Week ending 15 September 2024
With Scaleforum getting closer more attention to preparation of stock, getting the ground surface ready for the terrace and tweaking and practicing the timetable on ABB.
Meanwhile Rhobat made some fascinating finds among his late father’s model collection …
This whitemetal GWR ex-Barry Class G 0-4-4T in OO. Rhobat plans to repaint in Barry Crimson
See the 4 August post for more on the Barry G class or click on Barry in the tags above to get all the Barry related posts.
and this pair of GWR Steam Railmotors, also in OO. Little is known of their origins.
Five of us attended Guildex in Stafford, and LBH made a few purchases:
A pair of S7 wagons, which on later examination proved to be sprung but had become gummed up. A few minutes attention freed up the axleboxes and they ran well.
They came in LMS livery, which LBH is removing to allow repainting in Midland colours.
And this Brecon and Merthyr Composite, superbly painted by Dave Studley. Luckily the conversion to Scaleseven was a quick and simple wheel swap.
Paul S has been sorting out the ground levels in preparation for the planting of the terrace Mr Chairman is working on.
Thursday saw an extra session snuck in, again for preparation for ABB‘s trip to Scaleforum – the throws of signal arms were adjusted, wheels were cleaned, routing macros were corrected, a fiddle yard casette split into two match traffic demands
Friday and Mike E arrived with his latest bargain. Only three of these prototypes were built by the Southern, with both 3rd rail and pantograph pick-up. The pantograph does actually unfold. Also the cab lights turn on, though it’s not apparent in the shot.
Mike E has also designed and fitted laser-cut window frames on the ABB Villas.
Mr Chairman has spent a while on the window furnishings on the terrace to good effect.
Seeing LBH struggling with the boiler fittings on ADR 14, and knowing that it’d be great to run it at Warley at Statfold, our resident Wizard kindly offered to fit the fittings and has also done a wonderful job of cleaning it up and removing LBH’s extensive extraneous solder.
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