Sunday, September 30, 2012

Halfords are getting on my nerves

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Now we have been forced to watch digital television, for many men, this means seeing quite a lot of Channel 12 - Dave . It's not a...
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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Model Railway Show Programme - 1987

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Digging through a folder of old paperwork and stuff last night, I found this gem. A programme from the St Paul's Church Birmingham St...
Friday, September 28, 2012

How not to buy a Beetle

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eBay is bad sometimes. I love the Volkswagen Beetle. I've even got one in the garage awaiting restoration. I also love making things. So...
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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Scratchbuilding a lifeboat box

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Some model boat fittings can be bought and some are best scratchbuilt. Some probably would be bought but if you forget when placing an order...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Book Review: The Wonder Book of Trains by Paul Atterbury

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Christmas is coming and the presents are arriving in the shops. Paul Atterbury has produced many books that the railway enthusiast might...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

How do you make vents ?

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No, not ranting, air vent on the Pilot Boat. I suppose these are pretty easy in modelling terms - you buy something suitable, drill a hole...
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Monday, September 24, 2012

Ballasting garden railway track

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Winter is approaching and so it's time to do a little work on the garden railway to ensure it survives the poor weather - at least in...
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Sunday, September 23, 2012

A little bit more on 3D printing

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This week, 3D printing popped onto my radar again. First up we have Sad little Keanu Reeves. From the website, it looks like he is a p...
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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Pilot boat mast

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Time to crack a job that I've been putting off for a while - the mast sticking out of the Pilot Boat roof. As far as the kit instructi...
Friday, September 21, 2012

Noch and Prieser stocking fillers

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To finish the week, I have a few little bits from Noch and Prieser. Starting with the biggest box, some laser-cut strawberries for the s...
Thursday, September 20, 2012

Revell Volkswagen T3 Camper

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OK, so the original idea was that I would buy some model railways, but once I started digging, another possibility opened up - a model Vee...
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Faller River Cargo Boat

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  In the United Kingdom, most people tend to think of river transport in terms of narrow boats. Abroad, large barges still ply their tr...
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Faller Children's Merry-Go_round

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OK, it's big kid time now. I know I'm not alone in looking at the various continental manufacturers range of working accessories...
Monday, September 17, 2012

Hornby R590 Station Halt

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My review of the products sourced through Idealo starts with a dream project. Hornby's station halt building has long been a favouri...
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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Introducing the Idealo projects

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I've been plugging away with this blog for 6 years and all of a sudden have been offered some free stuff. A gentleman called Tommy Ge...
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Saturday, September 15, 2012

Adding slop adjustability

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Setting up the drive train in a model boat is one of the most important steps during construction. The motor shaft and propshaft should be i...
Friday, September 14, 2012

Silver Link

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On the workbench lands a box branded Wren but with "Trix A4" scrawled on the top in thick pen. Opening it up, I find a rather ni...
Thursday, September 13, 2012

Dapol coach in Hornby Magazine

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"Blimey. That's a bright yellow cover !" is the first thing you'll probably say when you see the October issue of Hornby...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Book Review: GWR Signal Box Cats, Liveries and Allocations by F.E.Line

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Just when you thought you'd read everything ever written on railways, here comes a book providing full details of the prototypes cats...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

International N Gauge Show 2012

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Well, it's just around the corner from my home and I wanted to go and see Dave at Dapol so why not spend Sunday morning looking at tiny ...