14 turned out for our May meeting. These included 2 new members Ian Willetts and Andrew Brush.
Will King brought along a pair of 16mm scale Simplex. Apart from some copper wire Will had entirely made them on his own 3D printer.
Dick Johnson brought along ‘Tren Bach’ that saw a variety of stock running:
- Ben Powell’s latest kit builds – a pair of the new steel peat bogie wagons from Chivers Finelines.
- David Churchill’s latest purchase (a built N-Drive ‘Nellie’ ex-John Bruce) hauling a rake of Ben’s Innisfail coaches.
- Ben Powell’s Sena Estates 0-6-0ST Peckett.
- A Bachman Rheneus and some Peco FR Bug boxes from Dick’s own collection.
Peter Hardy brought along his test track, that like Dick’s layout saw a lot of traffic:
- Paul Atkin’s Atlas tram loco (with kato chassis) and matching bogie coach.
- A new Narrow Planet 40HP Orenstein & Koppel loco on a Bachmann Percy chassis from Pete Hardy.
- A pair of Eggerbahn Railcars belonging to John Walker (recently overhauled by Julien Webb).
- A Narrow Planet Barclay conversion of the Minitrains Bohler from Ian Willetts hauling a rake of Chivers bogie opens by Ben Powell
- BenPowell’s Thomas Green 0-6-2ST, built from the RT Models kit.
- A WD Simplex (Meridian body on Tomitech chassis), A1 models diesel and Kerr Stuart 90hp locomotive (Alen Holt print) all by Ian Willetts.
- A Joueff Decauville 0-4-0 fitted with a new cab (ex Minitrains Bohler), also by Ian Willetts.
Not running on either layout, as the wheels were too far apart(!) was Julien Webb’s Londonderry & Lough Swilly (ex Clogher Valley) van. Built some time ago from a Unit Models kit Julien had just replaced the chassis with a new 12 mm gauge Branchlines chassis.
Steve Mann brought along a circuit of Kato track and ran a selection of new stock. A Dundas FR open that was almost finished. Some Innisfail bogie coaches in a fetching red & brown livery. A selection of Dundas 4 wheel coaches in green. And his Vale of Rheidol brake van conversion (painted to match the bogie coaches). Also making an appearance was Steve’s 3D printed Talyllyn diesel ‘Alf’, hitching a ride in one of Ben’s Chivers bogie wagons.