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Category Archives: Inspiration
John Ott’s Old-Time Railroad Models & HO Scale Projects
HT to a link on the always interesting ‘Prince Street Terminal’ blog. Just occasionally I come across a model railroad site that just inspires. John Ott’s site fits all too well into this category. He models late 19th / early … Continue reading
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Tagged hints and tips, inspiration, layout design, model railroad
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Dorking MRC Exhibition 3-4 October 2015
No rest for the wicked! Another busy weekend, exhibiting at Dorking MRC’s show over in Dorking. Appropriately, it’s in the Oddfellows Hall, perfect for model railway enthusiasts. This is a small but friendly venue and show, but sufferers from being … Continue reading
Posted in ESNG, Exhibitions, Inspiration, Out and about
Tagged ESNG, exhibition, model railway, N gauge
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This will cut you down to size?
My latest copy of the British NMRA region magazine, Roundhouse, has an interesting article by David McLaughlin….. Honey, I shrunk the Railroader! Have you ever dreamed of being trackside or being in the cab of your favourite diesel or steam … Continue reading
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Tagged 3-D printing, inspiration, prototype, railway
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‘Le weekend’ en Anduze
Maxine and I have just come back from a very pleasant weekend in the south of France. Anduze lies in the foothills of the Cevennes, and the Carmague and the Mediterranean is about an hour to the south. We hadn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged France, inspiration, prototype
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The green green grass of home?
From the BBC website, and a possible detail for tram tracks…. Bulgaria’s capital is grassing over some of its tram lines as part of a programme to make the city greener. An initial 60m (197ft) stretch of the “green rails” … Continue reading
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A little toilet humour
Three suitably themed articles from the Daily Telegraph….. Which London train station toilet made £2.3 million from passengers? Toilets at stations in London, Manchester, Liverpool and Edinburgh are flush with cash from desperate rail users – here are the biggest … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, prototype, railway, toilets
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Odd modelling idea #347
I just can’t remember where this picture came from. But if you have an old coach that is past its best, how about using it as a bridge over a stream? As a river engineer, I’m not totally convinced by … Continue reading
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TINGS 2015 – 2
Having given a dishonourable mention to the ESNG representation, I’d better make a mention of the other layouts. The show guide gave a list 0f 29 layouts. When in the hall it maybe seemed like less, but (apart from the … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, exhibition, model railway, N gauge, TINGS
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The International N Gauge Show 2015 – 1
I’ve not been to the International N Gauge Show as yet – the past two years I’ve been working in Turkey, and before that I had other diversions. But this year I had a free Saturday, and Neil had a … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, exhibition, model railway, N gauge, TINGS
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Detailed London transport map
If you love maps and trying to see how real track layouts could be made into a model, and you’ll happily spend hours poring over Ordnance Survey maps, archive maps, route diagrams and rail maps, this is a wonderful resource. … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, prototype, railway, Southern Electric
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