That's what I'm doing this month in BRM, building a coal office using techniques and materials that date from the 1960s. The design is from a Skinley drawings, which the HMRS have allowed us to reproduce for readers to copy.
Why did I pick this model? Well, as you'll see on the DVD, we visited the plans room to look at some historic modelling and I was taken by this one as a project. There's a lot more to see though, and if you enjoyed our vintage issue, you'll love some of the material we uncover.
An excellent idea: it's good to show that the important ingredient in making is creativity and skill, not money.
ReplyDeleteThis perception of model making being expensive is even worse here where a wealthy enthusiast (?) can have a railway in a matter of a few computer clicks, so everyone assumes that if I have a model railway I must be seriously rich or else depriving my children of food...
I really like that, then I've always been a fan of Ahern and Iliffe Stokes
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