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Virgin on the hilarious
We’ll end the month with a little non-railway related humour. The Daily Telegraph reported: Virgin on the hilarious: airport worker entertains passengers with brilliant boarding messages As anybody who has answered “did you pack your own bags?” with sarcasm will … Continue reading
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Tagged humour, inspiration, toilets, travel
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Some interesting quotes….
From ‘Achievable Layouts’: If you want to do this (build and achievable layout) as well, I think the first step is self-awareness. Be honest with yourself about how prolific you are in the hobby. At the same time, be honest … Continue reading
April fool!
A day late, but here are a few railway orientated jokes, past and present. Residents of Copenhagen who visited the square in front of the town hall were greeted by a strange sight. One of the subway cars from the … Continue reading
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Wombling on…..
Allan sent me this gem of a photograph….. For those with a sheltered childhood, or from remote parts of the world that escaped the Womble plague, read more here. My children were lucky enough to miss them first time around, … Continue reading
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Better looking N-gauge track
One of my continuing issues with N gauge is the poor appearance of the trackwork. This, together with the heavy looking wheels – OK on diesels, but obvious on steam locos, has often temped me over to the 2mm dark … Continue reading
Posted in Hints and tips, Inspiration, Jon's layout ramblings, Layout design
Tagged 2mm Association, Hints and tips, inspiration, Layout design
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Odd modelling ideas #666 – A challenging prototype?
The Daily Telegraph came up with a fascinating set of photos of life in North Korea, that included a few of the railways. It’s an interesting modelling challenge, with little prototype information to go on – I suspect Chinese prototypes … Continue reading
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London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2016 – #3
My final post on ‘Ally Pally’ is to look at O gauge, the ‘senior scale.’ There seems to be a vogue for O gauge shunting layouts at present. The Model Railway Club’s Happisburgh Goods (pronounced ‘Haze-burr’) models a Great Eastern … Continue reading
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Tagged exhibition, model railway, N gauge
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London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2016 – #2
As I finish writing this, my thoughts are again with Brussels. What importance is our hobby compared with all that is going on in Belgium, and almost day-by-day around the world? But perhaps this is just the time when we … Continue reading
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Tagged exhibition, model railway, N gauge
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London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2016 – #1
Today I enjoyed a pleasant day out at the London Festival of Railway Modelling at Alexandra Palace in the company of Peter and Malcolm, ex-work colleagues. It’s a simple journey from Redhill to north London – train to Victoria, Victoria line … Continue reading
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Llanastr – yet another small layout
The blogsphere is a small place and downright incestuous at times. Two of my favourite sites Prince Street, and Andrew’s Trains both recently featured one of my favourite small layouts, Llanastr, built to P4 (4mm/ft, and a scale 18.87mm gauge) … Continue reading
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Tagged layout design, model railroad, model railway, small model railway
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