Thursday, August 07, 2014

Gimme some skin man!

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    Skin tone time. While I normally stick with enamels, I've been experimenting with Lifecolor acrylics recently for some projec...
Wednesday, August 06, 2014

Book Review: The Hellingly Hospital Railway by Peter A Harding

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If you know my model making output, you'll be surprised to see this book being reviewed on the blog - after all, it's the one that...
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Tuesday, August 05, 2014

Welder assembly

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With two sets of parts to work with, I decided to have a go at assembling the grey, flash encased example first. I'm working on the basi...
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Monday, August 04, 2014

A little welder

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Oh dear. I've seen figure painting on many a model display stand and if I'm honest, the sort of bloke who spends his time painting n...
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Sunday, August 03, 2014

Ugly diesels on the Isle of Man

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I love an ugly railway locomotive, but have to admit that when looking at No.18 Ailsa on the Isle of Man Steam Railway, someone is taking...
Saturday, August 02, 2014

Modular modeling meet

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We are all accustomed to traditional model railway societies that meet up in their clubrooms on a regular basis to drink tea and occasion...
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Friday, August 01, 2014

Overhanging load

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  The last picture pinched from "Your Personal Safety for Cartage and Handling Staff" on the blog. This one illustrates anoth...
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Thursday, July 31, 2014

What colour is a paving slab?

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I spend quite a lot of my time looking at things and wondering what colour they are. Some are obvious, like locomotives. Some can be bodge...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Book Review: British Rail 1948-83 A Journey by Design by Brian Haresnape

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Let's start with the cover - an arresting design that grabbed my eye as I walked by a second hand book stall. The cover is based on a ...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Honda T360

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Job done. A cute little vehicle. The colour suits it very well. Lesson learned - much better dust protection is required. I thought I...
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Monday, July 28, 2014

T360 chassis and interior

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Neat bit of design inside the T360. Vehicle interiors can be a bit of a nightmare for plastic kit makes. Ideally you want to attach them ...
Sunday, July 27, 2014

Poppies in the four foot

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Following on from yesterdays post showing a Class 31 at Leamington, here's a rather less agreeable part of the modern railway scene. ...
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Saturday, July 26, 2014

31 601 goes to Leamington

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Waiting for my train to Birmingham on Thursday, I was more than little surprised to see a Class 31 diesel run light engine through the mi...
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Friday, July 25, 2014

Trailer movement

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  Another piece of advice from British Railways in 1961. If you have the proper appliance, you can move Scammell Mechanical Horse trail...
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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Klear and transfers

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Time for a bit of an experiment. The paint on the T360 is matt and transfers prefer to sit on gloss - if microscopic air bubbles are trapped...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

T360 painting

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Nice neat paint jobs start with restraint. Don't stick all the bits together than then try to paint them, splash the colour while they a...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

1963 Honda T360 pickup

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It's a busy time on the workbench at the moment with loads of exciting magazine'y stuff to do and quite a lot of Interewebby an...
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Monday, July 21, 2014

Danger, Phil Parker, Danger!

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So there I am, merrily varnishing a new baseboard. A cup of tea is presented to me - excellent news. The tea is placed on the worktop. ...
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Sunday, July 20, 2014

SmallSpace Sci-Fi and a milestone

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Yes - Since 31st December 2005, I've been posting about modelmaking, toy trains, radio controlled boats, old cars and other prac...
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Saturday, July 19, 2014

Tysely open day

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It's years since I visited Tyseley loco works . Back when I was in short trousers and it was all fields around here, the fledgling rail...