Monday, September 03, 2018

With great age, comes reading glasses

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I am getting old. This was confirmed by two things recently. First, I need reading glasses. I've noticed for a few months that small...
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Sunday, September 02, 2018

Bressingham 2018

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This year provided the perfect summer for a visit to the East Anglian Garden Railway show at Bressingham. Sunshine all day ensured that ...
Saturday, September 01, 2018

Saturday Film Club: Shunter Blacks Night Off

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There's no need to say much about this film. It's a wartime piece with a heroic story and happy ending.  Early on there is s...
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Friday, August 31, 2018

Malcolm Mills Isle of Man loco kit

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How did this happen? An Isle of Man loco kit I'd never heard of?  Found in among some second-hand goodies for sale at the Groudl...
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Thursday, August 30, 2018

Commlock complete

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Job done. With all the stickers and transfers in place, a good coating of satin varnish completes the commlock replica. The finish isn...
Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Warehouse Wednesday: Ferodo's Bridge

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Once upon a time, railway bridges adorned with advertising were quite a common sight. Nowadays, Network Rail seem happier to cover them ...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

It's MY commlock

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One important detail on any commlock is the picture on the side. This shows the owner and presumably indicated the access they have to var...
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Monday, August 27, 2018

How railway modelling changed the world - Part 2. Hackers

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Back in 2010, I explained how railway modelling gave us the World Wide Web . Now it seems, the hobby was also responsible for the concept ...
Sunday, August 26, 2018

Jurby Transport Museum

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Jurby Transport Museum has been open for several years, but my first visit was a few weeks ago. It's not the easiest place to get to...
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Saturday, August 25, 2018

Saturday Film Club: Hot Wheels "Rapid Transit"

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Regular readers know I'm a sucker for really hideous things that are sort of train shaped, so when I  found out about the Hot Wh...
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Friday, August 24, 2018

A big, red locomotive for the garden

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I do my best to resist buying things sometimes. When I saw this G scale Disney locomotive for sale on a second-hand stall, I managed to ...
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Thursday, August 23, 2018

Dangling and painting

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Painting the commlock is a bit of a challenge. There's no base to sit it on while spraying, or at least nothing that isn't supp...
Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Warehouse Wednesday: Narrow gauge shed

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Chatting to a fellow modeller the other day, I mentioned that I need a photo that sums up the scene I'm intending to model before I ...
Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Modelling summer grass

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Damian asks:  I’m just making an English seaside summer model railway, and i have a problem with grass colour. My colours assortment is l...
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Monday, August 20, 2018

Garden Rail 289

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September's Garden Rail doesn't open with a layout, we kick off with building a steam engine out of Roundhouse components. Steve ...
Sunday, August 19, 2018

Manx Aviation and military musem

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Down beside Ronaldsway airport, is the Manx Aviation and Military Museum.   Housed in a couple of large and interconnected Nissen hu...
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Saturday, August 18, 2018

Saturday film club: Behind the scenes on Space 1999

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Since I'm building a prop from Space 1999, it seemed appropriate to have a quick look to see if there was anything on YouTube coveri...
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Friday, August 17, 2018

Social history

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While my model of The Hellingly Hospital Railway might be retired from the exhibition circuit due to my lack of time to be a "prope...
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Thursday, August 16, 2018

Huts and holes in BRM

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It's the skills issue of BRM this month, so a couple of slightly different articles from the norm. Soldering is one of those things...
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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Warehouse Wednesday: Four roads crossing keepers hut

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If you are going to be left looking after a level crossing on the Isle of Man, you will want the company to provide you with some shelte...