Trial fitting of dust sheet.
Fit flush brackets for control panel.
Play trains.
Geoff had fitted a lid for the new power supply.
Stephen's wife Christine had made-up a dust sheet of Ripstop by cutting to size, hemming edges and sewing-on Velcro pads. Geoff and Stephen stuck and stapled the reciprocal pads on the timber frame. Extra pad positions were marked.
Stephen had finally found a packet of flush brackets that he'd had kicking around for years, if not decades (Payless 79p!) . They are prefect for fitting the control panel, as they hold and spread the weight nicely, but also project very little, which will allow them to be fitted on both sides of the layout (if required).
There was four in the pack - enough for one fitting. If we wanted an ambidextrous panel, we'd have to buy another pack.
All went well until we realised that we'd fitted the brackets on the control panel on the wrong side and installed it the wrong way around. It was 12.38. We leapt into action, and with the setting-out dimensions just lingering in our heads, the brackets were re-positioned as it struck 13.00 - lunchtime.
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| Wrong way around - fiddleyard to left |
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| Right way around |
Stephen's freelance 0-4-0 on a Fleischman chassis, with Peco open, scratch WD van, scratch open, Peco van and another that had been converted into a brake van. Behind, shunting to the goods shed is Stephen's freelance 0-6-0 diesel on a Bachmann HO diesel.
As usual, there were a few things that needed fettling - check rails, the odd board joint rail etc, but on the whole, we were pleased with the layout.
Stephen keeping the old geezer on his toes - two loco's in steam? No, apparently it's only one when they're coupled.
Geoff was kept busy at his workbench tweaking wayward Kadees.
