2018.Having assembled the layout to track level, we discovered that, although we had locos running, the ....
'Freshwater' will be on show again next Saturday, 14th April 2018. It will be the first 2mmFS layout to be invited to the East Surrey N Gauge Show at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Linkfield Lane, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1EA. As usual, I wanted to get a bit more completed after its last exh ....
So the much advertised snow didn't materialise (or rather it materialised mostly as rain) and we made it back in pretty good time from York. Maybe the promise of snow put off the usual Easter bank holiday trippers because the roads were fairly clear... of traffic if not water.
The show was an ....
Sorry to those of you who have been looking for a post over the last couple of weeks - it has been that time of the school term when marking and the resulting reporting take over for a a little while and not much railway work happens owing to paying work being the priority. All hasn't been lost ....
The culmination of track laying on the scenic board is close at hand. The point blades and other minor outstanding bits shouldn't take long.I have extended the main running rails a short way onto the fiddle yard board. This means I can soon separate the boards for a while. I can then concentrate on ....
Well, I am really proud of my first attempt at producing artwork for etching. This arrived today from PPD, Special Delivery: It all looks crisp and clear, and, more importantly, the correct size. Here are the window frames for Freshwater signal box (top) and the magazine stand (centre and bo ....
Track laying is progressing, with the first rails now soldered in place. I started with the pointy bits. I am now extrapolating outwards.Progress has been slow. The longer days open up the opportunity for a greater variety of alternative pastimes. ....
Four little four-wheeler carriages seem to require a lot of grab handles. It took most of an evening just bending and cutting these. I have drilled the coach sides for the lower end to fit into, but the top end will be above the window line, and the door surround is too narrow to drill. Fitting ....
Thought it might be time to say a few word on here about the thing that's been taking up most of my modelling time since last June. The Esso depot at Hayle North Quay was laid with a kicked back siding. As the quay had no run-round, it could only be worked using a shunting tractor... so my layo ....
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