Hello, and welcome to the blog!
Week four of the lock-in, and I imagine folks are starting to get a bit frustrated, especially with this bout of fine weather we are experiencing. Lets all hope we all come through unscathed.

To start off this blog, some nostalgia:

Ferreting about in my hard drive, I came across a video that I had taken in I think 2015, when we exhibited Cardigan/Kilgerran in Whitland.
Here for your delight is a short clip of a pannier tank on the turntable at Cardigan, and then picking up a passenger train to take down to Whitland. (Excuse the sound - I couldn't erase it...)

On the modelling front, Pat has been quite busy converting I think an 'Oxford' diecast model of an old GPO van to run on rails - with quite a degree of success.
He sent me some pictures of it, reproduced here for your delectation:

And to prove that it does actually run, Pat sent a video clip of it racing around Maes Y Gof...

Here in Llechryd, in between butchering the shrubbery gardening, I rooted around in the garage and found some timber crying out to be made into a baseboard... so I did.
The embryo

 extension to the Teifi Gorge layout, from Cilgerran to Newcastle Emlyn...

It will sit at right-angle to the main board, and is attached by the tried and tested split-hinge arrangement.
The track plan has yet to be decided after consultation with the board of directors.

one hinge at the front

and another at the back.....











The 'new' layout, tentatively called New Quay has been lying neglected in the conservatory for some time - I just haven't seemed to be able to drum up much enthusiasm for the 7mm scale.
I did however make a bit of effort, and build the water tower and coal staithe for the engine servicing area -

It was supposed to be finished ready for the Bala exhibition at the end of May - that obviously is not going to take place. Fortunately Pat was able to get our accommodation booking cancelled.




When we attended the Bala expo last year, there was a very impressive model of the Forth Bridge. It was mainly 3D printed, with both sides of the estuary modelled to scale. It was done in 'T' gauge, which is roughly 1:470 - the track is only 3mm wide...

Here to finish this weeks blog is a movie of that bridge, complete with a train crossing it:

Thanks for following the blog,
Stay healthy,

Shaun.