Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Letterbox layouts ?

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At Railex, there were several layouts displayed in what we call "letterbox" format. That is, the model is completely surrounded ...
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Monday, May 30, 2011

Railex 2011

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Railway modelling is supposed to be a solitary sport. The stereotypical modeller has no friends and sits on his (always his) own in a lonely...
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Sunday, May 29, 2011

No options for railway modellers

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Like many people online, I'm signed up with YouGov, the survey organisation that regularly turns up in the news. We take part in the s...
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Saturday, May 28, 2011

Rubbish racing

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See that propshaft ? The one that should have a propeller on the end of it ? Yes, that is why I had to retire from the Club 500 racing at ...
Friday, May 27, 2011

Snakes in ModelRail

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A couple of months ago, ModelRail asked for more information on the snakes that operate points on the Hellingly Hospital Railway layout. I ...
Thursday, May 26, 2011

Foxdale planning session

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Planning proper has now begun on Foxdale. When the Parker's build layouts, that means taking some point plans and scattering these ove...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011

There is NOTHING new

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A couple of years ago, I had an idea for a folding baseboard . At the time I thought I was being innovative and expected that exhibitions up...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Instant rolling stock

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If we are to plan out  Foxdale we need some rolling stock to work out siding and look lengths. Of course I haven't actually got around...
Monday, May 23, 2011

3mm Scale - Class 26 Diesel

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Since I last mentioned the Class 26 model, it's received some transfers, a coat of matt varnish and a little bit of weathering. After ...
Sunday, May 22, 2011

Humbrol 170

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When I come to power, something that can only be a matter of time, there will be some changes around here. Obviously I'll kick off with...
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Saturday, May 21, 2011

Project X

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Sometimes I see a model someone has made and it blows me away. A couple of weeks ago I went over to Bilton near Rugby for the Slim Gauge Soc...
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Friday, May 20, 2011

Warning: Deady flexitrack

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A few days ago I purchased some very nice On30 flexi-track from EDM Models . It look great with code 70 rail (you can have code 83 or 100 as...
Thursday, May 19, 2011

40452

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An old friend from the National Railway Museum came to me with a request. Could I renumber a Hornby 2P Locomotive ? The model engine in ...
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Boiler front handrails

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Three goes. Two failed attempts to form these b****y things ! Normally I bend the wire for the front handrails around a convenient pot b...
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Cab doorway beading

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With the big lumps of the C15 together, it's time to start detailing this model locomotive. For no particularly good reason, I started a...
Monday, May 16, 2011

Boiler bands, braces and loving the RSU

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Boiler bands on model locomotives - a good or a bad thing ? In real life they are impossibly thing and many prefer to represent them wit...
Sunday, May 15, 2011

Foxdale

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What you see in the photo might look like a big machine cutting a piece of plywood. What it really is, is the birth of a new model railway....
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Saturday, May 14, 2011

Long Low in Hornby Magazine

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If your copy of Hornby Mag has arrived with a thump through the letterbox then tear off the plastic bag and inside you'd find that Parke...

Normal service will soon be resumed

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Sorry about the lack of post yesterday. Blogger was badly broken and is only now getting back to normal. It's lost all posts made in the...
Friday, May 13, 2011

Body paint

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Painting of the Class 26 begins with an all-over coat of white. The grey base coat of primer takes the edge off the glaring colour a littl...