Neil
Western Thunderer
Morfa - An unexpected turn of events
It's funny how things turn out. I've had a very pleasant weekend full of unexpected bonuses. Simon, Cookie, Tim and John all made the journey up to mid Wales for the weekend. Against all expectations I've enjoyed winding up through Beddgelert Forest behind a Garratt, proved the fable of the tortoise and the hare is true, seen into the future, and found that rhubarb crumble is best served outdoors after a three mile yomp in the twilight.
Perhaps the most unexpected event is completing the main circuit on Morfa. Earlier on in the weekend I was asked when I'd join the ends of the track already laid so we could allow trains to trundle round and round. I reckoned that it'd be a close run thing between Simon's garden line and Morfa as to which was finished first. This morning after a hearty fry up I dragged a couple of tatty and unpromising lengths of SMP flexi track out of a box of dubious track that I'd acquired and in my usual craftsman like way staple gunned them to the trackbed at one end of the ply and plastic chaired track already in place; just to extend the shunt limit. My cohorts started to take an interest in the remaining mangled lengths. An hours work with everyone pitching in and the circuit was complete.
Now you'll have to understand that this is a terrible temporary bodge, but it's huge fun to see a a train trundle round. The plan is that I'll steadily construct more 'proper' track and chop out the corresponding bodged bits as I progress so that I'll always be able to play. Here are some pics of the expedient length. thanks chaps, I haven't stopped smiling all day.
It's funny how things turn out. I've had a very pleasant weekend full of unexpected bonuses. Simon, Cookie, Tim and John all made the journey up to mid Wales for the weekend. Against all expectations I've enjoyed winding up through Beddgelert Forest behind a Garratt, proved the fable of the tortoise and the hare is true, seen into the future, and found that rhubarb crumble is best served outdoors after a three mile yomp in the twilight.
Perhaps the most unexpected event is completing the main circuit on Morfa. Earlier on in the weekend I was asked when I'd join the ends of the track already laid so we could allow trains to trundle round and round. I reckoned that it'd be a close run thing between Simon's garden line and Morfa as to which was finished first. This morning after a hearty fry up I dragged a couple of tatty and unpromising lengths of SMP flexi track out of a box of dubious track that I'd acquired and in my usual craftsman like way staple gunned them to the trackbed at one end of the ply and plastic chaired track already in place; just to extend the shunt limit. My cohorts started to take an interest in the remaining mangled lengths. An hours work with everyone pitching in and the circuit was complete.
Now you'll have to understand that this is a terrible temporary bodge, but it's huge fun to see a a train trundle round. The plan is that I'll steadily construct more 'proper' track and chop out the corresponding bodged bits as I progress so that I'll always be able to play. Here are some pics of the expedient length. thanks chaps, I haven't stopped smiling all day.
;D
