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Mauch Chunk at
mid-October 2011 I'm cheating here by putting up these photos of progress in 2011 after the Exhibition photos from late October. However, they were taken from June through to October and provide a record of the work we did on the layout in that time period. Dave spent a lot of time building the
variety of telegraph poles and electric utility poles found in Mauch Chunk
(according to our photos). THese show them as built and weathered and then in
situ - showing how the really add to the mood of the scenes. Steve then did another brass etch including
some fencing to go round the back of the park and some windows for the track
sheds, which were then built by Chris from laser cut strip wood. The Mikado M3 was painted for us (still to
be weathered and a Babyface A/B unit purchased from eBay as the price has
dropped since the ARHS body shells became available. Also another K1 unpainted
from David in the UK. There are also some general shots here showing new
chimneys, some dispatch semaphore signals and the difference that all the
telegraph poles and extra greenery make. Chris designed and built a new lighting
gantry that can be transported in two parts but bolts together to give a single,
15ft span so that the view of the model is not interrupted. Works brilliantly. Here are a couple of photos showing,
respectively, Paul, Steve, Chris and Gordon (who has now joined us). Last, but by now means least, Paul has modified and built DCC kit that gives us separate power supplies to the two directions of travel, so that shorts will only stop one direction at a time. The power has also been boosted so that locos with older motors can be run. As is so often the case, this was not photographed as it is under the layout - I'll try and do better next time! So by mid-October, everything was ready for the Warrington exhibition. See the photos on the Exhibition page. |
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