We took Crymmych Arms along for its third public outing, and it was very well received. Amazing the number of people who were unaware that there had ever been a station at Crymych. Most of our time was spent with Pat operating the layout and me explaining the history of Crymych to the punters.
Set-up went like clockwork, with the boards etc. going together perfectly - then we discovered I had left one of the transformers at home!
Luckily one of the second-hand stalls had one for sale, and we were also able to buy a jack-plug, so with a quick bit of soldering things were sorted and we were up and running.
Lots of familiar faces, including our old friend Mike from Llangadog (Easier to spell than Llanddeusant...) whom we hadn't seen for several months. Hope its not too long before the next time Mike.
Also it was great to see Chris from 'Mikes' Emporium in Cardigan. We are trying to get him into model railway construction, but so far he's sticking with militaria!
The Haverfordwest boys were their with their offering for this year: 'Pont Llanio' one of the stations on the old Carmarthen to Aberystwyth line. This generated a lot of interest, as Pont Llanio is only a few miles from Aberaeron.
This was the best shot I could get of it, as it stretched for almost 24 foot.
Another view of the main hall at Llwyncelyn, with Pat and Crymmych Arms in the forground, and Ron sorting out Pont Llanio on the left.
Another nice local layout was Tilgate Green - the owner/builder lives somewhere in our neck of the woods, but we failed to get his name! Somewhere in the Boncath/Abercych area, we think.
Unfortunately the layout is a solid seven foot long board, so transport precludes it being shown more often.
Altogether a most enjoyable day. Next outing is only a week away, Sunday August 20th, at Midway Motors in Crymych. We are showing Crymmych Arms, so can expect quite a bit of local knowledge to help correct our mistakes!
TTFN
Shaun.
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