June update

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The previous update jumped slightly ahead of progress, as I added the fascias after I had added the cork roadbed – although the lighting poles were made earlier!

Anyway, the latest post details the steps I took to lay down ¼” (or 6mm) cork, with 6mm square (supposedly) timber at baseboard joints. It’s a fairly easy step, but requires a bit of planning and then allowing time for the glue to properly harden. It is also worth knocking up a simple tool for sanding over a larger area. This will also be used again when I come to lay the sleepers.

Enjoy if you visit!

Addendum: apparently I have now made 100 posts, and reached out to 50 countries.

A small update

Portable layouts intended for setting up at home and exhibitions need to look presentable, and be easy to store and transport. This should be incorporated into the design stage, and worked on in stages as the layout construction progresses. Here’s a report on the first steps toward this aim. Haven’t really thought in detail about the lighting rig yet, but that’s OK: the basic supports are made. The fascia are in place, but not yet finished off – there is some messy work ahead, and filling, sanding and finishing will wait until after basic scenic surfaces have been added.

Enjoy if you visit!

Gooderstone: yet another S scale GER branch terminus!

I have started constructing a new achievable layout, and have set up a page to record progress, which links to other pages as they appear (which requires me to make the requisite progress!)

The aim is to have a functionally operable layout by the end of 2026, with more scenic details etc to follow thereafter. Good progress is being made, but the reports will lag a little behind, so tune in occasionally, or subscribe to this blog and receive updates to the blog, pointing to a new page being added.

Enjoy if you visit!

PS. It does not seem possible to leave comments on pages, but the “leave a reply” option is available on posts for 2 weeks.

East Lynn on the road

I have no plans to exhibit East Lynn on a regular basis – it is over ⅓ of a century old and creaks at the joints (not unlike its owner!) and I cannot promise that it will remain on the “road”exhibition circuit” for ever. As things stand, there are two confirmed invitations for it, one in 2026 and one in 2027, plus another which will be in either 2026 or 2027.
East Lynn, with the quayside extension attached, will be appearing next at Railex in Aylesbury this May, in conjunction with the S Scale Model Railway Society’s 80th anniversary.