Monday, November 21, 2011

Warley 2011 roundup

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Cake: Excellent. Chocolate muffin with white choccy bits and gooey choc in the middle. Offered as the second course at lunch. You could have...
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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Weathered Teak

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Not being familiar with real LNER teak coaches, I was interested to get a proper look at some during my trip on the Severn Valley Railway....
Saturday, November 19, 2011

To cover the layout or not ?

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Flockburgh is situated quite near a huge NEC door this year at Warley. Worried that muck, dust and rain might blow in and damage things, we ...
Friday, November 18, 2011

Nearly Warley

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Yes, this another post about the Warley Model Railway Exhibition taking place at the NEC this weekend. I know you've read the same sort ...
Thursday, November 17, 2011

Jinxed cardboard

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What you see before you is my first attempt at the Flockburgh chimney. You'll probably notice that it looks bit too tapered. I thought s...
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Thunder Tiger people

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Paul asks:  Great website.......I am new to the model boat world and I have acquired a good example of the Thunder Tiger Catherine which I ...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Handyman Hall and oil tanker in Hornby Magazine

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December already for the magazine world and issue 54 of Hornby Magazine sees me building a Peco Wonderful tank wagon. It's an old kit bu...
Monday, November 14, 2011

The Warley job list

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A few weeks ago at Taunton, I started a list. A bit like the one that German starts in the Dad's Army film but without Pike's name o...
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Sunday, November 13, 2011

International Model Boat Show 2011

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As the winter arrives, it's time for the model boat show. Just as we are all thinking "It's a bit cold so I'll give a trip ...
Saturday, November 12, 2011

Station and Railcar in Hornby Magazine Yearbook

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Christmas time is here again and that means the arrival of Hornby Magazines yearbook. This year the publication differs in having a centra...
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Friday, November 11, 2011

A tiny little book

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Preparing Pigeon Pie for it's appearance at the International Model Boat show this weekend, I realised that whilst I'd painted a re...
Thursday, November 10, 2011

ex-LNER Class C15 locomotive

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Finally, after rather longer than it should have taken, the C15 locomotive is finished and has been passed on to its new owner. After fina...
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Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Coaling up

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At the back of a tank loco is space for coal. On the C15, it's a gaping hole that could swallow a couple of full-sized lumps of the stuf...
Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Electric pony

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Will 4 wheels on a model locomotive provide enough pickups ? I don't think so and with another 6 to choose from on the C15, I ought to b...
Monday, November 07, 2011

Inside the cab

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Cab interiors on preserved engines are lovely shiny places. Because the footplate crew are volunteers, a bit of elbow grease and Brasso isn...
Sunday, November 06, 2011

Caledonian 828

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Last week I went on my first railtour. It was a bit of an accident as I'd been asked along to chat to someone who wanted a loco built....
Saturday, November 05, 2011

Book Review: Weathering Locomotives by Tim Shackleton

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The latest in the "Aspects of Modelling" series from Ian Allan publishing is the well publicised  Weathering Locomotives by ex-MRJ...
Friday, November 04, 2011

Fantastic Mr Fox

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Sometimes I am to forward planning, what Archimedes was to ventriloquism. That's why a few days ago I was looking through my folder of t...
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Thursday, November 03, 2011

Westinghouse pumps

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Attached to the C15 smokebox side is a Westinghouse pump, a common feature amoungst Highland engines. The kit makes provides a couple of w...
Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Pipes and wire

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Back at the C15 locomotive, I've been fitting the pipework that runs along the side of the boiler. There's quite a lot of it and wor...