Tuesday, March 01, 2022

Mazda K360 - Part1: What's in the box?

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OK, I promise, this is the last weird Japanese 3-wheeler, but if I can built it, I've completed all the models from the Plaza Japan orde...
Monday, February 28, 2022

Brownhills West Station model shop

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On a chilly, but bright, February morning, I was visiting the Chasewater Railway's Brownhills West station, and was surprised to see tha...
Sunday, February 27, 2022

Pilot Boat at "speed"

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The camera never lies?  It does in this case. You'd think my Pilot Boat was racing along, blasting everything out of the way with it...
Saturday, February 26, 2022

Saturday Film Club: Why do you build a garden railway?

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Garden Rail regular, Rik Bennet, explains why he built the Peckforton Light Railway. Lovely line, and with some really good invented history...
Friday, February 25, 2022

I got my APT!

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  I wasn't sure that I'd be adding Hornby's latest version of the Advanced Passenger Train to my collection, so standing outside...
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Thursday, February 24, 2022

Lots of 3D prints and some recycling in the Spring BRM

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Progress continues on my wagonworks project - this time I put together the buildings and scenery.  Those two make up the lions share of any ...
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Daihatsu Midget - Part 3: Job done, lessons learned

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Finishing the Midget is pretty simple. Part fit is good, you just need to trim the odd bit of flash away, especially on the clear parts, and...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Daihastsu Midget - Part 2: A lucky painting accident

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    Painting the Midget didn't start well. I chose some Humbrol satin grass green for the body colour, but my airbrush was playing up. I...
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Monday, February 21, 2022

Daihatsu Midget - Part 1: Look in the box

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  Moving on the second wierd Japanese 3-wheeler kit in the pile I bought , I'm looking at the Daihatsu Midget. A quick web search shows ...
Sunday, February 20, 2022

The Festival of British Railway Modelling 2022

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You know what you can't do while wearing a facemask? Drink.  Which is why I'm typing this and trying to rehydrate myself after consu...
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Saturday, February 19, 2022

Saturday Film Club: The Investigator

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Unpopular opinion: Gerry Anderson shows looked great - but the stories were rubbish. Space 1999 - what the hell was going on there with it...
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Friday, February 18, 2022

Making a key for Percy

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Last month I mentioned that a Meccano Percy had joined my collection - but that it was missing the all-important key.  Well, I've done ...
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Thursday, February 17, 2022

Building a Powerbox - Part 3. More switches and sockets

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  One feature I've always built in to my layouts is an extra direction switch below the controller socket.  You see, I'm not that go...
Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Building a Powerbox - Part 2. A pretty, but useless voltmeter

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I love light up gizmos, and what better, and potentially more useful, than a voltage readout on the panel?  Component Shop sell something su...
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Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Building a powerbox - Part 1. Basic ideas

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The Problem: I use a Gaugemaster handheld controller and transformer on all my layouts. Both have 5-pin DIN plugs on the end. Handy for the ...
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Monday, February 14, 2022

Big bottle supplies

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 It's the end of another big bottle of Slater's Mek-Pak. This one arrived on the workbench in February 2017, and has lasted 5 years....
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Sunday, February 13, 2022

Ballasting Basics in The Collector

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My latest contribution to the Hornby Collectors Club magazine, The Collector , is a simpler project than I've produced for the last few ...
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Saturday, February 12, 2022

Saturday Film Club: Cat vs garden railway

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I have been watching cat videos on the web. For work.     
Friday, February 11, 2022

Back to Doncaster

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I've got a clear lateral flow test and a box of FFP2 facemasks, so today I'm going to be heading to The Festival of British Railway ...
Thursday, February 10, 2022

Bumper Garden Rail issue alert!

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  Ed and Dick may want their layout back.' was the gist of a conversation shortly after the Exeter Garden Railway show in 2003. This l...