Monday, July 01, 2013

Gonna need some more filler

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The close-up photo is a bit cruel, but this kit is going to need a little bit of fetling to look good. There's not a lot of alignment...
Sunday, June 30, 2013

I'm a pot half-empty man...

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For small scenic work such as dioramas, I'm a big fan of ready mixed wall filler. It's reasonably clean to use as you don't ...
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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Van chassis

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Half an hours leisurly soldering and I have a Thornycroft van chassis. All the bits fit together OK. There wasn't any flash to clea...
Friday, June 28, 2013

How to solder whitemetal

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Right, before I crack on with the Thornycroft, a quick lesson on soldering whitemetal. Low-melt soldering scares the heck out of people. T...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Thornycroft lorry

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A quick project. That's what this will be. Clayhanger Yard needs road transport. Road transport suitable for a layout set between the ...
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Book Review: Best Railway Stories

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Edited by LTC Rolt, this volume contains 16 stories with a railway theme. I wouldn't get that excited about it normally. You've ...
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Background tests

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As you know, I write a lot for modelmaking magazines. Part of the work involves taking photos of projects as I build them. The background to...
Monday, June 24, 2013

Big bag of static grass required

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Chris Carrdus wrote: More a suggestion than a question. See the slideshow of abandoned places at: http://myscienceacademy.org/2013/04/14...
Sunday, June 23, 2013

Credit cards for small traders and model railway shows

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Last weekend, I bought some juggling clubs. Nothing special about this except that the transaction took place in a field at the Leamington...
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Saturday, June 22, 2013

APT

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I've always been fascinated by the Advanced Passenger Train . BRs attempt to leap into the future with a train that could tilt was all...
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Friday, June 21, 2013

Gas Turbine

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The GWR Brown Boveri gas turbine locomotive was never a glittering success but despite being unique and abandoned in 1960, the beast stil...
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Real life bark walls

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Here's an oddball building material - bark. I've never seen it used before as building decoration but this is a real shop in a ...
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Book Review: Bachmann USA Catalogue

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I'm not really supposed to have this. It's intended for US distribution, not UK. Who cares. I've got it and want to flaunt i...
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

How clumsy are modellers?

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Look at this. It's a Hornby Skaledale garden shed. Below it is the packing this tiny building arrives in. The cardboard box contains...
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Monday, June 17, 2013

Welcome to flatplan hell

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At the moment I'm working hard on Modelling British Railways Diesel Locomotives  as well as a slew of model making projects for maga...
Sunday, June 16, 2013

KMBC Open Day 2013

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Last Sunday, the sun eventually shone and 4 or 5 different model boat clubs joined together at the Knightcote waters and had a good sail....
Saturday, June 15, 2013

Industry in Hornby Magazine

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If you like your railways grimy and industrial, then my projects in the latest Hornby Magazine will be right up your street. Over at Cl...
Friday, June 14, 2013

Not Welsh Pony, but close

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I spotted on the Bron Hebog blog that the iconic Ffestiniog Railway engine, "Welsh Pony" is to be restored . This is great new...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013

Astonish floor cleaner

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I love an unusual use for run-of-the-mill products. My use of Johnson's Klear floor polish was behind the times but I managed so snag ...
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Book Review: An A-Z of Famous Express Trains by Julian Holland

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The Bon Accord The Comet The Flying Scotsman The Man of Kent The North British Torbay Express Names evocative of the lost era of tr...
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