Test Valley Sidings, there’s nothing like a deadline…

[Alan DurhamParticipant]

…to get the creative energy going.

Test Valley Sidings has its show debut at the Basingstoke show on 12th and 13th March, so I need to pull my finger out and get it looking a little more presentable.  This is even more of a challenge since I am in the States for 3 weeks before the show getting back to Heathrow on the Thursday before, so I may need you to give me a nudge if I fall asleep at the controller because of jet lag!

I have put together a very basic lighting rig, am slowly working through getting the layout to run reasonable, adjusting couplings and making the scenery a little more presentable so hopefully it should be in a reasonable state, although unfinished – we won’t open that can of worms!!! 🙂

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[Nigel BurbidgeParticipant]

Good luck Alan and I look forward to seeing it!

[Stephen GranthamParticipant]

Did you get it finished? 😊

steve

[Stephen Grantham]

On Stephen Grantham said

Did you get it finished? 😊

steve

Certainly enough for me to consider it good enough to show, it then went on to another show in May of that year.  I learnt from the Basingstoke show it needed a little something so the running line had a shuttle unit fitted, which keeps something running even when shunting stopped while I was chatting or drinking tea.  As a result I felt far more satisfied showing at the show in May.  Its had no further invites since and sits in the garage of brackets above Cliddesden acting as a test track fro stock etc.

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