Tuesday, July 31, 2012

The road vehicles of Melbridge Dock - AEC Monarch

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When I was building the Dock, most vehicle kits were whitemetal and rather cost more than I really wanted to spend on the meagre salary I...
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Monday, July 30, 2012

The road vehicles of Melbridge Dock - AEC Mammouths

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Dave asks: I have always admired your layout reminds me of the Liverpool docks in some ways. Can you tell me if you have time that is, what...
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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Electric Railway Museum

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It's funny how you don't always visit attractions that are on your doorstep. I have been to Warwick Castle less than 5 times in my l...
Saturday, July 28, 2012

Leftovers

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I've been building a lot of kits recently and this has left me with the dilemma. What to do with the leftovers ? Schoolboy Phil us...
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Friday, July 27, 2012

Austin 7

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A few days ago, and Auston 7 Rally took place near where I live. Some of the owners didn't just travel over for the day, they decided...
Thursday, July 26, 2012

Busy Bodies figures

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Matt asks: In the Hornby Magazine July Garden Rail Supplement, y ou briefly mentioned the Buzibodies range of figures. I cannot find an...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Book Review: Lost Railway Journeys by Paul Atterbury

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As a railway modeller, I have to say this is a bad book. A very, very, bad book. The problem is that I already have lots of models I wo...
Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Deluxe Materials Solid Water

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If you want to do a job properly, you have to collect the right tools. Deluxe Materials have a reputation for producing quality product an...
Monday, July 23, 2012

GP Polyester Resin

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Casting around for something to fill the swimming pools on the Canberra, I thought I had a suitable clear cast resin - Tiranti's ...
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Sunday, July 22, 2012

SmallSpace Festival

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Over at the Scale Model News blog a few weeks ago, there was mention of an exhibition that sounded just up my street. The blurb promised ...
Saturday, July 21, 2012

Missing "British"

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I'm probably the last person to notice this, but has anyone looked at the "Cottages4You" TV advert and noticed that under ...
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Friday, July 20, 2012

Unusual transfers

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Or: Don't posh people play a lot of tennis ? The Canberra transfer (decal for American readers) sheet is covered with tennis courts ...
Thursday, July 19, 2012

An unexpected appearance in Wikipedia for the Y6

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If you keep loading photos onto the Interweb, it seems that people do stuff with them. Thus, I was very surprised to see on Nigel sendin...
Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Book review: Amazing & Extraordinary Facts, Trains & Railways

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Did you know that to earn enough money for a single pencil, the Midland Railway had to haul a bag of maize for ten miles ? Or that to earn...
Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Tiny little lifeboat

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As I mentioned on Sunday, the only stand to take money off met at Hornby Magazine Live was the RNLI table. My first purchase was a rather ni...
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Monday, July 16, 2012

Portholes and red oxide

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Looking at the photos of Canberra, under the waterline she is painted with the traditional red anti fouling paint. Airfix think this is topp...
Sunday, July 15, 2012

Hornby Magazine Live 2012

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This time last week I was preparing for the second day of Hornby Magazine Live in sunny(!) Hartlepool. The college venue was new, and eve...
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Saturday, July 14, 2012

30 Shades of Grey

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Full marks to Humbrol for this brilliantly funny bit of viral advertising. For those who don't get the joke, it's a play on the...
Friday, July 13, 2012

Resin bits for sale

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I mentioned yesterday that I had cast a load of retaining wall sections for the new Hornby Magazine N gauge MPD layout. The moulds for ...
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Thursday, July 12, 2012

H Class conversion in Hornby Magazine

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People are always moaning that you can't buy an industrial steam locomotive in OO gauge, so this month I've done my bit to fill th...
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