16 made it to the March meeting (pic001).
Matthew Tozer was working on some engineering wagons with bodies made from coal stage kits (Pic002)
Neil Davies showed progress on his ‘Percy bash’. This mates the loco chassis with a pair of Inoxion Models W&L coach bodies (pic003).
Alec Matthews brought along his test track and a selection of projects (pic004). First was a pair of 3D printed pump trollies based on those supplied to the US Military during WW1. The other photographed was a printed Ruston Proctor body. This is designed to fit the TOMA chassis from Japan (pic005).
Using the same chassis was Joseph Jacks’ Ruston in its various forms (pic006). This made an interesting contract to its older sibling (pic007). He had also brought along a snowplough, built using a 3d printed wagon. This used the blades from a class 37 snowplough (pic008). There was also a Penrhyn quarryman’s coach (pic009).
Ian Willetts brought along his scenic test track (pic010) and also ran his newest loco on Norton Heath. This is a Harrogate Gasworks Peckett built by Ben Powell (pic011).
Ben Powell also brought along a few other locos after their visit to the Clyre Valley at the York show. His scratch built Peckett Oakhill and Tomas Green ‘Masham’ (RT Models kit) had a relaxing meander on Norton Heath (pic012). They were joined by ‘Old Hookey’ (pic014) made from a Golden Arrow kit.
Also getting some running time was Chris Blackwell’s Bachmann Baldwin (pic015) hauling some of Ben’s Innisfail coaches.
Prize for the smallest layout at the meeting went to Kevin Wright’s cheese box layout (pic016). This had a Lister Autorail pulling some peat wagons. Conversely the award for the longest train went to Colin Capel’s double headed Austrian consist with diesel banker (pic017).
Ralph Saunders brought along a selection of die cast models of circus vehicles. He also had an Eggerbahn steam railcar and 0-4-0 loco (pic18), both in need of a little TLC.
