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O2.13 & Clevedon update

Entry posted by ullypug October 9, 2011

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Evening all

Nothing like a deadline or in my case a looming exhibition appearance to cause a general panic and frantic session of modelling activity.

Wheal Elizabeth's off to Uckfield next weekend and I really thought I should have the O2 ready for running.

So, a little bit of tweaking here and there, the fitting of the roof and application of smokebox number plate and crew and it's just about ready. Of course I'm not actually planning to have this hauling clay hoods, so I also finished off a Hornby BY van which was re-wheeled at Bristol last May. The eventual aim is to have this as part of the passenger stock once I sort out the other end of the layout. Still it should make a nice little cameo. The bubblecar's been in the spray shop for its final pre-transfer application of Kleer but it won't be ready for Uckfield. Neither will the Tullis Hoppers. Good job really as I don't have room in the stock boxes. Of course now I've uploaded the photos I've noticed the screw link couplings are no longer attached to the O2. A session crawling around on the floor beckons methinks.

Also attached is a shot of the last board for Clevedon, well the underside and the wiring. Exciting isn't it? I hate wiring, not the working out wiring diagrams but the sheer monotony of soldering hook up wires to tags. Oh and in case you're wondering, each road in the shed will have isolating sections every 4-6 inches, which is why there's so darn much of the stuff. Yes I know about DCC etc but as nobody does sound chips for Drewery Railcars (yet) I don't see the point!

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