ScOONs Meeting Summary 17th March - 11 members attended, chaired by John
The meeting started with Graeme confirming our invitation and acceptance to attend Model Rail Scotland at Glasgow next year. We have been allocated the same space as this year therefore being able to able to exhibit the same amount of modules etc.
Roy - showed us a Powerpoint presentation of his proposed OO9 layout which has been inspired by the 3 ft gauge Skye Marble Railway.
Paul - has been working on a coupling height jig.
Graeme - has purchased some scenic materials from WW.Scenics including a static grass applicator. He has also been making some curved track using a jig he has made previously.
Dave Chapman - has purchased a Bachmann brake van and he has also been presented with a mug from the Royal Scotsman.
Shonagh - showed us a Bi-plane which she has painted using an air gun spray for her WW1 module.
Tom - has been working on his 3D print of a fish van and has also made a photo plank to show off his 3D printed models.
Chris - has been working on his milling machine and also showed us a CAD drawing of a chassis he is about to build. He is also working on engraving locomotive nameplates.
A discussion followed concerning problems with mould developing using sawdust and PVA for scenery.
David Duff - is currently fixing a problem he has had with shorting on his module. He is also looking at utilising a bridge from a previous 00 layout.
The next meeting will be on Wednesday the 2nd April and will be chaired by Tom