The first couple of months meetings have been about making decisions on the backscene all the way along. We have cut down the standard backscene to spread the full length of the layout, we have joints yet to disguise with trees and foilage and or buildings.
Board 1 - At the station end, Richard has been busy building more prototypical buffers for the goods yard, he is also still working on the two platform canopies and a small weigh bridge for the goods yard. Kevin L. has completed the weathering of the platform edges and also painted the additional walled arches for behind the station as well as the initial work on the road surface and paving to the main town bridge. (thanks to Richard for the loan of the buses to make the bridge come alive!)
Steve 2 (Copley) has been looking at how we can perhaps use photographs behind the walling and arches in the town section - showing rooftops etc. Also built a long warehouse to bridge the rear scene from the housing into the station walling, and also a kit built Goods shed.
Board 2 - Kerry, completed the ballasting of points, is experimenting! with trees right now and then moving on to completing the backscene of his board. After all the reaching over! he can then look back at the front of his scene where he has been building railings along the mound.
Board 3 - Steve 3 (Cope) - roumer has it that a ghost of a signal box appeared some weeks ago out of the mist! it evaporated and has not been seen since!
Board 4 - Kevin M. working on completing the backscene, it will probably have a Asian appearance as he has been out in India doing some research!
Board 5 - Ted also working on backscene, he is also trying to disguise some Solar Panels on one roof of the line of houses on our background photographs - seen as we are supposed to be in the 50/60's this house is well ahead of its times unless we do some clever cover up!
Summer round the corner - watch out for further updates...
