Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Hornby R196 Bungalow

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For the last blog post of 2013, it's nice to be able to report on a completed project. The Hornby bungalow kit is finally painted a...
Monday, December 30, 2013

Afterthought parts?

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Planning is important. If you are developing a product, it pays to make sure you have all the parts before putting them in the box. I'm ...
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Sunday, December 29, 2013

New Isle of Man Railway diesel

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Picture from IOM Today  It's probably a good job that I love ugly things , because the newest arrival on the Isle of Man Steam R...
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Saturday, December 28, 2013

Lego railway genius

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Since it's still the season from some less than serious modelling, I feel I ought to point you towards the Lego genius that is Carl G...
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Friday, December 27, 2013

Paint the walls with brown and grey

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Back at the bungalow, wall painting has taken place. There are tow surfaces to consider. The white render was simple - a coat of Humbrol ...
Thursday, December 26, 2013

How to make a 4mm scale snowman

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Yesterday, my bloggy Christmas card featured a 4mm scale snowman. When I thought of the idea, it all seemed so simple. It wasn't. ...
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Merry Christmas!

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Seasons greetings to you all. Thank you for taking time to read all my ramblings. Now, go and have another mince pie - you know you want ...
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Walls up, ready for Santa

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Old plastic is hard. Really hard. I had to resort to wire cutters to snip the parts away from the sprue before cleaning up the residue wi...
Monday, December 23, 2013

Building my dream home

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It's a festive week so I'm going to enjoy a project I've dreamed about for many, many, years. Hornby's R196 bungalow kit d...
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Sunday, December 22, 2013

Why do I love ugly things?

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On Monday, Hornby announced their new range of models. Which one do I want? The Crosti 9F . Easily the ugliest locomotive in the range. ...
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Saturday, December 21, 2013

In front of the camera again.

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Deep joy. It seems that I don't just write about layouts but apparently I'm to appear on an iPad near you soon. Sign up for BRM L...
Friday, December 20, 2013

Festive trains in Selfridges

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Christmas is nearly upon us and the big store windows are full of displays. Not all are mannequins with shiny clothes that don't fit ...
Thursday, December 19, 2013

P-51 Mustang Egg Plane

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    A little catch-up time allowed me to finish painting the pilot figure for my egg plane. Being a reasonable "scale" there...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Interesting and modelable workboats

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On my trip to London, I ignored the proper tourist locations for a stroll around Docklands. As I wandered, I snapped some interesting wor...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

4D Models, London

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4d Models is one of those whops that I have been aware of for years without ever having visited or bought anything from. In my defence,...
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Monday, December 16, 2013

Horray for Humbrol!

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A surprise package arrived in the post on Friday. 6 pots of Humbrol 173. Track Colour The most useful paint in the railway modellers to...
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Sunday, December 15, 2013

RTR layout nightmare

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Spotted at Warley this year, I think this might be my nightmare. An almost ready to run layout. Just add track and throw some buildings a...
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Saturday, December 14, 2013

A small, but important addition to my APT collection

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eBay is a wonderful thing. You discover objects that you didn't know existed, and then develop a desire to own those same objects. Mon...
Friday, December 13, 2013

Ipswitch docks grounded van body

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Dating from 8th September 2001, this grounded van body lived in Ipswich docks long after the railway system has disappeared. I wasn't...
Thursday, December 12, 2013

Ice, snow, a telephone mast and a new layout in BRM

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I love a challenge. Preferably the sort that involves eating several delicious cakes and deciding which one I prefer. Or drinking a nice mug...
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