Breaking Eggs.
Well, they say you can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs and it appears that model railways are no exception. Following on from the experiences gained with Wheal Ponder, the plan for Abermelyn Mk 3 is becoming firmer in my mind. When my late friend Neil Blair ripped up the track and started again, I thought he was mad. However, it completely reinvigorated his modelling and the result was ‘Elsbridge’, a layout that is fun to operate and gave its builder a much greater sense of satisfaction. This week, I took the mortal remains of Abermelyn Mk 1 to the tip. My carpentry and track laying skills were such that the layout suffered frequent derailments. Stripped of useful parts, the timber has been sent to the recycling centre. Abermelyn Mk 2 received the benefits of laser cut baseboard kits and Peco set track points and ran far better. But the track design leaves a lot to be desired. It is too crowded, the layout is too long for what I want now having been intended to be put across t...
