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Point switches
This is fairly easy to bend and is OK if supported at approx. 6in intervals. For longer lengths without a suitable support (say a track ‘rib’) it can be stiffened by fitting it inside suitable tube and securing with epoxy or ACC; or strapping a length of coathanger wire to it using soft copper wire (e.g. from telephone cable) and again securing with epoxy.
15. The method of assembly for the modules is to cut and drill the front and rear ply panels and then screw and glue to them the (18 x 32) bottom rib and the (18 x 18) joining pieces for the end crosspieces. The next step is to join these front and rear panels to the end crosspieces, making sure that all is square and flat. Then the intermediate crosspieces go in after attaching them to their (18 x 18) joining pieces. The notches for the ribs need to be positioned to suit the track plan and in addition it may be desirable to modify the pattern of the holes. Both these jobs are easier to do while the crosspiece is still in the flat, i.e. before anything is attached to it.
Photo 1 (above) Access for point switches, etc.
The Ulverston Popu-
lar Vote Contest
Jim Burghall won the popular vote con- test at the Ulverston Meet with this beau- tiful model of British Columbia Railway 2-8-0 #3716. The prototype is used as re- serve for the Royal Hudson on present day BCR operations. The model is based on the Bachmann 2-8-0 with etched brass cab, oil bunker and running board valances from Athabasca Scale Models. It is finished in black and maroon. The herald on the smokebox and the large one on the tender are hand-painted. Second place in the contest was a scratchbuilt CP SD40-2 in HO by Terry Wynne. Third was a G scale permanent way shed by Geoff Meek.
Geoff Meek’s report on the Ulverston Meet ap- pears on page 14.
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John Wright