mike hughes Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 Last meeting saw the progress on our club layout. Some support legs have been built for it and the top altered for the final board. Photos showing this are above being the first 2. The last one is showing how the station building is coming along. We also had our running track up and had quite a few visitors and I believe a new member as well. The next meeting is this coming Sunday in which the running track shall be up. Usual time and place at Sompting Village hall. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike hughes Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 Next meeting shall be Sunday the 17th September in Sompting Village hall. The running track will be up as hopefully we've some curtains arriving in time so we can attach in readiness for the Worthing MRC show a week later. Not 100% certain whether the club layout will be there or not. Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike hughes Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 next meeting shall be the 15th October in Sompting Village hall. Our group attendance at the Worthing MRC exhibition went very well. Well attended by our members, we all had a thoroughly good time. Lots of stock was run in Finescale, Scale 7, DC and DCC. Many thanks to everyone. Running track shall be up next meeting, visitors welcome as ever. Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike hughes Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 I must apologise for the lack of meeting in November but this was due to the hall being double booked. Happily the next meeting is Sunday the 17th December and as usual Sompting Village Hall 1-5pm. Everyone welcome Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coromar Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Hi, will you be open for the test track this month? I would like to bring some trucks I have built to give them a run in. Best wishes, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike hughes Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 Hi, will you be open for the test track this month? I would like to bring some trucks I have built to give them a run in. Best wishes, Paul Yes it’s this coming Sunday and of course you are. The more people the merrier. Usual times of 1-5pm Sompting village hall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coromar Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Thanks, see you there. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltic17 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Thanks, see you there. It is very friendly group. I have been a member for a few years now.... We'll look forward to seeing you tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike hughes Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share Posted January 20, 2018 It is very friendly group. I have been a member for a few years now.... We'll look forward to seeing you tomorrow. You beat me to it as was to say look forward to seeing you as well Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike hughes Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) Thought I'd post a few pictures of the last meeting. Many thanks to all who turned up including a few guests. SR N Class A4 at speed 8F Two goods trains passing each other I know the S7 is a 45xx putting on a LMS push-pull. Next one is 18th February 1-5pm Sompting Village Hall. Edited January 30, 2018 by mike hughes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike hughes Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 We had a group discussion at our last meeting about our running track about putting the Scale 7 track as the outside circuit with a passing loop and moving one of the finescale to the inside circuit and whilst the tracks up smoothing over some of the baseboard joints where at the previous storage room was the boiler room at Heene Road. I'd at the February meeting packed up the middle circuit at the worst dips to improve the running. I won't be transferring departments full time from S&T to pway!! The work will start at our next meeting which is 18th March Sompting Village Hall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike hughes Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 Next meeting is Sunday 15th April Sompting village hall. Last meeting we made a start of moving the S7 track to the outside circuit. We took up the S7 track, next move is to put the finescale to the inside and the putting the S7 on the outside. The S7 this time will be on Walnut sleepers with rail chairs instead of being on copper clad. The track will then be on foam underlay Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike hughes Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 Next meeting is the 20th May with the times of 12:15-19:15. The reason why the longer times is so we can relay the track that's been taken up as have now taken up the outside track in readiness for the S7. Correction to my previous post only the S7 track will be on foam underlay. Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike hughes Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 Next meeting is the 17th June with the times of 1-5pm. Some track was put down on the the finescale only to later be told it was in the wrong place (centres too close) so looks like some of the track will have to be moved out. Least some foam underlay was susses fully put on the S7 circuit Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike hughes Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 Next meeting is this Sunday 15th July with the usual times of 1-5pm at Sompting village hall Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike hughes Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 The last meeting we put some more track down and I spent the meeting installing a couple of slide switches and wiring them up. Some more foam underlay. Some S7 track was being jig built. Pictures of some of the progress will follow later Next meeting is 19th August Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike hughes Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 (edited) Photos as for the last meeting showing the inner finescale and handbuilt Scale 7 track newly laid curved Marcway points showing Scale 7 curved point Edited so had the right captions! Edited August 5, 2018 by mike hughes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike hughes Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 Nearly there with putting down the finescale track, so should be completed during next meeting and hopefully the wiring will be also completed as well. Next meeting is the 21st October Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike hughes Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 Next meeting is the 18th November, I wasn't at the last meeting due to work so can't comment on what happened Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike hughes Posted November 22, 2018 Author Share Posted November 22, 2018 We've laid all the finescale track now and the wiring has been installed for that but ran out of time to test which will be next meeting (16th December) Fingers crossed it works ok!! Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike hughes Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 After discovering that the finescale didn’t work for both tracks, took a bit of time to sort the problems out, missed a few jumper wires out and wired the switches so they worked opposite way round. Eventually had trains running on both finescale and had on on the scale 7 that has been laid, it’ll take a few more meetings to get that finished. Anyway next meeting is 20th January Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike hughes Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Yay back to running trains In the process of finishing off the Scale 7 track now. Just a few minor snagging points on the Finescale which wont take too long to sort. Next meeting is the 17th February at Sompting Village Hall 1-5 pm Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike hughes Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 Unfortunately due to the Kitchen being refitted on the next meeting date (17th Feb) its been cancelled as the electric will be off. So the next meeting will be 17th March Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike hughes Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 I can report the all the Scale 7 track is now laid and has been tested. The wiring is being tidied up underneath and plug coupler wires are being changed to colour coded. Last meeting the Guild SE area Rep was a guest visitor Next meeting is 28th April (not the 3rd Sunday as believe easter sunday) Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coromar Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Hi Mike, Did you receive my message about the Q class kit? See you on the 28th. Best wishes, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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