Phil's Workbench

A daily updated blog typed by someone with painty hands, oil under his fingernails and the smell of solder in his nostrils who likes making all sort of models and miniatures. And fixing things.

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Thursday, August 27, 2026

Finished slate wagon

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Job done. I was aiming for a faded look for this wagon, so dug out a Lifecolor Weathered Wood pack of paints to give them a go. I tend to f...

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Thursday, August 20, 2026

Buffer dilema

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As supplied, the kit comes with a split pin, a bit of wire and a plastic hook. This will produce a realistic Ffestiniog coupling, but one ...

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Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Upper body building

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The slate wagon body is simple, and ingenious. First, the sides are dropped into holes in the floor. These needed to be drilled out, altho...

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Slotting the wheels in

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I like being able to slot parts of a kit together without glue. In this case, the glass-filled nylon solebars and axleboxes can be slid into...

Monday, August 17, 2026

Binnie slate wagon

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Here it is. The kit that launched the Binnie empire . Moulded in ABS, and glass-filled nylon, a kit for the Ffestiniog 2-ton slate wagon. ...

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