Friday, November 30, 2012

Sealing and painting

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As well as doing it's best to be the wrong shape ( as mentioned yesterday ), wood has another sneaky trick up its trunk. Paint it w...
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Thursday, November 29, 2012

You can't have too many clamps

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Most modelmakers own a few clamps. Those cheapo plastic ones sold in pound stores and every cheap tool stall at an exhibition are popular...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Dry faster !

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Deadlines concentrate the mind but they also expose over-confident plans. In the run up to Warley my lack of progress with a small dioram...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

GGR coach body assembly

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The benefits of accurate laser-cutting are apparent when assembling the body. The seats slot into the door-free side (The GGR bogie coache...
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Monday, November 26, 2012

GGR Coach seats.

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Most of the Groudle coach is seating. This is released from the fret with a sharp knife cutting through the nibs holding the parts in pla...
Sunday, November 25, 2012

Chocolate Model Train

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  All being well, I'm having a second day inside the tin shed that is the NEC for the Warley Model Railway Exhibition, thus, a bi...
Saturday, November 24, 2012

Warley setup

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Friday afternoon and a short drive through a deep puddle saw us at the Warley show. Early arrival meant we could dump our stuff on stand E34...
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Friday, November 23, 2012

Warley preperation

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Today is about getting ready for the trip to Warley this weekend. The workbench is being packed up into the back of a car. I will be f...
Thursday, November 22, 2012

GCR coach bogies

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Construction of the Groudle coach kicks off with the bogies. These are simple enough components - just remove the parts from the sheet (I su...
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Book Review: The Long Haul by Bryan Holden

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Did you know that the last shunting horse (as in a horse used to shunt railway wagons) retired from railway service on 21st February 1967?...
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Groudle Glen Coach kit

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It pays to help people out sometimes. A couple of years ago, I made up a CD of photos taken at the Groudle Glen Railway for Peter Lane, ...
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Monday, November 19, 2012

Hornby Magazine Yearbook 2012

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The 2012 Hornby Magazine yearbook has hit the shelves. This year most of the articles revolve around the creation of a new layout - Topley...
Sunday, November 18, 2012

More Beatties Bags

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I can't beat this. Spotted on Flickr, Kelvin has 22 Beatties carrier bags phtographed for posterity. That is serious collecting a...
Saturday, November 17, 2012

Scale ModelWorld 2012

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The last time I visited an IPMS (International Plastic Modellers Society) show was 20 years ago. Then it took place at the NAC - a decent si...
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Friday, November 16, 2012

Dirty little tank engine

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Parker's rule of painting railway engines says that plain black chuffers lack character. It's only when they show a bit of dirt t...
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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Freshly painted P

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Fresh out of the paint shops, the little P Class is looking rather lovely. The contrast between a satin finished body and matt painted sm...
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Antics Coventry's new home

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Antics model shop in Coventry has moved to new premises from it's old home near Pool Meadow bus station. The now location is 1A Cit...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

P Class ready for paint

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The chassis runs under its own steam. All the bits have been glued to the body. well, apart from the cab roof which is seperate 'cos ...
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Monday, November 12, 2012

A OO chassis problem

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At the back of the P, there should be a couple of cylinders tucked under the bunker. Casting are supplied for these but I've hit a probl...
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Sunday, November 11, 2012

Model Boat Show 2012

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It's the time of year to set sail for the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre for the International Model Boat show 2012. Several thousand sq...