Sunday, April 30, 2023

RMweb members day 2023

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A lovely day out, plenty of chat, some excellent cake and really impressive layouts.  As far as layouts go, I can do no better than point yo...
Saturday, April 29, 2023

Saturday Film Club: Snow Hill Station in the 1960s

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I only know Birmingham Snow Hill station from it's rebirth in the late 1980s. I walked through the tunnel and marvelled at the new look,...
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Friday, April 28, 2023

Bristol bound today

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  An early start this morning, to get to the Bristol Model Railway Exhibition.  The show opens at 12:30 today, for a full day, until 7pm, an...
Thursday, April 27, 2023

Appearing in Engineering in Miniature and The Collector

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A couple of extra chances for Phil content this month. I've been a busy boy. And don't I know it - phew! We start with a quick show ...
Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Warehouse Wednesday: Minehead goods shed

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I'm very busy right now, so here's a couple of photos showing Minehead goods shed from last weekend. It's certainly an attracti...
Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Wired up and working

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  Since I can't hide the Loco Remote and battery in the water tanks, they have to fit under the footplate. Fortunatly, there's plent...
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Monday, April 24, 2023

Getting tanked up

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  Regular readers will know that my plan had been to build a pair of side tanks for the steam tram. These would replace the saddle tank that...
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Sunday, April 23, 2023

I built a garden railway (again)!

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  As you might have spotted in yesterdays post, last weekend, I built a garden railway.  It was brill.  The downside of all this work, and c...
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Saturday, April 22, 2023

Saturday Film Club: National Garden Railway Show 2023

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Rob takes us on a quick tour of the NGRS, culminating in a chat with yours truly.
Friday, April 21, 2023

Having a quick tug in the middle of the town...

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I drove a train! The train in question is James Finister's Tug , running on Steve Purves's There and Back Light Railway . The line h...
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Thursday, April 20, 2023

Plenty of layouts in BRM May, and a case in point

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I think this is the first time I've been able to say this for years, but there's no actual model making from me in the latest issue ...
Wednesday, April 19, 2023

My favourite part of the NRM

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  Previously known as "The Warehouse" and now called the North Shed, this is the home to lots and lots of bits of railwayana, that...
Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Find me a driver

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  Th tram needs a driver, and the only unpainted figure I had was too tall. As, it seems, and I, in miniature form.  Digging through my coll...
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Monday, April 17, 2023

Painted body

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  Fire up the Badger 100! Keeping the upper and lower halves of the tram sperate, makes painting easy. The top is Revell 48 - Sea Green - be...
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Sunday, April 16, 2023

York 2023

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York is like a big, comfortable jumper. Maybe it's a little tatty, but you love it and keep putting it on.  I found my first programme f...
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Saturday, April 15, 2023

Saturday Film Club: Behind the scenes at the Thrill-O-Matic

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I don't like funfair rides. Yes, this makes me a bit of a wuss, but I don't care.  However, if I visited Blackpool Pleasure Beach, I...
Friday, April 14, 2023

Off to the National Garden Railway Show

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All being well, as you read this, there is a hire van outside my house, and it's full of borrowed plants. Later today, I'll head to ...
Thursday, April 13, 2023

More than just track and trains in May's Garden Rail

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Garden railways are more than just track and trains. The Stella and Corglass Railway has provided its builder, Peter Dawes with a focus whil...
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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Warehouse Wednesday - Thetford Station

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Driving back from Bressingham, I passed through Thetford and spotted a sign to the station. Since I wasn't in a rush, I took a little d...
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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Boiler painted

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  A blast of matt black aerosol provided most of the colour for the boiler. The rest of the work was just picking out the pretty bits.  Wood...
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