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Stuttgart coming soon – and a new module
Sunday afternoon was spent in the august company of Messrs Atfield and Dawes, testing out the setup that we will take to Stuttgart. The last few weeks, I’ve had plenty of free time, so have completed a new module for … Continue reading
Posted in ESNG meetings, Jon's layout ramblings, N Club International, Out and about
Tagged ESNG, modular layouts, N gauge, Stuttgart
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Wisbech & Upwell doodles
Been doodling around with track plans for the Wisbech & Upwell tramway, home to GER tram engines and latterly O4 shunters with side skirts over the motion. It all started with Iain Rice’s ‘Creating Cameo Layouts’ book, where I was … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Jon's layout ramblings, Layout design, Prototype
Tagged inspiration, Layout design, model railway, small layout design
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Jon’s modules – Clubhouse additions
Before continuing with my new module, I took time to complete the ‘Clubhouse’ module. I’d bought some Oxford vehicles in the NGS sale, and some figures elsewhere. Some of these have been added to the module to bring it to … Continue reading
Jon’s modules – Gapmasters
A few months ago (well actually 15 months), I posted about the ‘Gapmaster’ range of etched PCB sleeper sections, pre-tinned to solder the track to. The original post is here. I got hold of some of these neat fittings from … Continue reading
Jon’s modules – Mojo come, Mojo go….
The modelling mojo comes and goes! I’ve had a bit of free time over the last few weeks, and I should have been starting my new module for Stuttgart. I was going to use a Watlhers art-décor rail bridge, as … Continue reading
Jon’s modules (and layouts) – A new(ish) layout
As I write this, I’m looking at a large black box parked in the lounge, and waiting to go into the loft. What could it be? Kuritu. At our 2017 show in April, I noticed that Ian Milroy had a … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Jon's layout ramblings, Layout design
Tagged Layout design, model railroad, traction, tram
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Hours of fun with maps – and two interesting designs
I was recently reading an RMWeb on building an ‘O’ gauge layout based on the King’s Cross loco stabling point. This thread is very interesting itself, with track layouts and some excellent photographs of King’s Cross in the steam and … Continue reading
Posted in Hints and tips, Inspiration, Jon's layout ramblings, Prototype
Tagged Hints and tips, inspiration, Layout design, prototype
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Shopping list 2017
Bachmann announced their 2017 (and probably well beyond) release at the weekend, and also the unfortunately much smaller number of Farish N gauge releases. I have put a few pre-orders in, for if and when they arrive. I just hope … Continue reading
Layout design – redux – different voices – simple layout, complex operation
The third post, a long way behind the traction ones, is about small, switching layouts. 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 … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Jon's layout ramblings, Layout design
Tagged Layout design, model railroad
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Off my trolley – redux – streetcars and trolley layouts
As I’m in Stuttgart this week, I thought I’d repost the three most popular posts since I started blogging three or more years ago. I’ve updated them a little, too. One difference I note from starting blogging – I cut … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Jon's layout ramblings, Layout design, Traction
Tagged interurban, Layout design, model railroad, traction
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