Stephen started work on the scenery, applying plaster coloured with brown powder paint laid on a coat of PVA. He then moved on to the station road extension, infilling voids with foam and making a panel to extend the wall.
Meanwhile, Geoff sourced wood to make the front extensions for Edwards Yard. Instead of 9mm ply, some offcuts of 9mm MDF came to hand. As another change, rather than a full ladder, the attachments to the existing boards would be bespoke wooden brackets. The shape of the extended 'pond' was also agreed so that the edge profile could be cut out.
When the plaster had dried, we both started laying proprietary ballast. Isopropyl alcohol was sprayed over the ballast which then had diluted PVA dribbled over it. Extra care was taken around the critical areas of the pointwork.
