5…4…3…2…1..”Cutting”

Work is now progressing on both sides of the board so things are really happening. This increased work ethic continues for at least ten minutes until a discussion on ring-tones and hamsters brings things to a grinding halt.



On the scenic side it’s track laying continues and the first cuts are made using a shiny pair of Xuron track cutters. These cutters are superb and slice the track with ease, unfortunately some shrapnel hits another member of the team and emergency first aid is administered (once everyone stops laughing!)

In the tradesman’s area the finishing touches made to the extended fiddle yard. The edges are planed a little flatter after our efforts of last week and some black paint is splashed about to finish the look.

Remember those brass screws we put in a couple of weeks back? To complete the board join we next soldered the rail to the screws. This ensures a mechanically sound joint when we cut the rail and separate the baseboards later. The trick is to only solder on the outside of the rail, avoiding derailment city.

Finishing off the evening with a spot of recycling the old Fyffes warehouse is sliced into a low relief building. That’s one less thing to do….