Wednesday 11th January

Worklist:
Crane details
Hillside fencing
Grass
Trackside fencing

Laurence continued to work on the yard crane detailing.

Stephen continued to work on the fence posts fitted previously, and the straining wire was next. Small diameter stranded wire was stripped and separated. Stephen threaded wires through holes in the posts and jointed ends as prototypically as possible, with twists. It was fiddly work!

The scrub/shrubs on the steep grassed bank will be extended up to the fence and long grass applied along the field side.

More for personal satisfaction, the return panel was fixed to the post faces with wire loops passed through the posts and glued. Once set and the ends trimmed off, the effect was just like staples, but not a task for long lengths covered in shrubbery. The silvery wire represents galvanised wire, but is too shiny at present. Paint or stain will be added in due course, to tone it down.

The posts are deliberately set in from the board edge to allow a strip of shrubbery to be fitted and disguise the joint.

The rail posts along the roadway/track also had wires soldered to the back faces, completing the scene.

Meanwhile, Geoff continued to apply sections of grass he'd made previously to various areas of the layout until reminded of a fencing feature he'd suggested. The railway track running into the bridge originally had a length of fencing - timber posts and rails. It was proprietary, white plastic and thought to be Slaters. The various pieces were retrieved from the 'bits box' and broken sections removed. There was enough for the job, so they were prepared, glued together and extension posts added for fixing. The last job of the day was to drill holes for the posts and clean up the swarf. It was good to re-use more of John's features and the contrast with the wire fence worked well.

The re-used fencing awaiting fitting and painting.

The fencing frames the layout nicely.