Saturday, 6 September 2025

September 2025 Forth and Clyde Area Group meeting

Alisdair, Alastair, Graham, James, Stuart and recent recruit Derek gathered at Almondell for our September get-together.

James had brought the latest version of his Mearns Shed view-blocker warehouse for approval.


Once given the ok, he started on cutting out and glazing the windows.


Alisdair had been working on cassettes for the "fiddle stick" which attaches to Mearns Shed for exhibitions. Doll's house hinges and SR4 PCB were used to make a cassette which protects locos as they are lifted. Several hacksaw blades were apparently ruined in trying to cut the SR4.



Alastair was advancing his fleet of 3D printed North British wagons.



Stuart was painting an impressive flight of canal locks, for which he'd combined three laser-cut kits. This brought the detail out nicely.



Graham was working on a 3D model of Glenfinnan signal box, intended for Simon's model of that location which will appear at the Scottish mini-meet at Almondell in two weeks' time on Saturday 20th September, between 1100 and 1630. If you are in the area, be sure to stop in and say hello. ESME's Almondell site is on Drumshoreland Road near Broxburn in West Lothian, postcode EH52 5PF.

 

 

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