Ahoy ScOONers!
The Saturday meeting on 8 January was a success and something we will probably repeat. However, for the second meeting in January, we are back to the usual Monday 8pm slot. (As ever, that's 8pm UK time - please adjust if you're in a different timezone.)
As is now customary, the Zoom session will be live well before the meeting is due to begin to allow people time to arrive and greet each other. John Galbraith will be in the chair for this meeting.
The Zoom link is below.
Ian
Ian McAulay is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: 009 Society ScOONs online meeting
Time: Jan 17, 2022 20:00 London
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88441782189?pwd=ZjRQL21BdEtYQWN0VWNTb2lyV0xkUT09
Meeting ID: 884 4178 2189
Passcode: scoons17th
The evening commenced with Alan telling us he is now the new owner of Geoff Carter's Zimmerbahn, which is in need of complete rewiring.
Ian showed a photograph of the baseboards for the 00 gauge layout he is currently building with his friend Craig. They are also about to enter the world of 3D printing and one of the first projects Ian is looking at making is the very impressive Amisfield Tower in Dumfries.
Graeme showed us his recent purchase from Nigel Brooks (via e-bay) of a Thomas Toby tram which is made to fit a Kato chassis. Graeme is looking to improve the detailing on the roof and is intending to put a link to Nigel's site on this forum.
Paul gave us an update on his layout with photographs of the boiler house, ticket office and stone bridge. He has also changed some of the terracotta tiles for slates on some of his buildings. Paul then shared some photographs taken at his recent running session he held on his 13ft x 18ft HO switching layout.
Hugh R has started work on his baseboard for his 0-12 layout and is also looking at making a layout of a preserved Narrow Gauge line on which to run his varied collection of 009 locos and stock.
Tom showed us how he has improved the time taken to heat up his 3D printer by using a 16w heater designed for use in reptile tanks.
Ian then presented us with work he has been doing on building paper from sources such as Scalescenes and Textures.com using Photoshop to enhance them by adding more details such as shading, resulting in some excellent results.
Graeme has started a spreadsheet with a list of volunteers and availability for the Glasgow Exhibition.
The evening was also interspersed with some amusing and entertaining stories from Gary and Dave.
The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 2nd February and will be hosted by Graeme.
Please feel free to add anything I may have missed.
Quote from: John Galbraith on January 18, 2022, 21:20
Graeme showed us his recent purchase from Nigel Brooks (via e-bay) of a Thomas Toby tram which is made to fit a Kato chassis. Graeme is looking to improve the detailing on the roof and is intending to put a link to Nigel's site on this forum.
Here is Nigel Brooks' eBay shop:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/nigel_brooks/m.html?item=265359771947&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m3561.l2562 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/nigel_brooks/m.html?item=265359771947&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m3561.l2562)
It's a nice crisp and clean print and you get three crew, some clear(ish) 3D printed windows and a piece of more typical clear plastic window material. In my print there is a barely noticeable bit of outward bowing between the centre windows. This may be because the print is thinner there due to the window recesses. It is really only visible through a magnifier.The stepping is just visible on the roof (it looks very much as if it was printed flat) but that looks easy to deal with with a bit of Mr Surfacer, or even primer.