Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Workshop Wednesday - Sherwood Bus Depot

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  On the way to a photo shoot, I found myself running early, so I stopped off in the Nottingham district of Sherwood. The forest is close by...
Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Fitting out the galley

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  Finally, a bit of time to stick on an Inspector Morse DVD, and get back to working on the model barge.  The kitchen units confused me. In...
Monday, September 28, 2026

L&WMRS Open Day - September 2026

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  We've just enjoyed the post-TINGS club open day. With a stand at a major show, it seems sensible to follow-up by offering people the c...
Sunday, September 27, 2026

I've been busy...

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  ...so I'm behind on my blogging. In lieu of a proper post, here is a picture of our cat, Stampy.  Normal service will be resumed tomor...
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Saturday, September 26, 2026

Saturday Film Club: Class 14: Why Britain Scrapped These New Locomotives After Just 5 Years

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The Class 14 "Teddy Bear" has, to my eyes, always been an attractive loco. Sadly, it was a bit of a failure - the traffic it was d...
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Friday, September 25, 2026

Worth it for the postage!

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Ever a sucker for a bit of Manx tat on eBay, I won a couple of very vintage badges. They arrived, and the big surprise was the fabulous coll...
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Thursday, September 24, 2026

R486 Town Bank in The Collector

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My quest to build all the 1980s and 90s Hornby "Made in West Germany" kits continues, with one of the lesser-known models, R486 To...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Warehouse Wednesday - Bunded tanker area

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  Spotted in the Cadbury factory, this is an interesting detail for an industrial scene. A bunded area is somewhere to park a tanker, with d...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Playing trains in church

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  As part of the Bournville Heritage Weekend, Andy Christie had organised a live steam railway in the St Francis of Assisi church, and asked...
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Monday, September 21, 2026

TINGS haul

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  TINGS might have been a work trip, and I did buy a bit for future magazine projects, but it's a toy train show, so I can't resist ...
Sunday, September 20, 2026

TINGS 2026

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The International N Gauge Show is always a bit of a work trip. I'm on the lookout for layouts that will photograph well for BRM, and thi...
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Saturday, September 19, 2026

Saturday Film Club: Was this the Midland Railway's Most Beautiful Locomotive?

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Maybe. But it's no Sea Lion is it? 
Friday, September 18, 2026

The golden fishplate

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  With Andy and Louise's BBC Gardener's World Live layout in the current issue of Garden Rai l , I should show you this souvenir of ...
Thursday, September 17, 2026

Better barge corners

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  I wasn't going to mess around too much with this kit, but once the sides and ends of the cabin were fitted, the corners didn't loo...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Warehouse Wednesday: Rundown barns

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Hat tip to Duncan Young for finding these wonderfully atmospheric shots, and arranging permission for me to post them here. He tells me they...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Llanfair haul

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A small pile from the show this year. Most of it comes from the Fairbourne Railway , who were selling Christmas and gift tags that will be p...
Monday, September 14, 2026

Llanfair 2026

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Wales is lovely, but it's a long way away, and the roads are wiggly. The trip was worth it though, as Llanfair show continues to improve...
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Sunday, September 13, 2026

Phil's lecture

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  Just over a week ago, I gave a talk to the Lutterworth Railway Society. Entitled "The Joys of Model Railway Publishing", I used ...
Saturday, September 12, 2026

Saturday Film Club: The Down Bristol Line, as seen from the Driver's Cab at Pendon

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People are always coming up to me and suggesting that it would be fun to put a camera in the front of a model train. Well, this video from P...
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Friday, September 11, 2026

Carrying road vehicles

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  Visiting a wargaming store last week, reminded me that I took this photo when Melbridge Dock was on display. It shows how I cart the selec...
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