Blog- The Strawberry Line - Cheddar P4 - End of 2018 review

RSS Fetcher · December 31, 2018

Along with a few others, the end of the year seems like a good time to take stock of modelling progress over the previous 12 months.
I set out this year to make progress with Cheddar, having previously been distracted by other projects and any excuse to avoid the wiring.
Well I think it's safe to say 2018 was a year of ups and downs on a personal front. However, from a modelling point of view I've achieved what I wanted to; wiring was finished in March and track testing even resulted in some video clips.
A lengthy and unexpected period off work in the summer resulted in a lot more time at home than I was anticipating and I'm pleased that I found the scenic work suitably therapeutic as part of my recuperation.
Scenics are now well and truly onto the 5th board, the one with the goods shed and signal box. I've mocked up the station master's house based on drawings I found on the local authority planning portal. I've decided it's going to have a bit of compression eventually as it's too big presently.
The permanent way shed beds in nicely and the yard has had coatings of Dulcote Stone scenic dust from Attwood Aggregates. I'm planning on bedding a few things down once it's all up and assembled.
I've put a platform for the stone loading point on Bartlett's (?) siding and finished off the point rodding and returns into the mocked up signal box. Next will be to install the 2 rod point rodding for the Wells end turn out and then I can mock up the platforms.
Board 4 is just about finished. Some additional weeds have been added to the extensive strawberry patches and I'm happier with these.
So what's in store for 2019? Three boards to finish. Lots of buildings to make and two fiddle yards to build. Maybe even some signals. And an awful lot of detailing!
Backscenes and lighting are a long way away yet.
I hope you all have a great 2019 and I wish you all the very best for the new year.

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