September 2023 Meeting

Norfolk & Suffolk Narrow Gauge Modellers

We had fourteen members appear at our September meeting in Barsham. There was lots of work-in-progress going on around the hall, below is a summary and some photos.

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Above : Stuart L’s layout in progress. During Covid he found he enjoyed building Metcalfe card kits. Of course he had to find a home for them, so the baseboard was devised and built. It just needed a railway at the from to set it off, so, the combined passenger station with goods dock appeared. Photos enhanced by 009 Fourdees models.
Graham brought along his latest O9 scale loco named “Kelpie”, a brass “Toby” Style Tram Loco by Mininum Gauge Models.
This 1:16 scale 10.25″ gauge donkey engine wagon was built by Bill for one of our Group Challenges a few years ago. Super detail (as ever) by Bill.
Work in progress: New 009 stock for Richard’s Beccles & Bungay Railway undergoing painting. A repainted Bachmann Ashover L. R. Baldwin and Meridian Models Tank wagons.

Work Tables:-

Stuart continued to build bodies for Chivers On30 American stock.
David was testing some 009 stock on curves using bogies he had in stock for a future project.
Alan was continuing to build no less than four chassis frames for different versions of Lister Autotruck’s in 16mm scale.
Chris constructed this open-sided loco shed one of his O9 layouts which is underway.
Hundreds of pieces of wood and tiny plastic mouldings will make up this bogie box car by Scotia Scale Models, built by Clive.
Geoff was placing backscene buildings for an O-16.5 scale photo board.
Bill made some more 10.25″ track in 1:16 scale using old
Tri-Ang track.
John was mounting Porterhouse Models 009 Magnetic Couplings on some stock. Initial tests proved they would be useful.
More of Ray’s structures for an O16.5 layout, a covered ground frame and a stone bridge.

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