21 April 2014

Hi everyone

Everything is in and working at Brookmere.  Don’t wait for Wednesday night.  Drop in.

Arnold was generous enough with his time and material to add lights to the water tank and the coaling tower AND gift us with a fine little sand facility. That was added to the scene rather than the small shed we got from the estate.  Looking good.  Overhead lighting also installed.  Also of note, John Green brought in about 100 little people who used to populate his NAR.  These folks are happily enjoying the sunshine in Summerland – if they’re not working away at the servicing facility in Brookmere.  Thanks John.

As soon as Don finishes supporting the new glass I’ll touch up the backdrop and call it an END to rebuilding scenery.  At least until the fall.

The Tulameen Sawmill.  She looks kind’a beat up now but it will soon be looking real good.

The beehive burner at Tulameen is powered by random flashing orange, white and red LEDs.  On demand, there is a goodly amount of smoke belching forth for about two minutes courtesy a GP9 smoke unit from USAT.

None of this would have been possible without the generous donation of a family leaving their big house and retiring to a retirement resort.  Comes to us all I guess.

An overview of Tulameen Sawmill.  Top left is the bosses house, below that, the company store and the sawdust burner.  At the center top is the big warehouse and the shipping and receiving shed.    Raw logs in at the top.  Finished lumber out at the bottom.  Mostly railway ties.

Stuff for this week….

Fixing the thunder and lightning cct and moving the Max’s new collection box to display the timing cct.  That will be a real success with our fans.

Members reminder:  We need a bunch of ‘courthouse square’ type of buildings so we can rebuild and expand the down town scenery at Nelson.  If you find any at sale, or in your garage, please donate.  We’ll name them after you.  Ritmans Hardware??