As the Login Annual Open day draws ever closer, the ChufferDuffers have put modelling on the back burner and concentrated on the coming weekend, though we did have a convivial meeting at Charles' on Tuesday evening, where we dined 'alfresco' on an excellent Italian style terrine made for us by Louise. The usual liquid refreshment was imbibed, including an excellent red that Charles had discovered in Aldi. (They have now sold their stock. I got the last bottle today)

Anyhow, thats by-the-by. On with the blog:

We are transferring all the Cardi-Bach layouts from their temporary quarters in the back of my garage to a new home in the new Cardi-Bach building - it has yet to be christened with a proper name - to just call it 'Petes new shed' doesn't do it justice at all!
Emyr and I loaded his van last week with 'Cardigan', 'Boncath', and 'Crymmych' and took them over to Login.

They are yet to be joined by 'Kilgerran' and 'Login' and also need to be unpacked and tested for running.
No doubt they will also require quite a bit of titivating as they have been stored for over a year, and probably have become home to quite a collection of spiders.

Anyhow, that shouldn't take too long once we can find a free day when us Duffers can get over there.






The building has now acquired a very posh entrance platform, with stairs and the now almost obligatory ramp, a necessity in this case, as the doors are a good foot above the ground level.
 These are the steps and platform, complete with a flower bed and shrub-tub.
To the left can be seen the original station platform edging.

Next picture is of the disabled ramp - no, correction, the ramp for disabled...

Inside there is a screen available for showing films and slides from the C-B collection - here the screen is kindly being shown to Emyr by Pete's wife Dawn.

At the other end, the entrance end, Peter has built a reception desk, which conveniently has a fridge built underneath to provide storage for soft drinks, etc (etc being beer and lager. shhh...)

Finally in readiness for the weekend the marquee was erected yesterday - Pete had most of the framework assembled when I got to Login yesterday, and we had it all done by two o'clock, with assistance from Sue Allen, and C-B member Mike Edwards who turned up out of the blue to lend a hand.

Couple of pictures of the marquee to finish this weeks post.

 

Next blog post will be after the Login Show.

Tara,
Shaun.

As I mentioned in the last post, the C-D meeting was transferred once more to Login Station.
The weather held fair, so we were able to crack on with preparing the new building for the Cardi-Bach 'stuff'

We were expecting to carry on with painting the interior, but Pete had worked like a trojan through the week, and put several top-coats of cream onto the walls, so last night we concentrated on the carpet tiles and flat pack units.

Peter, Pat and Thomas worked inside fitting the carpet, whilst Colin and I were outside busy putting more of the kitchen units together. A bit cooler last night so we weren't bothered by the midges.

Between the five of us we managed three more units and covered all of the floor with the carpet tiles.

Colin and Pat putting the final edge pieces in:

 

Looking towards the door, with Pete and Thomas trying out topping for the units, and the guys from Allied Carpets busy on the edging:

And the view from the door looking down the length of the building, with Thomas checking for clearance behind the units, which will have the Cardi-Bach layouts sitting on top, and operated from behind.

After bit of a clear up, we were treated to Dawns Cakes, sausage rolls and crisps, and beverages of choice. Many thanks to Peter for his hospitality!

Next posting won't be for a couple of weeks, as we are off to Ireland for a few days.

Slainte,

Shaun.

Our usual monthly Cardi-Bach meeting was scheduled for this Tuesday (June 5th) which we normally go to instead of our Chuffers meeting.
The committee decided that for this months meeting instead of a general meet at Y Bont in Llanglydwen we would have just a few members call at Login to assist Peter in preparing the new building. Emyr, Pat, Colin, Thomas and myself duly turned up on Tuesday evening and set to work with brushes, rollers and assorted tools. Current tasks were to undercoat the inside of the building, and make a start on the 'flat pack' kitchen units which are going to be storage units and bases for the railway models and displays.

Peter, Emyr, Pat and Thomas commandeered the rollers, whilst Colin and I made a start on the units.
The painting crew worked like Trojans, and soon had the undercoat finished:

Also inside, Peter had made window frames and ledges, using timber bought with a very kind donation from two gentlemen who called in for tea a few days ago

The units were constructed outside, as the weather was kind, though we weren't quite as fast with our work as the painters were, so they came and gave Colin and I a hand.
The picture below is a prime candidate for a 'Caption Competition' !!

We ended up constructing three cabinets in the allotted time, with only minor problems that anyone who has experience of flat packs will appreciate.
One of these problems can be spotted in the picture below...

Not insurmountable, as there are more units to build, and the door can be swapped for another one.
We wont name the responsible workman, who is wearing an orange shirt, as it could happen to the best of us.
There will be a chance to correct it in a few days, as we have decided to meet at Login again next Tuesday to carry on with the work. The evening ended with liquid refreshment kindly provided by Peter, and a selection of excellent cakes from Peter's wife, Dawn.
I've been told not to keep mentioning a certain members penchant for cake, so I will say nothing about the doggy bag...

TTFN
Shaun.