17 attended the May meeting (Pic001).
Dick Johnson brought along ‘Tren Bach’. This saw a variety of trains including Dick’s own ‘royal train’. It was double headed in the traditional manner by Bachmann Hunslet ‘Alice’ and an Ali-Shan bogie diesel (Pic002). Andy Foster got the opportunity to run a West Clare Railway bogie diesel (pic003). It had been purchased from 009 Sales, ex Garry Whiting’s collection. Mike Wall made a welcome return to a group meeting. His Minitrains 0-4-0ST Baldwin – the modern version rather than the 1960’s one – running on ‘Dick’s ‘Tren Bach’ (Pic004).
Neil Davies brought along his new test track and gave some of his stock a run. First was a Fourdees ‘Secunda’ on a Kato ‘England’ chassis (pic005). Following was a Sentinel bogie steam railcar from 009 Sales. This was a Model Engine Works print on a Kato chassis from Garry Whiting’s collection (Pic006). There was also a 3 car set that escaped the photographer’s lens.
Ian Willetts made use of Neil’s test track, running a Fourdees 0-6-0ST Peckett (an eBay purchase). Ian also brought his Barclay 0-4-0T (Westcliff Works print on Bachmann Percy chassis). A bogie tank wagon modified from an old Triang chlorine tanker finished of his selection(Pic007).
Another ‘user’ of Neil’s test track was Joseph Jacks. He’d brought along a Fourdees Tattoo in the process of being modified to fit an N drive chassis (Pic008). This joined a Westcliff Works Barclay with N-drive power. With a Narrow Planet RNAD bogie crew van and Ian Willetts’ stock a train was made up (Pic009). Joseph had also brought two home 3D printed models of “Scamp’. This is a 7 1/4 ” gauge scale to 1:15 and running on a Kato 11-109 chassis (Pic010).
Ben Powell’s own modelling has been on hold during his recent house move, but he had purchased a standard gauge Dapol Hawthorn Leslie 0-4-0ST in Marston, Thompson & Evershed livery (Pic011) with an inordinate amount of detail, especially in the cab.
Paul Atkin brought along his cutting mat (Pic012). During the evening he worked on some 009 Society cattle van kits. Also, a 4 wheel coach was made up of parts from an Airfix brake van. This ran on a lengthened 009 Society RNAD chassis.
Also breaking out their cutting mats (Pic014) were Mike Bartleet (right) and Adrian Hall (Left). Mike was working on an On30 oil depot while Adrian tackled the bunk houses from a Sierra West logging camp.
David Wilcox brought along his layout Dolserau and Tony Land. Whilst I missed the main action I did manage to get a snap of the layout (pic015).
