Category Archives: Inspiration

Off my trolley – streetcars and trolley layouts

Posted on January 9, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

Again we need a cultural translation here: trolley = streetcar = tram.  Streetcars tended to be smaller that the big interurbans running between towns.  But you could find an interurban winding its way through the city traffic on its way to … Continue reading →

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Layout design – different voices – simple layout, complex operation

Posted on January 7, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

Another interesting voice in the layout design world is Lance Mindheim, who most originally posts at http://www.lancemindheim.com/. He has built a number of very interesting layouts.  The first was a 20×20 foot N gauge layout of the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville … Continue reading →

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Jon’s modules – the thrill is gone…

Posted on January 2, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

According to B.B. King and numerous other bluesmen. You may have noted how my module posts have slowed up.  I seem to have been distracted from railway modelling over this Christmas.  Perhaps it’s the fact that I’ve now laid all … Continue reading →

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Your next modeling project?

Posted on December 10, 2013 by snitchthebudgie

Here’s a little modeling project for the Christmas break.  If you have a siding that’s just too short for the wagons you need to park there, take a few old sleepers and hang it over a nearby stream. And when … Continue reading →

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Dreibruken – the Continental Modeller article

Posted on December 7, 2013 by snitchthebudgie

Our Swiss layout, Dreibruken was donated to the club, and already 25 years old when we took her over.  ESNG completely renovated the layout, and Dreibrucken has been a firm    exhibition favourite.  Unfortunately, the old lady is now a bit past … Continue reading →

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Layout design – different voices – the missing conversation

Posted on November 30, 2013 by snitchthebudgie

I have recently discovered a series of digital (PDF) books that have provided new inspiration in modelling.  Mike Cougill models in P:48 (American O gauge 1:48, but with prototype gauge and standards).  He writes on the O Scale Trains magazine … Continue reading →

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Pigeons, Sir??

Posted on November 23, 2013 by snitchthebudgie

3-D printing is quite the up and coming thing at the moment – although smooth surfaces are still a bit of a problem.  But you can buy some potentially useless items for your layout.  How about N-gauge pigeons?  They come … Continue reading →

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Inspiration in S-gauge

Posted on October 16, 2013 by snitchthebudgie

Rather bigger than our models, but I can recommend this web site for some perfectionist modelling – “Port Rowan in S scale – Modelling a Canadian National branchline from the 1950s in 1:64”. (http://themodelrailwayshow.com/cn1950s/). None of us are ‘rivet-counters’, but … Continue reading →

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