Over the past couple of months I have had to make some modifications to the Dunster House shed building in order to make room to fit the fiddle yard boards down the back wall. This has entailed making cut outs in the two short walls that protrude into the building. After much thought and deliberation I made a decision to add a 6" x 3" wood beam across the two inner roof 'trusses' in order to add strength to the roof. These two beams were supported using 'permanent' acrow props which have now been boxed. Once this was completed a large proportion of the weight of the roof was taken on the acrow props and I was able to safely remove the wood from the two inner stub walls to give the necessary space for the fiddle yard boards.

Today I have taken delivery of five 4ft x 2ft 6in fiddle yard boards - Courtesy of the Chris Yates woodwork facility - to add to the two additional boards, one for Days Road Bridge {see previous blog entry] and the new curved board for Lawrence Hill Junction.

Whilst Chris was making these boards I made the Single Slip and Cross Over for the Days Road Board and the turnouts and diamond for Lawrence Hill Junction.
Hope you like the photos.

Beam and Acrow Props

Props hidden, beams in place and stub inner wall cut back for fiddle yard boards

Five new fiddle yard boards

Days Road Board plus track + P4 Thomas and friends

Lawrence Hill Junction Board plus track