Category Archives: Inspiration

London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2025 #2

Posted on March 20, 2025 by snitchthebudgie

We’ll start today with a couple of very large, and actually quite old, layouts.  Like Copenhagen Fields, these things take time to mature, and occasionally need a refresh.  Bournemouth West (OO) spent some time off the exhibition circuit, changing ownership … Continue reading →

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London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2025 #1

Posted on March 18, 2025 by snitchthebudgie

Once again, it was Ally Pally time.  I do like the venue, and I had a complementary ticket for being a member of World of Railways.  Even better, I arranged to visit with my old work colleague, Malcolm.  That made … Continue reading →

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Potpourri #1124

Posted on March 16, 2025 by snitchthebudgie

A few more odds and ends.  We’ll start with a number of modelling challenges.  I’d like to see some/any of these on a layout…. Now this is already a model, but I like it! A few prototype photos of interest … Continue reading →

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Abrail 2025 #4

Posted on March 14, 2025 by snitchthebudgie

A fourth, and perhaps (!) the last report from Abrail.  I review the remaining layouts before deciding on another post.  It does show how good an exhibition this was – and there were still another few layouts that I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Abrail 2025 #3

Posted on March 10, 2025 by snitchthebudgie

Onward, ever onward.  There’s still plenty to share from this excellent show!  My best layout name in show was ‘Hartburn’ (EM), which is a real place in Northumbria.  Which does lead onto the subject of strange or rather rude names … Continue reading →

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Abrail 2025 #2

Posted on March 6, 2025 by snitchthebudgie

Apart from Bath Green Park, the main hall held a number of large layouts, and these would have been just about worth the price of admission.   Starting with Faringdon (P4), a close to scale model of the GWR branch terminus.  … Continue reading →

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Abrail 2025 #1

Posted on March 4, 2025 by snitchthebudgie

Looking back, it was 2015 when I last visited this show.  Although still at the same location, it’s grown considerably since then, now being spread between three buildings of the college, and sometimes on two floors.  A nice feature of … Continue reading →

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Potpourri #1123

Posted on March 2, 2025 by snitchthebudgie

My son Michael has been investigating volunteering on a heritage line, and has ended up on the Bluebell Railway.  I little bit of a journey to get down there, but it all seems like fun.  This week the Bluebell were … Continue reading →

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Portsmouth RaileX 2025 #2

Posted on February 28, 2025 by snitchthebudgie

A little more from Portsmouth.  Pwllhelli (P4) shows how a modern, rationalised, terminus can still be interesting – add some engineers trains. The Boston Model Railway Society brought  Tytton Hall Yard (OO) south.  Always good to see a new layout … Continue reading →

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Portsmouth RaileX 2025 #1

Posted on February 26, 2025 by snitchthebudgie

My quieter week turned out to be just as busy as the previous ones, so I passed on a visit to the Portsmouth show.  As usual, my faithful reporter sent me a few pictures.  And I, as usual, have selected … Continue reading →

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