Category Archives: Inspiration

Redhill Platform 0 – found!!

Posted on June 25, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Finally, I’ve worked out where Platform 0 at Redhill is going to go.  Of course, the answer was buried on RMWeb, and a thread on Rebuilding London Bridge (station.)  So, the answer is that platform 0 is going to be … Continue reading →

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Miniatur Wonderland – 5 – USA and snow

Posted on June 23, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Thanks, Allan for all these excellent photographs. The exhibition is slowly moving out of mainland Europe, as the scenes from the USA show.  And there’s lots of snow around in places.  Very difficult to model well, but this looks pretty … Continue reading →

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Miniatur Wunderland – 4 – Rural and coastal

Posted on June 21, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Mainly pictures out in the countryside and down by the sea…..

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Miniatur Wunderland, Hamburg – 3 – Mainly urban

Posted on June 19, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Mainly urban pictures today…. Now that’s what I call an accident…..

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Miniatur Wonderland, Hamburg – 2 – the airport

Posted on June 17, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

The airport is a highlight of the exhibition.  It has everything, and it all works…. From Zeppelins…. To an air show…. To EasyJet (I was on one of those yesterday)….. To landings that really happen….. To taxiways full of moving … Continue reading →

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Miniatur Wunderland, Hamburg – 1

Posted on June 13, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

As hinted a few blogs ago, I’ll be taking a back seat over the next couple of weeks whilst I am away.  I’ll be posting (mainly) train photos taken by Allan in Switzerland, and pictures taken in Hamburg on his … Continue reading →

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Compulsive, not impulsive, communicators

Posted on June 11, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Wise words from Simon Dunkley on the Erratic and Wandering Journey: In a recent email to a friend, I wondered why some people were so rude and uncivil on electronic media, and opined that hobbies are supposed to be an … Continue reading →

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“I’m a model train enthusiast …”

Posted on June 9, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Thank you Simon, for mailing me this little gem.  I had seen it in the Model Railroad Hobbyist, but you confirmed that it was worth blogging! The magazine says that: In this clip from the documentary-style comedy, “A Mighty Wind”, … Continue reading →

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Letter to the editor – Two steps to save our hobby

Posted on June 7, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

This post is hi-jacked, with apologies, from the Model Railroad Hobbyist forum.  It’s worth a read and seems to make a lot of sense to me.  It’s another, if lengthy, plea for small model railways….. Letter to the Editor Reversing the Decline … Continue reading →

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The longest tunnel

Posted on June 3, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

The BBC reports on the Gotthard Base Tunnel: The world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel is to be officially opened in Switzerland, after almost two decades of construction work. The 57km (35-mile) twin-bore Gotthard base tunnel will provide a high-speed … Continue reading →

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