Sunday, October 31, 2010

You do what ?

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I find this video fascinating. Here we have Rod Stewart, pop star, collector of lithe blonde women and occasional "hell raiser"...
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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Large scale model aircraft show

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Back in July I took a trip to Cosford to see some large scale model aircraft flying . The season is over now and instead the owners are hard...
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Friday, October 29, 2010

Static flyers

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Spotted at Peterborough - this static Spitfire on an otherwise superb layout. I don't know what it is about static aircraft but they r...
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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Whitemetal crank

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As a test model the Class 14 doesn't benefit from all the parts being finalised. Some are simply test shots that will do to prove the mo...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010

On approach to Birmingham New Street

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On my way to Brum, the train paused and I snapped this interesting scene through the window. For an unprepossessing scene, there's qui...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Modelzone, Birmingham

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Hooray, the second city of Great Britain now has a proper model shop in its centre ! For many years the only place you stood any chance of...
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Monday, October 25, 2010

Zap !

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Terry asks: Maybe you could throw some light on this. I have been trying to convert my Bachmann class 04 diesel to DCC. I found instructio...
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Sunday, October 24, 2010

Old fashioned exhibitions

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The Model Engineering shows are quaint. As an example, the photos shows a little A5 certificate I received to show that a model I had built ...
Saturday, October 23, 2010

Empty modelling board

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Empty modelling board Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker Sorry about this, two weeks of the "opportunity" to work late has left al...
Friday, October 22, 2010

Broken track

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How this happened I don't know. One minute the station end of the crossover was fine, the next the entire switch blade was lying on its ...
Thursday, October 21, 2010

Home comforts and helpful advice.

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The floor in the Peterborough exhibition hall was hard. Very hard. Hard enough that by the end of a day standing up playing trains our f...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010

National Festival of Railway Modelling 2010

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If there is one thing I like to find at a model railway show, it's this: Quality chocolate cake. Never mind interesting layouts or var...
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

How to sell a programme

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On the way in to the Model Engineer show I was accosted and flogged a programme for the event. Why did I buy it ? Simple - Every single ex...
Monday, October 18, 2010

Model Engineering Exhibition 2010

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Only time for a quick visit to the model engineering show this year - I had to head off to a toy train show in the afternoon. Arriving at th...
Sunday, October 17, 2010

How high should a model railway be ?

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This is a question that regularly rears its head in the model railway press. Usually it's brought up by someone whining that children ca...
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Saturday, October 16, 2010

Lighting Loco and other lamps

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From the Constructional Suggestions page of the April 1935 Model Railway Constructor Luminous paint, though rather expensive to purchase, ...
Friday, October 15, 2010

Flockburgh at Peterborough this weekend

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Traffic permitting, Flockburgh will be appearing at the National Festival of Railway Modelling at Peterborough. More details on the exhib...
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Not a clonk

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There's not much to say about this photo - you can probably work out why the chassis won't work.   However I post the photos for a...
Thursday, October 14, 2010

Sideplay reduction

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The C15 locomotive is supposed to go around some sharpish curves but with a short driven wheelbase I've decided that as little side-to-s...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Now that's an idea for a fascia

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Mooching around the always interesting Great Central Railwayana auction I spotted this cracking sign. Were there not a person in front of i...