I spent Saturday at the Expo, pretending to help Nigel running Llangerisech. It performed very well throughout the day, with no significant problems - a couple of points were a bit stiff, and misaligned drive shaft made the Dukedog reluctant to start.

A couple of photos of the station buildings below (taken with my cheap "point and click" camera):

And of the engine shed:

Traverser (with the Manor), and a view of the freight yard:

Paul Martin took some photos with his "real" camera, just before the layout was dismantled - no doubt they will appear on the 2mm website or in the magazine in due course.

Progress on Llangerisech

A few piccies to give an idea of what will be on show at the Expo in Keighley next weekend. I've been busy doing the last bits to make the layout presentable. It won't be "finished" as the factory in the corner still needs to be done, but most of the rest is in place. There is still a lot of weathering and toning in to be done plus all the detailing and the subtle bits still to do.

The layout will be in Modern mode as this was the simplest to complete, although really it is fundamentally a layout based in the 1930s. Station nameboards, people, vehicles and signals can be changed to differentiate the periods. The engine shed changes as will the cattle dock and goods shed once they are completed.

I will have few items of the old stuff with me to ring the changes at Expo but the pictures here concentrate on these just to give a taster.

The Manor's chassis is close to being "productionised" as a kit, so this combination will hopefully be available to others soon.