Ahoy ScOOners
December already! (Well, it will be when we meet.) The next meeting will be on Wednesday 1 December at the usual time of 8pm UK time and will be chaired by John Galbraith. The Zoom details are below.
Apologies for the late notification of the meeting - I've been a bit preoccupied with building work immediately before and remedial work immediately after Storm Arwen.
See you on Wednesday!
Ian
Ian McAulay is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: 009 Society ScOONs online meeting
Time: Dec 1, 2021 20:00 London
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82562614771?pwd=K2pMMU1LWXJWS2xCUHl1SnNFbFJkZz09
Meeting ID: 825 6261 4771
Passcode: scoons1dec
Apologies for the 'no show'. Broadband went off again. I was able to get back online during the meeting but it was somewhat unreliable and my 4G signal copes with email, but barely. I received a number of apologies so I'm guessing it might have been quite a small meeting. I hope it went well.
At least we've got power and water. Friends have been told they are unlikely to be reconnected until next week despite what suppliers are saying to the media. There are big stands of trees down and part of the problem is access. I understand NTS (National Trust for Scotland) and other castles have lost lots of mature trees, sadly including 150 year old arboretum specimens: Fyvie, Haddo, Delgatie, Udny and many more. 21 or 22 (it changes each time I count) of our trees are down, most around 35 y.o. and some I could just about get my arms around if I was a tree hugger. Some older people are saying it is as bad as the storm of 1953.
Local businesses and individuals have been amazing, setting up what are effectively soup kitchens with hotels and shops donating freezer stock that was defrosting. At least one person with a generator put it in his van and travelled around to communities with a microwave and kettle in it.
Take care.
Glad to learn you are safe and back in communication. I think I am correct in saying there were 11 of us at one time including Dave Chapman and Brian Meldon.
Every storm has a silver lining. A neighbour of ours who hand crafts furniture and other items from wood is hoping to get some of the more exotic fallen timber stored away for future use. Also given the amount of fallen timber those of us who can still enjoy an open fire or wood burning stove should find the cost of firewood as dropped!!😉
Malcolm
Good to hear you have power and water Graeme, must be a nightmare for some. We have been quite lucky here, lost quite a few trees though, one landed on the shed. Shed was already in process of being taking down anyway so saved me some work. Every cloud and all that.
Along with our regular guests, Paul Alliet, Gary Whiting and Hugh Norwood, we were also joined this week by Brian Meldon, who I hope will join us again.
The evening started with Ian giving us an update on his layout on which he is currently making the scenic base for his island.
Hugh told us about his recent purchase of the Bachmann Fairlie (open cab)
Dave informed us of his purchase of the 00 gauge McIntosh 812 Caley loco and is also hoping to join us on the Saturday at the Glasgow Exhibition in February which is great news. Dave is also hoping to join us more often in these meeting following a busy time at his
B & B.
Gary is progressing with the assembly of 20 Greenwich couplings. He also showed us the latest Stan Williams diesel kit and a Sharp Stewart loco.
Paul is currently making some boulders for this Baskerville layout and informed us of his recent purchase of a Scenics Static Grass Applicator which has a fault. He asked the group for recommendations for locos and stock and Shapeways seemed to be the most recommended supplier. Gary showed us a Shapeways 3D loco and also recommended that Paul goes for the ones in the more expensive price range as they are of better quality.
Ron informed us that everything is booked for the Glasgow Exhibition, tables, chairs, electricity and 4 passes for each day. Now his house move is complete he hopes to start on his layout for Glasgow which is approx. 40" x 18" and is hoping to include a brickworks.
Ron also showed us a very impressive 75" TV.
Malcolm is in the process of building a lighting pelmet and has also submitted his 5th article on the Craig and Mertonford Light Railway for publication in the 009 Society News.
Brian showed us a couple of Roco and Egger - Bahn tank wagons and is was great to see small videos of his excellent layout coming up on the scree. Brian is also in the process of submitting another article on Egger - Bahn to the 009 Society News.
Some very informative discussions took place on the painting of 3D printed locos, Egger - Bahn and what the public want from exhibitions. Gary showed us his book on Scotland's Island Railways by James Carron, available from Amazon at £5.99 (my order has been placed and arrives on Sunday.
Please feel free to add anything I may have missed. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday 13th December, hopefully see you all then. Take care.
Quote from: John Galbraith on December 03, 2021, 20:41
.................. we were also joined this week by Brian Meldon, who I hope will join us again.....
Yes, I may well join you again, thanks for making me so welcome.
Quote from: John Galbraith on December 03, 2021, 20:41
Brian showed us a couple of Roco and Egger - Bahn tank wagons and is was great to see small videos of his excellent layout coming up on the screen.
It was not a video it was live! I have a couple of cameras I set up on the layout and live stream running from the layout on the Greenwich and District zoom meetings every Friday.
It is quite a big layout so I vary what section I use and also change the locos and stock each week.