Saturday, January 31, 2009

Holey bottom

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Holey bottom Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Locomotives built from etched kits are normally too light for reliable layout operation. W...
Friday, January 30, 2009

Squeezing the brakes in

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Brake close up Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Oh the joys of a reduced size etched kit. I'm sure that the brake shoes and hangers ...

Railway Magazine 1893

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Railway Magazine 1893 Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . At the model railway club last night I was perusing an old copy of Railway Magazi...
Thursday, January 29, 2009

Coal rails

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Coal rails Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Lots of head scratching here. I know where the coal rails on the locomotive but how I was to...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Resistance isn't futile

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Tank top Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Now I'm onto the detailing stretch on the dock tank I've broken out my resistance sold...

Brede back end

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Brede back end Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Tradition rules at the back end of the Brede lifeboat hull. Although the keel incorporat...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Spraying article in Model Boats

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March Model Boats Magazine Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Sometime last year, or possibly even earlier, I gave a talk about spray pain...

Roof resolved

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Roof resolved Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Off the roof came and this time the cab back was removed too. The roof wrapper was still ...
Monday, January 26, 2009

Cab roof

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Assembled roof Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Re-scaling etched railway kits opens up many possibilities. With a few button pushes on ...
Sunday, January 25, 2009

L&WMRS Open Day 2009

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Cakes Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Leamington & Warwick Model Railway Society tradition has it that our exhibition is followed b...
Saturday, January 24, 2009

Clamps

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Line of clamps Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Modelling Rule No. 723: You can never have enough clamps. On the Brede there are 19 spr...
Friday, January 23, 2009

Firebox fun

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Whitemetal firebox Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . The dock tank locomotive firebox is giving me trouble. My intention was to use the c...
Thursday, January 22, 2009

Underground Ernie chassis

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Underground Ernie tube train inards Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . It seems that the Underground Ernie series of the trains based on t...
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

First skin

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First skin Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . My Brede lifeboat has been neglected over the last couple of weeks as model railways have ta...

Point motors

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Pushbutton Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Seeing Melbridge Dock at Leamington show prompted Dave to ask: Question 1: Why do Melbridges...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Testing the Dock Tank

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Dock Tank test Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . There is a difference between running a model on a rolling road and giving it a spin on ...
Monday, January 19, 2009

LWMRS Show 2009 - Day 2

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BBC filming Melbridge Dock Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . or BBC Camera Man Smashes Buffer Stop SHOCKA !!! A two day model railway sho...
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Sunday, January 18, 2009

LWMRS Show 2009 - Day 1

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In a word: Busy. In two words: Very Busy. In more detail: The day started oddly as when we arrived and unloaded the layout it became obvious...
Saturday, January 17, 2009

Leamington Show 2009

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Well, it's there. All we need is some visitors. The venue is huge and once the layouts and traders started to arrive, looked amazing. Mu...
Friday, January 16, 2009

Badge making

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Badge making Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . This model railway stuff isn't just about building trains or having fun. Sometimes the...