Saturday, August 31, 2019

Saturday Film Club: Large scale cardboard train

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Love this. Building aworking model railway from corrugated cardboard. The track is especially clever, and the film-maker has produced so...
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Friday, August 30, 2019

Mystery Jinty at Hornby

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Another mystery. In Hornby's visitor's centre, there is this mystery. ] No label explains what it is, but I'd say an O ...
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Thursday, August 29, 2019

Off to the moon with Airfix astronauts

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To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the moon landings, Airfix has re-released their Astronaught set as part of the classic range of mode...
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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Warehouse Wednesday: SVR neighbours

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Thanks to Nick Wallace for this spot: On a recent visit to the Severn Valley Railway, I stayed at the Travelodge in Kidderminster. ...
Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Looking for that leak

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With the radio gear working, I need to find out where the water is coming in. Back on the pool (yes, it's gone green, there's som...
Monday, August 26, 2019

Don't rush your modelling, it can save you money!

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Work commitments have kept me away from the Ark, but I'm determined to get it on the water properly before the end of the summer. W...
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Sunday, August 25, 2019

New use for a free-fall lifeboat

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Lodging on the quayside at Ramsgate last weekend was fascinating for anyone who is interested in boats - so despite the rubbish weather,...
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Saturday, August 24, 2019

Saturday Film Club: Hornby Open Weekend with Phil (and others)

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Sit back and enjoy the official video from last weekend'sHornby Open Weekend. Around 45 minutes in, I'm hogging the camera talki...
Friday, August 23, 2019

Mallett's Models signal box

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Another mystery kit - a signal box from Mallett's Models. Inside the box, which I bought for a fiver out of curiosity, is a pile of...
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Thursday, August 22, 2019

Building a Binnie skip wagon

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Looking for projects to build at the Hornby Open Weekend, I found a Binnie skip wagon kit in the stash. These are classic models, and I d...
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Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Warehouse Wednesday: Container sheds

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Spotted oppositeWaleyMRC's clubrooms, this is a rather more elaborate use of 40ft ISO shipping containers than you normally find.  ...
Tuesday, August 20, 2019

A little industrial scene

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Once I'd built an engine shed for a 48DS in issue 119 of the Hornby Collectors Club magazine, it seemed sensible to put this in a sm...
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Monday, August 19, 2019

When's my water set?

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On a recent project, I made use of Woodland Scenics "Deep Pour" water system . It's easy enough to use, mix the two chemi...
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Sunday, August 18, 2019

Back to Bekonscot

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After my trip to Bekonscot for Garden Rail , I was keen to come back and enjoy a more leisurely look around. A friend in need of someth...
Saturday, August 17, 2019

Saturday Film Club: British Rail in 1972

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I've been been looking at a lot of photos showing BR in the 1970s - and so this excellent film from 1972 is really interesting. I li...
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Friday, August 16, 2019

There's some special Hornby in BRM, and this weekend

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This month, it's all about Hornby - you see I'll be taking part in their open weekend , and have been asked to take along some Ca...
Thursday, August 15, 2019

Huricane proof modelling in Garden Rail September

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Garden Rail is an international magazine and the lead layout this month is from Florida in the US of A. Built in a land where they can ...
Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Warehouse Wednesday: Manx bus shelters

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Driving around the Isle of Man, I became a little bit obsessed with the concrete bus shelters. They are found all over the island and I...
Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Sealing the hull

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Holidays and working have eaten nearly all the time I have had to work on the mystery as to why the ark sank. A bit of a shove on the p...
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Monday, August 12, 2019

HLW stake wagon

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A few weeks ago I wrote up building some HLW wagon kits for the garden railway. At the time I didn't mention there was a fourth ki...
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