Although we are still under lock and key Society members seem to be staying cheerful, and we have had a couple of photographs circulating around the group illustrating what some people are getting up to. Some of you may have already seen these, but for those who haven't -
Society Chairman Emyr has been practising topiary with the privet hedge behind his house, and is creating a Cardi-Bach engine. The chimney has yet to catch up with the dome!
Meanwhile up in North Wales Phil Hawkins has also been sorting out his hedge - taking advantage of the Ffestiniog shutdown, he has been able to spend some time clearing the ivy and tidying up his hedge that borders the railway track.
Shown below we have a couple of before and after pictures:
Notice how quickly the rails have collected a coat of rust through lack of use.
That's it for Society news - if anyone has anything to add, click on the pencil at the bottom of the blog and jot down a comment.
One interesting fact about the old C-B line, every station between Whitland and Cardigan had a level crossing except for Kilgerran - there the line went across a bridge instead.
Not a lot of people know that... (or perhaps they did)
On to modelling -
Pat is progressing with his 00 gauge layout, with all the points now operating from either the front or back of the board, to make it easier to operate when at exhibitions. The contours are building up, and the platform lights operational.
I haven't taken any progression pictures, but did manage to grab a quick video with the phone:
Back at home I have been doing a little bit more to the Llechryd extension of the Teifi Gorge.
Following Colin's track plan I have stuck down 2mm closed cell foam to form a track bed, and made a start on some of the scenic work.
In the background is a model of a factory that Patrick came across in an old box of bits and pieces (one of several boxes that Pat has squirreled away...) He thought it might pass as a representation of the old tin-plating works.
As the works closed at the turn of the 19th century, no-one knows what it looked like, so we have a tin-plating factory!
(I know that's a hideous green - I forgot to colour-correct. It's only base colour anyway...)
Going into the conservatory I finished work on the point motor that I was installing on the 7mm layout.
I use a cunning support leg to hold boards on the vertical - first used back when we were constructing the Crymych layout, it fits on to the end of any of our boards and allows work to be done without having to go underneath on hands and knees:
Back on the flat after the point was wired up to a CDU and a switch, it operated perfectly.
Couple of pictures to finish showing the CDU hiding behind scenery, and a couple of the point in question.
Still loads more to do on this layout, but slowly getting there!
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Bye for now,
Shaun.
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