Thursday, November 27, 2014

Brass buffers bad

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One surprise inside the box'o'bits that contained my Adams Radial kit was this set of natty brass buffers. Ready made and nicely s...
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Book Review: Create Exterior Finishes by Bea Broadwood

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Much as a I love working with plasticard on model building exteriors, I look at the work of people like Iain Robinson and think perhaps I...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Replacing a moulded smokebox dart

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Right you lot, pay attention. If there is a simple improvement anyone can make to a model steam locomotive, it's replacing a moulded smo...
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Monday, November 24, 2014

Radial handrails

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There's not a whole lot of detail to add to the Radial but you can't avoid the handrails. I wish I could, they are always a fiddl...
Sunday, November 23, 2014

NRM - Australia

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While I was in Oz, one of the trips I was taken on was to their National Railway Museum in Adelaide. It's a fantastic place, not unli...
Saturday, November 22, 2014

A feast of classic cars

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Off to the NEC... No, I wasn't a week early for Warley. Sometimes I like to do something that isn't toy train related. There was a...
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Friday, November 21, 2014

Off to Warley

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Today is all about heading to a little local show a few miles away in a tin shed at the edge of Solihull. I know local shows aren't e...
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Boxing Owen's Bridge

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Transporting layouts is one of those things that most people don't think about when gawping from the public side of the barrier. On...
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Body fiddling

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Why did the previous owner of this kit stop work, put it in a box and flog the thing on a second hand stall for no money? Quite a myste...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Better wheels

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The Keyser kit dates from the 1960s and shows its age. While I can live with most of this, it's going to be a layout loco after all, one...
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Monday, November 17, 2014

Adams Radial

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It seems that the most popular prototype locomotive in the UK is currently the Adams Radial . One manufacturer ( Oxford Rail ) has alread...
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Sunday, November 16, 2014

International Model Boat Show 2014

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This years model boat show looked very much like every other years shows. Lots of model boats on display and some trade. Less trade than ...
Saturday, November 15, 2014

IPMS 2014

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Telford is a dump. I mean, who thought it a good idea when planning a "New Town"that the railway station should be a long and hi...
Friday, November 14, 2014

Captian Bluebear

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  This is a hobby and as such, should be fun. That's my excuse for this little project. Spotted on a stand at the IPMS show (more o...
Thursday, November 13, 2014

WW1 layout part 2 and an interesting building build in BRM

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In the latest (December) issue of British Railway Modelling you will find that after starting Owen's Bridge in the last issue, I finally...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Weathered store

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Time to get the store hut dirty. Since the magazine part of this project isn't about the painting, I could experiment a little with s...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

GWR Corrugated Store Shed

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For a little magazine project, I needed a resin building to work on. Nothing grand, just a simple hut. A quick call to Skytrex saw me wit...
Monday, November 10, 2014

Locomotive tail lamp

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  I've been out an about over the last few days and happily, this has generally been by train.   In a siding usually occupied b...
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Sunday, November 09, 2014

Wycrail 2014

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I love taking photos at model railway exhibitions to share with you on this blog, so it was a bit of a shock when I got to the doors at W...
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Saturday, November 08, 2014

Brasso time

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As you read this, my fantail launch Sooty, should be on display as part of the Knightcote Model Boat club stand at the International Model B...