Scotland Area ScOONs meeting 15 November

[Ian McAulay]

Ahoy ScOONers!

Our next meeting will be on Monday 15 November at 8pm UK time as usual. The Zoom link is below. Ron Martin will be in the chair for this meeting.

Ian

Ian McAulay is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: 009 Society ScOONs online meeting
Time: Nov 15, 2021 20:00 London

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[Graeme Dunbar]

My apologies for the late arrival of the notes from the last meeting. The current Red Weather Warning seemed good impetus to put it out before the power fails as it may well do. It is snowing and has gone dark at 2 pm here.

We had a new member join us so we started off with introductions.

Island or at least seaside layouts appear to be in vogue with Tom giving an update on his layout that is growing to 3 m by 0.5 m and features a ferry and buildings, all 3D printed.

The island on which Ian's layout can be seen offshore in the Forth outside his window, if only by him! The lightweight baseboard is constructed out of foamboard and he is currently laying the track using DCC Concepts trackbed. I think it is this stuff, or similar:
https://www.dccconcepts.com/product/trackbed-n-scale-3mm-31m100ft/

Garry updated us on his mass production, or batch building of wagons using inexpensive second hand children's versions of OO and H0 wagons and hoppers from Triang and Jouef.

Hugh R. gave an account of his OOn3 inglenook, or should that be ingleneuk, layout design with an extra cattle dock siding that is in play as an extra condition in the shunting puzzle. It takes Irish narrow-gauge inspiration transplanted to Scotland.

I gave an update on my Hatton Burn pizza layout. The latest addition is a footbridge over the cutting (to act as a partial view block) and continuing my retro-modelling streak, being fabricated from coffee stirrers, matchsticks and thin file divider card. I have been experimenting with using superglue to stiffen and moisture-proof the card.

Alan led a discussion on the Bachmann Double Fairlie and has purchased the Collectors Club version which was much approved of.

Andrew, our new member, gave an account of his refurbishment of Jack Carters Zimmerbahn layout which uses hand laid track, not Peco as originally thought. He also sought advice and help with fixing his Lilliput jack-shaft diesel and subsequent to the meeting has had success in being given a spare part from another member.

We then had an earnest discussion on the ways of cows prompted by Malcolm. This started following a remark on how it seems some visitor or other will light on a small detail on a layout to inform the maker of a minor error.

We will be continuing meetings into December, so mince pies at the ready and in January we are experimenting with a Saturday meeting to see if it appeals to others who cannot make weekday evening meetings. There is more information in another thread in the ScOONs section of the forum.