The newly applied timbers to the back of the hut needed staining to represent the preservative applied. Once that wall was done the others needed further stain too so they blended in.
The resin hut just needs the window fitted. It took longer to find the glazing than to clean up and prime the framing. It can be fitted next session, and then perhaps a bit more colour on the brickwork at the back.
Away from the clubrooms TAFKATYS is beavering away on a Goods Shed for Tŷ’n-y-Coedcae and, to help with laying things out in an area where real estate is at a premium he provided LBH with the footprint, which was then transferred onto an Amazon card envelope. In the accompanying images the card indicates the outline of the shed and the position on the track has been drawn on it.
The buffer stop on the middle line is to be removed to provide rail access into the shed (this was always the plan) but there is a pinch point between the corner of the goods shed and the buffer stop on the other siding. Our eagle-eyed chairman noted that the buffer stop earmarked for removal was a bit shorter than its neighbour. So by transferring the short buffer stop over and removing three sleepers of track from the siding the pinch point was eased and the three-wagon capacity could be retained (just!). Hurrah!
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Paul and LBH snuck in the clubrooms to do a bit of work on Tŷ’n-y-Coedcae with its forthcoming exhibition. Paul fitted the new fascia and painted quite a bit. LBH worked on the Tar Works wall and ground surfaces.
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Paul🏅had been doing sterling work building the fascia and lighting enclosure for Tŷ’n-y-Coedcae.
Our resident Wizard has been steadily painting the chairs over several weeks; this view contrasts favourably with that of the grey chairs on New Year’s Day.
Also to be seen here are ground surface work and the new wooden boundary fence.
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Only two were in attendance, Mr Chairman and LBH, both working on Tŷ’n-y-Coedcae. MrC on ballasting and the control panel and LBH on scenics.
In the foreground we can see where MrC is ballasting, but it’s more difficult to pick out where LBH is adding wire (actually elastic filament) to the further fence.
The old Pol Sands control panel has to be moved to a new box. As you can see from the shot of the rear the buttons will unscrew but 15mm holes will be needed in the new box. The largest drill available was 10mm so the crude use of a reamer took that up to 12mm, then the even cruder file work got 15mm – ish holes. The finished result is below, though the lines need to be drawn in properly.
From Late November LBH hacked away at perfectly good scenery …
… to provide a location for the new access path to Rhyd-y-Gwern Halt.
The path to the halt ‘platform’ has been developed. Firstly a retaining wall was formed (1) using Intentio card stone sheets, (2) the stone as weathered using powdered (3) capping stones were added using modelling clay (4) the base of the wall was bedded in (more clay) (5) that was weathered (6) foliage added and (7) gravel laid on the path.
By the end December the path to the halt had taken form.
The backscene has been printed and here it is held up more-or-less in place behind the layout,
Luke has sourced the lettering for the station nameboard.
And Paul has fitted the mounts so the panel can sit on either side of the layout.
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Paul (S) primarily and LBH worked on the baseboard and support modifications on Tŷ’n-y-Coedcae.
The trestles have been extended in to raise the track level to approx 4’1″
When LBH laid out the new bases for the cassettes on Tŷ’n-y-Coedcae’s fiddle yard it became apparent that more space would be required to accommodate anything like a decent train so PaulS set to to extend them by 15″. Here’s the start.
In December Paul assed the extension to the West fiddle yard
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LBH has had a rethink and the revamped Pol Sands will bear the name Tŷ’n-y-Coedcae (rather than Y Draethen). Th halt will retain the name Rhyd-y-Gwern though
LBH has started some re-modelling/vandalism on Tŷ’n-y-Coedcae.
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LBH assembled his new acquisition, a S7 layout built (very well too) by Ian Roll. Plans are to add a halt and give it a bit of a south Wales flavour. It may be rechristened Y Draethen.
Apart from the name change LBH is planning a few modifications including a second fiddle yard.
With the new layout bein equipped with electrol magnets LBH added droppers on to some Alex Jackson couplings on a few wagons.
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