Continue building boards
Discuss required track
Just two again as Laurence is on his hols. Stephen and Geoff reviewed the work completed in his absence over the previous two weeks. Geoff reported that the 'knurled pin' alignment fittings (below left pair) had been fitted without any problems.
The shelf area destined to house the oddly-shaped end boards was cleared and the abutting boards put into place, using the available trestles and benches.
It was soon realised that one board was more affected by a small timber frame post and panel than expected. However, the panel was superfluous and the post could be adapted quite easily.
It was then realised that the same faceted shape was so small, the saving in material didn't justify the complexity of the build and a simple rectangular board design was adopted. The plywood top for the larger faceted board was cut out and the softwood framing glued and pinned to it. Dropped into place, it fitted nicely. The rectangular board will be tackled next week.
Finally, trackwork. Following on from last weeks investigations, Laurence's preferred choice was to use Peco 0-16.5 flexitrack. Financially, it would make sense to use one type for all areas, including the end boards. Although this would be left as plain track initially, the boards could be given basic scenic attention, so it makes sense on two levels. This would leave the pointwork as code 100 fb rail on PCB sleepers. Geoff thought that a level of detail could easily be applied to lessen its more simplified appearance. Geoff would order the track and components in due course.
