Friday, August 11, 2017

Detail and prime

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Just a few little details to add now, mainly door hinges made from lengths of micro-rod fitted with superglue. The gap-filling properties...
Thursday, August 10, 2017

Footstep restoration

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"It appears you've lost one of the footstep mounts." said Anonymous when I started this project, and he/she was right. Sor...
Wednesday, August 09, 2017

Warehouse Wednesday: Presco Buildings hut

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This is one of those buildings that ought to be available from the model railway trade, but as far as I am aware, isn't. Little f...
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Tuesday, August 08, 2017

Book review: P50 Peel engineering's extrordinary legacy by Barry Edwards

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Publisher: Lily Publications ISBN: 9-781907-945762 Size: 210 X 210 Softback Price: £16 At first glace, you'd think this book w...
Monday, August 07, 2017

Holly green

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Locomotive livery can be a very emotive subject. On the Isle of Man, most people think of the engines running in India Red, a sort of baux...
Sunday, August 06, 2017

A week on the Isle of Man

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This time last week, I was enjoying the last full day of my holiday on the Isle of Man. You won't be surprised to know that I took a l...
Saturday, August 05, 2017

Saturday Film club: Isle of Man steam

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Shot from the signal box at Douglas station a week ago, the film shows CH Wood and Kissack departing the scene. You don't normally g...
Friday, August 04, 2017

Trackshack - Peel

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While over on the Isle of Man, I took the chance to go and visit Trackshack, located on the Ramsey Road on the edge of Peel. For most U...
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Thursday, August 03, 2017

Dioramas in NGW

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Spotted in the August 2017 issue of Narrow Gauge World magazine is a short piece about the joys of micro layouts and diorama by editor An...
Wednesday, August 02, 2017

Warehouse Wednesday: Welshpool canal warehouse

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Recovering some old photos the other day, I found this one taken at Welshpool back in 2010.  Home to the Powysland Museum , the buil...
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Tuesday, August 01, 2017

Honking great big headlamp

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The railbus roof should sport a great big headlight. If you are building the kit as intended, this is obtained from the Bachmann body. Sa...
Monday, July 31, 2017

Check your goo

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Before starting work on this kit, what I really should have done is worked out how the parts so far assembled had been fixed together. Lo...
Sunday, July 30, 2017

Blue DMU

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I don't normally share magazine stuff too far in advance, but here's a little scene from a forthcoming project. Like many people...
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Saturday, July 29, 2017

Saturday film club: A ride on the Groudle Glen Railway

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All being well, as you read this, I am on the Isle of Man enjoying the enthusiasts events and (probably) dodging the rain.  With tha...
Friday, July 28, 2017

When does an old car become a classic?

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  This is my 1.6 GLX 5d (AC)Peugeot 206 when I bought it back in 2008. Now 19 years old and looking just as good as it did back (I'...
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Thursday, July 27, 2017

Monorail toy

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Pete sent me the above photo last week:  Knowing you liking for monorails (amongst the myriad of other things) I finally dug out one ...
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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Warehouse Wednesday: Newsons on the quay

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Greetings from the Isle of Man! This week we have something I believe was really a warehouse, right on Douglas quayside. In ...
Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Ladder

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The railbus roof has a luggage rack at the back, so we need some way of getting up there. Provision is made for a ladder in the kit but...
Monday, July 24, 2017

Grab rails and door handles

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More railbus progress - grab handrails to help miniature people climb up the front steps and door handles so they can get inside. The shar...
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Sunday, July 23, 2017

3D bus scan party!

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Bus enthusiasts are weird. I mean, why would you fly all the way from Canada to scan a Birmingham bus? And then why would you decide...
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