Hi there,
This is a very short on content Train Orders as I am trying to include just the main items without any detailed explanations. Hope you don’t mind?
First I must advise that Calder Northern member Bill Burke has sadly passed away. Bill who lived in Cadishead was an attendee at Broadheath but only got over to Crewe a couple of times in the past. We only learnt of his death recently when Les Herriot was following up information on those members who had not renewed their membership for this next year.
Two further presentations/clinics have been arranged. The first is on Sunday June 12th when Terry Wynne will show how to install a DCC decoder into a Blue-box Athearn locomotive. This is a simple task and Terry will have a few Digitrax DH123AT decoders for sale on the day. Ideally it would be great if members who have locos they want to convert will let Terry know to reserve a decoder. The cost of each decoder is £18 and although the decoder instructions say “no soldering – clip fit” Terry will be showing an extra little task by soldering one of the wires to the side of the truck framing. Bring along your loco and see how easy it is!
The second clinic is the follow up Airbrushing demonstration clinic with CN member Paul Brickles from ABC Model sport. This will take place on Sunday 14th August from 11am. Paul will be letting anyone with a freight car of his or her own to have a go at spraying it and if time permits adding weathering. Hopefully all those who wish to have a go will be able to use the airbrush to gain some knowledge and experience of handling one. Bring your chequebook or credit card as you might want to buy an airbrush once you have used one!
Do any members have any Walthers small houses building kits they have not made up yet or if they have been built but are not needed we are interested in buying them from you at a reasonable price. Better still you might like to donate them for use on the HO DCC layout.
We are looking for some help to run trains on our layouts at the Bank Holiday weekend. The Crewe Heritage Centre has a Model & Miniature event planned and ideally would like our layouts to be working on those 3 days. Do try and come along to help. Andrew Wicks and Bob Bevan have generously been at the Centre almost every weekend to keep our trains running. A big thank you guys for your kind help.
A list of other CHC events is available if you want a copy.
For those of you who still receive “snail mail” copies of Train Orders can you please advise if you still want to receive a copy? A number of you we do not see at Crewe meetings and it is difficult to know whether the information is of use or not. Please give me a ring on 01270 567050 (before 8pm as we have a small child sleeping at home) if you do not want your Train orders as with postal costs as high as they are we don’t want to send unnecessary copies. If you have e-mail or access to someone who has e-mail then let us know the e-mail address for future mailings. At the AGM in April the issue of postal copies was discussed and it was agreed there we may have to ask for mailings costs from those who still receive copies this way.
Finally we hope to make a small presentation at our next meeting, on behalf of CN members, to Brenda Porter and Mike Wynn in appreciation of their generous and continued support over many years at our meets and events.
Terry Wynne
Chairman
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