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Return of the roundy-roundy
Picking up on those posts from the end of 2018 (was it really over two years ago?), I’m not sure whether I have posted these excellent layouts on here before – at least my tagging and indexing isn’t good enough … Continue reading
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April 1 – time for a little humour
Although we might not miss the service provided by Virgin Trains, their April Fools Day japes took quite a lot of beating! 2014 From the Daily Mirror: It seems Virgin Trains are big film buffs in their spare time. In honour … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1020
Some more random thoughts for a Monday. This is one of the best micro-layouts that I have seen for a while (in HO). Not a lot of operation, but an interesting track layout and plenty of fun shuffling the cars … Continue reading
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Covid-19 diary – Kuritu II – 5 – on the road again
The roads are now in place. I started by raising the level of the board with some thin foam board, as this is so light, and was also the right thickness. Just need to be careful to use non-vapour adhesives, … Continue reading
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Size matters?
Reading the latest Model Railway Journal, a letter from Alan Fell caught my eye. It’s quite long, but I’ve quoted it in full, as it could be helpful to us modellers. There had been some discussion in previous editions as … Continue reading
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Some small layouts
Three little layouts caught my eye recently. The first two come from this month’s edition of British Railway Modelling. Both are in 4mm scale, and both are just 5′ long (say 3′ in N.) Some of you have probably seen … Continue reading
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Covid-19 diary – Kuritu II – 4 – electrics
Next job, the point motors. The switches are just recessed into the baseboard. All the switches come off my old ‘Earl’s Wood’ layout. I think the little plastic push button switch is about 50 years old and came from an … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1019
Another one for the Terrier collection. I thought that I preferred Stroudley’s ‘Improved Engine Green’ to Marsh’s umber colour, but this little loco looks very smart. I may have posted this before, but it’s such a great shot of Waterloo … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 17 March 2021
Bit of a record turnout this evening – and an international connection! Business as usual to start with, but good to see Martin join us, recovering from a little maintenance on his shoulder. Phil and Paul were running trains to … Continue reading
Covid-19 diary – Kuritu II – 3 – it moves!!
A quick update on Kuritu II. Not much work done, as I’ve spent a lot of time putting up a fence at church, hedge cutting and shredding the prunings. Plus, of course, rugby and a football match on television caused … Continue reading
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