We had 18 members at our September meeting, and it seems most people were working on projects.
The final floor plan arrangements were made for our Open House at Barsham & Shipmeadow Village Hall on 21st September, Please come along if you can: Adults £3, accompanied children free, opening 10.30am to 4pm. More details on out “Upcoming Events” page.
Ray’s O-16.5 scratch built Corris style coach all fitted out and looking good on the display stand.Another O-16.5 item is this radio controlled Fordson Tractor loco. Most of it, including the chassis, is scratch built with brass but using a die-cast 1:43 tractor front and engine block, inspired by another of our members.Stewart’s modified and lowered HO scale tram shed, now to be an engine shed on his planned “Sainte Hilaire” layout.Two O9 Avalon Line open coaches loaded with some Woodland Scenics seated figures and displayed by Graham.
Work Tables:-
David has 3D printed some 4mm cranes for the growing scrapyard on his “Davedale” layout.Another building for “Sainte Hilaire”: A scratch built/kit parts HO French signal box built by Stewart.Stuart was making scratch built light 9mm track for the gallery level on his 009 layout, the rubble wagons are by Brooks 3D Prints.Graham displayed his O9 layout built in a drawer.Bill was adding parts to fix the motor bogie to the chassis of one his 1:16 locos.Geoff B was making the basis of some O scale buildings for his low relief street backscene, these will be a workshop, office and forge.Ray was making a start on some O-16.5 milk wagons from various parts.Alan was making some fixing holes on O-16.5 vans for some Locos’n’Stuff 7mm Chopper Couplings.Nigel was fixing a new motor in this IP Engineering 16mm “Albert” kit.A mock-up of a great little portable 009 layout being made by John featuring canal and warehouse sidings.The basis of a unique hexagonal (009) module system using Kato Unitrack sizing.