Sunday, December 31, 2006

Little boxes

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High Level Gearbox Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . If you are going to put the effort into building a kit there is no point in...
Thursday, December 28, 2006

Death to Railway Modellers

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RM Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . I know it’s a bit early for new years resolutions but never mind. One thing I plan to do is...
Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Armstrong Chassis

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Armstrong Chassis Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . I think this is what the chassis should look like. It seems to fit the body...
Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Boiler battles

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Armstrong body Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . If there is one thing worse than flash in a white metal locomotive kit, it is ...
Monday, December 25, 2006

Merry Crimbo

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Shiny Sinks Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . It’s always nice to get a surprise present at Christmas. In my stoking I received ...
Saturday, December 23, 2006

Flash - aaarhh !

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flashy Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . You don’t get kits like this any more. Proper kits where you have to carve the bits out...
Friday, December 22, 2006

Sponges

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sponges Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . On the right, you see the sponge from my soldering iron stand. On the left, a replacem...
Thursday, December 21, 2006

Fame again

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Jan 2007 Model Boats Magazine Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . January Model Boats magazine – An article about the building of ...
Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Fun and games with rails

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Coal Rails Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . The coal rails have given me grief and loads of it. First attempt – Use the supplie...
Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Start at the back

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Armstrong tender Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . A tender locomotive consists of two separate kits. The kettle and the water ...
Monday, December 18, 2006

Another one for the stockbox

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Samuel Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . The Neilson mineral engine is finished. Possibly the longest gestation period for any m...
Sunday, December 17, 2006

Chassis done

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Chassis done Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Chassis always need special weathering, The mechanical bits either need to be kep...
Friday, December 15, 2006

Putting the brakes on

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Neilson brakes Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . The mineral engine kit has, as is usual from High Level Model, superb brake gea...
Wednesday, December 13, 2006

McDonalds, the model makers friend part 2

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McCups Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Yet again I find myself in a McDonalds, and yet again I manage to pick up some modellin...
Sunday, December 10, 2006

Why don't kits come complete ?

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Wheels Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . This is a small selection of the parts needed to finish the GWR Armstrong locomotive ki...
Friday, December 08, 2006

Lines

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linedloco Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Brian very kindly lent me a Bob Moore lining pen some time ago. I’ve tried painting ...
Wednesday, December 06, 2006

A Bit dead

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Burnt Bit Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . If you leave your soldering iron on for over 24 hours this is what happens to the bi...
Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Manx Chassis

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iomchassis Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . OK, so this is a bit late as I got this far on Friday but I thought I might as well...
Sunday, December 03, 2006

(Not) Planning ahead

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Armstrong Kit Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Yesterday I was walking around the largest model railway exhibition in the count...

A problem solved

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brake wire Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . I think it makes sense to finish the chassis for my model Isle of Man Peacock befor...