Bit of a mishmash for this post, as it's been an odd week. Pat and Mary called, I did a morning of sorting in the bookshop, work started on Llechryd bridge, I called in to see Pete and dawn,and then yesterday spent all day under the car trying to fix the starter (which wouldn't... start, that is.)
After a lot of hassle and naughty words, we discovered it was a faulty earth connection...
Next weekend (or was it this weekend?) it would have been the Login Extravaganza - the two-day jamboree to highlight the Cardi-Bach, have craft stalls, exhibition stuff, vintage tractors, tea and cakes, and mix with friends old and new in the pleasant surrounds of Login Station.
Sadly not to be. Let's try and make next year a double!!
Anyroad, I ventured over to Login on Thursday, and saw the ladies:
Talk about luxury accommodation! Sheltered from the blazing sun (last week) the pouring rain (this week) Over a foot of buried mesh to deter predators, these girls have it made.
Having a feed of fresh sweet corn kernels while I was there, and there was talk of a water melon being obtained for them... I can't speak!
They all have names, which of course I have promptly forgotten! (sorry Dawn, Failed the quiz...)
Peter however was not as happy as his newly acquired harem.
Last week he stuck down the best part of 30 foot of photographic backscene on to foamex behind the L & B layout.
All was well for two days, and then the weather became hot...
You can see along the top left to center the back scene paper has started to cockle - the paper separates from the backing, and blisters. With wall-papering, it shrinks back down and all is well, but doing back scene work is a little more serious. No way will the buckled paper go back down.
We draw a veil over this set-back and will revisit in a week or two.
Apart from that, Pete is progressing. The snows still haven't thawed yet, but a farm is on the cards, as above, and in the pic below:
Lynton is taking shape, as you can see below:
And at the back of Pete's layout, we have what will eventually be Caffyns halt. (and in this picture you can see the effect that the extreme temperature had on the back scene paper):
Hastily moving away from Pete's dilemma, as I mentioned earlier, Pat and Mary came over to Llechryd to check on the 7mm layout, which has now been put together in the garage, before being moved over to Pat's railway room.
This is going to be necessary, as I am putting Tynant on the market, and we need a home for our layouts!
The two layout boards had been separated and on trestles in the conservatory for the last twelve months, but when I got them into the garage and put them together they joined seamlessly, and a test loco ran round perfectly.
Pat brought over some locos and stock (and some scones...)
And here is a short vid' of the funeral trail going around:
A couple of the locos that will eventually appear on the layout when it gets exhibited:
Above is Merlin, and down below we have Puffin:
Since Pat and Marys visit, I've done a little bit more to the layout, starting on backscene work:
The whirlwind is actually a shadow cast from the lighting gantry. (Poor composing by the photographer)
Finally to keep you up to date with the work on Llechryd bridge, they have been power blasting some of the damage before injecting an adhesive grout. This is just the damage to the first pier:
Thats about it for this week.
Take care everyone. Nos da,
Shaun.
I've been without a computer for some weeks now, but am back in order, so it has been great to catch up. My you have been busy while I was away. MrsJ and I were planning to visit the Login fete, but events intervened. Perhaps, when we know the dates, we can book next years trip. Looking forward to reading more.
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