Sunday, March 02, 2014

Will it fit in the car?

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Things normal people don't do when they buy a car: Drop the seats down in the back and see if the train set will fit in. After a recen...
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Saturday, March 01, 2014

Tramcar Clearout update

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A couple of months ago, I mentioned that my Dad was clearing out his diecast tramcar collection . The plan was to drop them off with a l...
Friday, February 28, 2014

Off to Kettering

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  Today, we will be packing up Clayhanger Yard in preperation for its trip to the Gauge O Guild show at Kettering. For those who don...
Thursday, February 27, 2014

For Sale: Clayhanger Yard

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The time has come, with 2 exhibitions this month, to part with Clayhanger Yard . I need the storage space for more projects and don't ...
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Painted and weathered Bedford

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After a couple of extra scrapes of filler, I decided the Bedford was ready for paint. Trying to match the colours of my AEC lorries, the top...
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Bedford in primer

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If I told you this was a whitemetal kit, and you weren't an avid reader of this blog, you'd probably believe me. With a coat of...
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Monday, February 24, 2014

Partwork season - A4's everywhere!

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Two new partworks out in the shops this month - Great British Locomotive Collection and Build the Mallard . The first arrives every 2 wee...
Sunday, February 23, 2014

Fun, free, card kits

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We all love free stuff don't we? Well, if you have a printer and some card that can be run through it, the people at Confused.com ha...
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Saturday, February 22, 2014

A few old models of lorries

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A slight hiatus in the build of my Cooper Craft Bedford is filled with old pictures of lorries I built back in the days when diecasts wer...
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Friday, February 21, 2014

4 wheels on my Bedford

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I was determined this lorry was going to sit flat on the deck so wanted to fit the wheels as early as possible. All model vehicles can be...
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Bedford Lorry first assemblies

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Some of this work is more like sculpture than modelmaking. Take a randomly shaped plastic part and try to work out what you have to carve aw...
Thursday, February 20, 2014

Cooper Craft Bedford Lorry

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I think Cooper Craft kits are fantastic. Over the years I've built an awful lot of them. From the basic OO wagons and GWR platform trol...
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Country House

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A little taster here for a project I'm working on. The model is built from the MiniArt Country House plastic kit and very nice it is...
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

3D photos. The future?

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Over the Doncaster weekend, there was a first for one of my layouts - it was photographed by a proper 3D camera. Years ago, some kid had a g...
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Monday, February 17, 2014

Double ended embossing tool

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Something a bit specialised has been added to the toolbox recently - an Amaco T-3 double-ended embossing tool. I bet Iain Robinson is covet...
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Sunday, February 16, 2014

Steampunk Steam Train race

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Hat-tip to Scale Model News for spotting this fantastic bit of animation. Steampunk chuffers in a race that reminds me of Whacky Races...
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Saturday, February 15, 2014

Doncaster 2014

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After 4 hours of a 2 hour journey up the M1, I pitched up at Doncaster Racecourse with less than an hour to go before the place was shut up ...
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Friday, February 14, 2014

Painted dog cart

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Google quickly showed me that I could paint the dog cart nice bright colours. While there were quite a few in plain black, a couple were ...
Thursday, February 13, 2014

Dog Cart

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Detailing a model railway, as the excellent BRM Guide to building your first layout suggests, can eat your time like a fat footie fan can...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Sentinel, trees and a little hut in BRM

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  The March BRM arrives a couple of days early this month, for subscribers and those who visited the Doncaster show anyway.   My c...