Showing posts with label 009. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 009. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Narrow gauge coaches

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Rummaging around for some 009 stock to pose on a project, I found a pair of coaches bought at the 009 Society 50th Anniversary show.  The sh...
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Centre Models Leek & Manifold Coach kit

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  Ever since I built a Centre Models Avonside in a weeked at a show for a hastily-arranged demo, I've been fascinated by the firm, and t...
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Friday, September 16, 2022

Cardboard loco kit

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  Spotted at The International N Gauge Show last weekend, the Kato STEAM Starter Kit Narrow Gauge Diesel Locomotive 'Billy'.   It...
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Ulfstead Road of Mid-Sodor in NGW

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A couple of months ago, I mentioned that my photos of Rev W Awdry's layout "Ffarquar Junction" were appearing in BRM . Well, ...
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Monday, November 08, 2021

Save the boating pool!

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  Storage has not been kind to the boating pool on the Handyman Hall Railway. The varnish had developed long white streaks. In a river, I co...
Thursday, October 03, 2019

Lundgreen Wood in NGW

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Building the Billy Bookcase layouts for BRM has been fun, but as nearly every picture needs to be a construction shot, there's not mu...
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Tuesday, October 01, 2019

009 flatbed wagons

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Fed up with putting a couple of ancient Colin Ashby 009 5 foot wheelbase flat wagon kits back onto the shelf they kept falling off, I de...
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Thursday, August 08, 2019

Yeo and First in NGW

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Something for the 009 fans in (unsurprisingly) Narrow Gauge World this month - my review of Hejan's L&B loco. One of the second p...
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Thursday, July 04, 2019

Loco crew for a Bachmann Baldwin

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Chris Ford recently exploded on to Facebook with a complaint that he was struggling to find suitable figures for his 009 Bachmann Baldwin ...
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Minitrains Marvel

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Take a bow, Minitrains Plymouth Diesel.  Two days solid running - well over 14 hours - without a murmur.  OK, I did give it a d...
Monday, March 11, 2019

The return of the Handyman Hall Railway

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For the Leamington Show, I dug The Handyman Hall railway out of storage. Despite not having seen the light of day for at least 5 years, ...
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Friday, September 07, 2018

009 railcar

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Another slightly random purchase - an Egger Bahn 009 railcar. In my defence, I'd just won 25 quid on a Premium Bond and the sudden ru...
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Thursday, July 26, 2018

Someone DOES read what I write!

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At Tracks to the Tranches last weekend, I found what might be the most exciting layout I'll see this year. It's certainly the most...
Thursday, July 05, 2018

Ben in 009

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I'm not much of a loco buyer, prefering to build them myself. Normally, I'll have a crack at anything, but there was one kit I l...
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Monday, January 23, 2017

Rusty water tank wagon

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  A cruel enlargement but at least you can see the finished water tank wagon in all its "glory".  Weathering was kept simpl...
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Friday, January 20, 2017

Superglue and paint

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  Once the wagon has been cleaned up, it was time for superglue. I know "real" modellers only use solder but I'm pragmati...
Thursday, January 19, 2017

Soldering done

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  Dinky little wagon this one. 24mm long and weighing next to nothing.  Soldering wasn't painful. All the joints were made insi...
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

The first job is riveting

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Most of the building of this kit took place while I watched Sherlock on TV. Watched is a bit strong perhaps as I'm rubbish at actuall...
Monday, January 16, 2017

A Knightswork?

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Looking for a quick and easy project to kick off the modelling year, I dug out something bought at ExpoNG a few months ago. Described b...
Sunday, November 06, 2016

Leo and Bantam in print

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  I need some loco power for the forthcoming Warley exhibition at which I'll be showing Owen's Bridge. The only reasonably bomb...
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