Sunday, July 31, 2016

10000

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I'm pretty sure I've show John Webb's wooden model of ex-LMS 10000 before. However, sorting through a pile of magazines, I f...
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Saturday, July 30, 2016

Beatties Model Boat Catalogue 1967

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"This first model boat catalogue is a start. I hope to improve it as further additions appear.". So said SN Beattie inside the o...
Friday, July 29, 2016

Hot Air Engine

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If you fill in enough surveys for the Guardian, they give you 50 quid to spend at Amazon. In those balmy pre-Brexit days, a touch over ...
Thursday, July 28, 2016

Mannin

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Some things are worth the wait. Accurcraft's G scale model of Isle of Man No.16 "Mannin" is just such a thing.  Wh...
Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Warehouse Wednesday: Converted hangars

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Last week, I looked at the grass-covered hangars at Cosford . Not an obvious modelling choice perhaps, at least for railway geeks, but ...
Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Colron replacement

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Sean asks: I came across your Blog by pure chance I was looking for information about a replacement product for colron wood dye, for use on...
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Monday, July 25, 2016

A happy customer service story

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  Let's start the week with a happy story (SPOILER ALERT - everything works out fine).  On the back of our house is a waterproo...
Sunday, July 24, 2016

Flash - saviour of the universe!

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  2 boats for £20?  According to the label, they were returned models that had been checked and were OK. A nice couple of speedboat...
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Saturday, July 23, 2016

Large scale model aircraft - Cosford 2016

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The weather was perfect - sunny with a little breeze. Perhaps a little less of the later would have been nice as it was at the 15mph l...
Friday, July 22, 2016

Bachmann Action Depot

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Another operating accessory from the Bachmann back catalogue - this time a miniature forklift truck runs in and out of a "depot...
Thursday, July 21, 2016

7mm halt, overhead wires and a Toad in BRM

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There's more scenicing going on than normal from me in this month's BRM. First up, we have a 7mm scale diorama based around o...
Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Warehouse Wednesday: Grass top hangars

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Last week, I wondered how it would be possible to model the curved roof of a light industrial unit. This week, the curved roof would pr...
Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Building a quick and simple voltmeter

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Sometimes, knowing the voltage coming out of a circuit can be very handy. For us RC boaters, knowing which of the three identical 6V batteri...
Monday, July 18, 2016

Making pit props

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  The first lesson to learn when making 4mm scale pit props is that a wagon can hold an awful lot of them.  The second is that the ...
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Sunday, July 17, 2016

Condon Ballast Wagon

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Part of my workbench clear up revealed this little wagon. I picked it up for a quid from a box at Stafford show a few months ago. I ...
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Saturday, July 16, 2016

German pizza in NGW

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Bit of a surprise in WH Smiths yesterday - my "pizza" layout appears in the latest issue of Narrow Gauge World magazine. Quit...
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Friday, July 15, 2016

Bachmann operating gravel car

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I've always been a fan of operating accessories for railway modellers. Some will know I have a fine collection of Triang Giraff...
Thursday, July 14, 2016

Renumbering locos for Hornby Collectors Club

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  "Why won't the manufacturers make this particular locomotive?" is a constant refrain.  Trouble is, even if they rel...
Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Warehouse Wednesday: Light industrial unit

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Here's a challenge. These light industrial units in Daventry are pretty common across the country, but how would you model them?  ...
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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Choosing a soldering iron

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  Choosing a soldering iron is an interesting job. There are loads of cheap irons to appeal to beginners but the wrong tool can make th...
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