12 attended our April meeting.
John Walker brought along his test track. He ran a selection of his stock, including a Langley Double Fairlie . He had built it when the first batch of kits released, and like John it’s lasted well.
John Davies brought along a rather nice 12 mm gauge 0-8-0ST. This had been built from a Berlinerbahn chassis and Hornby ‘Desmond body (in fetching Caledonian Rly livery). He also brought a part built 12 mm gauge Clogher Valley tram loco. As something a little different he also had an 009 Kerr Stuart 0-6-0. This had been built from a Roxey Mouldings Metropolitan Water board loco on a Minitrix 0-6-0 chassis.
Tim Williams had been busy with his 3D printer. It had been making a new winding house for the incline on Chwarel Tegid. Tim had also adapted some of his failed 3D printed wagons into damaged and abandoned runaway wagons to add to the layout’s scenery.
Dick John’s layout (previously owned by Hugh Freeman) has now been christened “Tren Bach”. Running on the night was Dick’s Bachmann double fairlie “Merddin Emrys” joined by Steve Mann’s FR England tank “Princess”, new from Kato.
Steve Mann had also been busy with some model making. His 3d printed Talyllyn ‘Alf’ Hunslet mines locomotive (a Shapeways print) now sported
a coat of dark green. He had also painted his Five79 Skylark on minitrains F&C 0-4-0 chassis in the same livery. Also fresh from the paint shops was Steve’s 4 wheel railcar. Made from a Dundas Eisteddfod coach on a Kato 11-104 chassis it now has a pale green livery and is due to be named “Benbow”. Whilst sorting through some boxes Steve had come across a Five79 Freelance Peckett 0-4-0 he had mounted on a Minitrains Krauss chassis that needed finishing off.
Joseph Jacks brought along his putative Snailbeach layout with its new engine shed. He also brought along some home printed Snailbeach hoppers that he hopes to add a system whereby they can be prototypically emptied through the bottom door. He also had the start of a Kerr Stuart Skylark in the form of an outside frame N-drive chassis and plastic card footplate. Also shown was a Kato 11-109 also fitted with plastic card footplate, buffer beams and dummy side frames. Joseph hadn’t quite finalised plans for the upper works yet, so watch this space!
Peter Hardy brought along his test track to test his latest purchase, a Bachmann Percy. This is destined for a Narrow Planet 40 HP Orenstein & Koppel 0-4-0T. Also being tried out was David Churchill’s Kato England chassis.
