Hi

It's been a while since the last update, and, as ever, a lot is happening that is uninteresting - point motors, baseboard ends, rail alignment, wiring, DCC - but we have now started to redevelop the scenic side at the end that underwent the massive rebuild.

We managed to work out how to separate and incorporate some of Trevor's original buildings which we were unable to use as designed as we had to shorten the layout, but which we feel will fit in well and enhance the urban feel we are trying to achieve. We jokingly say that Heyside is 31ft long, and not a blade of grass. Not quite true, but you get the idea.

The group has now expanded to 7 active members, so there is a momentum gathering, and we should start to see more visible progress once the infrastructure is complete.

So, here are three pictures. Personally, I feel the layout is better balanced now, with the running lines wending their way through built up areas either end, but it has taken a lot of time to get things positioned to our satisfaction, to blend the original with the rebuild so as to give a consistency of approach.

Richard