The picture above is of Regina Station in Corsica, for those of you who didn't guess it.
I've moved it from the heading into this post, and put another in it's place. Taken in 2005, somewhere in Europe...

We had an excellent evening at Charles house last Tuesday, discussing the way ahead with our next projected layout. We are seriously contemplating modelling Crymmych Arms (as it was spelt back in those far off Cardi-Bach days)
We are opting for N gauge, to make it easier to transport around to various venues. The gauge clashes with our other cardi-Bach layouts, as they are in 3mm scale, but they are awkward to cart about, and acquiring bits and pieces for that scale is not the easiest - particularly considering the track and point configuration that was at Crymych. Colin is experienced in building in 'N', Patrick has dabbled with it, and I hate 3mm, (which means Mike will never speak to me again) so it's sorted. We start the track plan next week at Colins.
Plus we have promised to have a new layout to show at two venues next year. (oh dear...)

Anyhow, at Chas's, Pat brought along two 009 locos that he built last week, using tiny Japanese chassis and bodies that were made by a 3D printer. A commercial one, not a home job. Pat did paint jobs on both of them and added handrails and glazing.

I also took another shot of Colins new loco that we ran at the Woolen Mill:

The evening ended quite convivially, as our Chuffer-Duffer meetings so often tend to do...

No meeting next week, as we have a Cardi-Bach meeting at Login Station.
Thanks for logging in,

Shaun.

Well, here we are again. It's been a couple or three weeks since the last post. I think the last one ended on us having to decide on Merlot or Shiraz... Verdict was tied, so we drunk them both. Next time it is going to be questioning the merits of Central Spain or the Douro region of Portugal...

European flavour to the heading photo at the moment. Any one got any idea? you can post an answer in 'comments' below. It's narrow gauge, still in operation, though the motive power has since been upgraded (I took this photo back in 1998. Kodachrome then, none of your digital nonsense...)

Back to the here and now. Good weekend - Colin and I exhibited Teifi Gorge and Patricks Baby at the Woolen Mill in Drefach Felindre on Saturday. A very pleasant day, not overly busy, but that gave us time to talk to several nice people, including ChufferDuffer Charles and his wife Louise, who called in on the way home. Also a very pleasant couple from Cwmcou - I forgot to get your contact details, so if you would care to e-mail me at < shaun.tynant AT btinternet.com > I can send you details of the Cardi-Bach Society.

Pictured below is the TGR, ready to meet its public, and below that Pats Baby (yet to have a name)

Colin, of the Herrington Light Industries fame:

Has been busy building a new loco. He brought it along to the expo to give it a trial run prior to it going into the paint shop.

We do have a movie of this, but I have just spent the last 90 minutes endeavouring to get it downloaded...
Got it to youtube, but then hit a stone wall.
Fed up now.

So that Pat wont feel left out, here is an archive picture of him adjusting things on one of the layouts:

 

And lastly another from the archives, Cardigan station:

I'll try and get video uploading sorted by next week.

TTFN (for those who are old enough to remember...)

Humble apologies everyone for not posting for a couple of weeks. Have been rather busy though with real life, rather than the ethereal world of model railways...
No matter - what has happened in the last Month? Pete Towns telephoned - 'Any chance of Login layout being available for September 30th? - S4C would like to do a quick clip on Login.'
For those unaware (i.e. outside of our great Principality) S4C is the Welsh Language TV channel - and to appear on it is GREAT!... well, quite an event, anyway.
So I quickly tidied things up, Annie got out the paint brushes, and we managed to get Login presentable.
Pete came round and picked it up - last pics of Login:

 

 

Consequently the room is now bare! (apart from Cardigan, which Colin and I carted up from the garage ready for remedial work next week)

The TV boys turned up to do the Program on Login and the Cardi-Bach, which went like a dream. Emyr, our Society Chairman had arranged for several old C-B employees to come along for a chat, and there was lots of coverage of  everyone and everything involved.
We are just waiting to hear when it will be screened. Hopefully it will be on Iplayer/ITVhub - not sure what company covers S4C!

Since then we have attended another Model Railway Exhibition - this time it was the Carmarthen '0' Gauge Modelling Clubs Expo in Bronwydd Arms. Colin, Pat and I took along Teifi Gorge, and Pats N gauge western themed mini-layout, to show the range of size that you can model in.This is Pencader MRC's '0'gauge layout:

Which rather dwarfed our offering that was at the side:

 

Pats tiny Western layout just squeezed into the gap!

We had a great time, and met lots of interesting, and interested people! Sadly though very few were under the age of sixty...

 

 

I forgot to mention, may many thanks to Mike from Llangadog for coming along to see us - I dont think he has missed one of our exhibits in the last three years. Sadly he didn't have time to operate for us at this visit - maybe the next one at the Woolen Mill on the 22nd!

 

We meet here in Llechryd on Tuesday, and the big discussion, apart from choosing between Merlot or Shiraz is what to do next? Crymmych Arms in N gauge has been mentioned... 

ATB

Shaun.