Garden Railway Update...

Hi all! Today I was outside in the garden from mid-afternoon until the evening, making further adjustments to the building illuminations. Mixing experiences with fiddly copper wiring in the finger-numbing cold outside and the warmth of the well-heated shed seemed to work well but, there was still a good chill in the damp & drizzly air. The image above shows two of the buildings illuminated in the evening light, proving both that they work and, for another thing, that they are very powerful & bright! Today saw us getting a total of 10 buildings operating together on a system that has costs us around £1 per building to implement. Good value in my opinion! The 10 buildings we got working together produced a very nice effect and this particular 10 will provide the illuminations for our private Christmas Night Run on December 16th. As well as the buildings, our turntable will be out, operating and illuminated and so will our electronic colour-light signal which adds a further glint of light. We will also be lighting candles and lanterns as well as, naturally, our ex-BR Tail Lamp. The evening will be completed with festive music and many festive refreshments! Following the night run the garden railway, as far as private viewing days are concerned, is then closed until May 2010. (But we will of course be maintaining and running it as we normally would...weather permitting!). More posts coming soon! Night All...