Sunday, June 08, 2014

Bantam Tug - Prototype Pics

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A few weeks ago, my plan for the day involved meeting some friends for a drink in London. Checking train times I realised that I could get t...
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Saturday, June 07, 2014

DEMU 2014

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The Diesel & Electric Modellers United show is a new one for me. I've been to the venue (Town Hall, Burton on Trent) before but not...
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Friday, June 06, 2014

D-Day Shunter

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Today is the 70th Anniversary of D-Day, the battle that began the end of World War 2. When the Allies invaded, they didn't just tak...
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Thursday, June 05, 2014

Swann Morton Retractable handle

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My favorite model making knife has long been the Swann Morton scalpel. It sits well in the hand and is easily controllable. There is a wi...
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Wednesday, June 04, 2014

Rail Nation

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I'm not what you'd call a computer games fan. I think I fall in the category "Casual Gamer". Angry Birds was fun until I...
Tuesday, June 03, 2014

Video Phil in BRM Live

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Magazines have changes. Once upon a time I submitted an article on paper by sticking it in an envelope along with some photographs. Now ...
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Monday, June 02, 2014

Mystery items from Beatties

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A couple of additions to my collection of stuff from the defunct chain of model shops, Beatties, have me stumped. What are they? On the...
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Sunday, June 01, 2014

H&M Walkabout controller demo

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Thanks to the efforts of Dave from boat club, the controller I first mentioned a few weeks ago , is now working properly. Obviously yo...
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Saturday, May 31, 2014

Real (and model) buses at Wythall

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A sunny bank holiday - what better way to spend it than riding around on vintage buses? Wythall Transport Museum was calling so at 10:30a...
Friday, May 30, 2014

Weathering notes for Cross Country Voyagers

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Couldn't resist this - standing on the station last week, I spotted a Cross Country Voyager set opposite me. It seems that the automa...
Thursday, May 29, 2014

Tiny 206

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Sticking with yesterdays diecast theme, at the same time I bought the G&G bus, there was another model I have been looking for a - a ...
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

My old school bus

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Not literally of course. I was hard and walked to school every morning and back again at the end of the day. Not like kids nowadays being...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

File cleaning - Part 2

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Yesterdays efforts at cleaning my files didn't entirely please me so I thought while I was at, I'd have a go with a product I boug...
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Monday, May 26, 2014

File cleaning - Part 1

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Clogged files are a perennial problem on my workbench. It's mostly my own fault as I don't really treat them with the respect they...
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Sunday, May 25, 2014

Wooden BiPlane Automata

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My Dad is a big fan of Timberkits wooden automata kits  and has built most of the range, or at least has received them as presents ...
Saturday, May 24, 2014

Lutterworth 2014

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An nice day, a local(ish) show and a couple of house to kill in the afternoon saw us at Lutterworth exhibition. After a trip along the M6 (t...
Friday, May 23, 2014

Electric glue

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Can you make electrical joints without soldering? According to the Internet, you can. All you need is some "Wire Glue". I sp...
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Thursday, May 22, 2014

First time on real water

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Thursday morning is boat sailing time. Well, when my work allows and the sun is shining. I charged the Bantam battery up for several ho...
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Who were Model Railway Enterprises?

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Rooting through a box of "stuff" at an exhibition last weekend, I picked up this interesting packet. The contents are a pair of ...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Maritime adventures with plasticard

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I thought this would be easy. The top of the Bantam tugboat looked oh so square and simple. Industrial design where all corners are cut t...