ScOONs Meeting 2nd October 9 Members attended
Graeme reminded everyone of our forthcoming exhibitions:
Dundee 19/20th October
Aberdeen 26th /27th October
Elgin 2nd /3rd November
Falkirk 16th /17th November
Since the meeting Graeme has had all the meetings/venues and what we are taking published in the latest OO9 news.
Hugh - Showed a video of a Belgian type 23 Garratt locomotive on his "Angst-Lesspork" layout. The loco is 8 inches long and runs on two Kato chassis.
Vern - Has recently purchased a re-railer and some flexitrack.
Shonagh - Has been concentrating on painting the backscene for her module and painting her baseboard.
Conversation - on painting baseboards.
Roger - Has used his USB spray gun compressor set and is quite happy with the results. He was also able to change the fitting on the airbrush allowing him to fit it to a different compressor. The spray gun compressor set is from Meichoon and retails at £41.99
Paul - has been visiting some Copper Mines in Michigan and has also commenced painting some 3D printed models.
Ian - Gave us a progress report on his return loops for the modules, and is preparing for the Aberdeen exhibition.
Conversation - on securing end rails on the modules and laying the track on the return loops.
Conversation - on the various types of craft knives.
David Duff - showed us the underside of his module highlighting the main bus.
Conversation - on the use of small cameras for taking videos of layouts.
Conversation - on the use of return loops on layouts and the ideas of CJ Freezer.
Anyone attending the Dundee exhibition 19th /20th October at the Adler Centre please feel free to take any stock with you if you want to play trains (sorry operate). Hopefully see some of you there.