Cut some 3mm ply to make backscenes, fixed them to 2x1 for strength, and then screwed them to the boards using 'T' nuts and 6mm bolts. Then decided bolts were too fiddly, so I soldered wing nuts onto 6mm threaded bar, and used them instead. It makes removal much easier.
Really only need to remove them to paint or apply a pictoral landscape, and then they could be left fixed in place.
Anyhow, undercoated everything with white emulsion, and then gave it all a coat of white non-drip gloss (except for the inside which will be scenic).
That was a day or two ago. Today I had a go at assembly - ten minutes to put together (excluding power) and then another ten to break apart and store. Took some pics while it was up....
back view showing the fixing method
front view of the layout with the quarry in place
Looking down the length of the layout from the Cilgerran end. Still an awful lot of work to be done, but slowly getting there. October 24th will be its first outing, at the National Woolen Mill at Drefach Felindre. - We will probably bill it as 'Work in progress' !!
Apologies to Roger Howells, organising the Hermon Model Show on October the 25th. He wondered if we would be interested in exhibiting. We would love to, but as it is the day after Drefach Felindre, we are busy packing up and then other commitments kick in. Maybe next year, Roger...
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