Category Archives: Layout design

Minories #5 – More urban layouts

Posted on February 18, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Urban layouts seem to be everywhere at the moment!  Here are a few more, including a couple of ‘almost Minories’. First, Graham Bridge’s ‘Southwark Bridge’, currently under construction…. An almost exact Minories, but with an extra couple of platforms or … Continue reading →

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Linx

Posted on February 8, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

I’d hoped to report more workbench progress today, but work has been delayed by the timber yard losing my order, and my plastic filler going solid (well, it probably was 10 years old.)  So a couple of links from Model … Continue reading →

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Minories #4 – another almost Minories…..

Posted on January 29, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

The posts that I put together at the beginning of last year have been some of the most read since I started blogging – showing the enduring interest in Cyril Freezer’s original design.  Browsing RMweb, and then ambling around the … Continue reading →

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Down the line from Holborn

Posted on January 25, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Whilst I mull over possible ways of modelling Holborn Viaduct, let’s move a little down the line to the junction of the Holborn and Charing Cross lines, just outside London Bridge.  Here we find Ewer Street depot, again built on … Continue reading →

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Modular model railways – the pros and cons?

Posted on January 13, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Dave emailed me recently about exhibiting our ‘N’ gauge modular layout at local exhibitions.  His comment was (in part)…. Hi – not having much success with exhibitions at the minute. The larger ones don’t seem interested in modular layouts….  We … Continue reading →

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Holborn Viaduct

Posted on January 9, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

This is a layout idea that has been bumbling around for a few months.  It all started with a thread on RMweb, describing some possible ideas for the 2mm Association Diamond Jubilee layout challenge.  This involves developing a cameo layout with … Continue reading →

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More on the detail trap

Posted on January 5, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

More on the detail trap from The Erratic and Wandering Journey…. Out of Context? I recently re-blogged René Gourley’s post, in which he quoted Marty McGuirk’s comment on Georgia O’Keefe: “Nothing is less real than realism. Details are confusing. It … Continue reading →

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On my workbench #2

Posted on December 26, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

As Christmas approached, I found the time to tidy up the railway room, and have made a list of projects and tasks for the weeks and months ahead.  Some might be considered as overambitious….. But as a simple warmup exercise, … Continue reading →

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Avoid getting caught in the detail trap

Posted on December 14, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Following on from the last post, an amusing little tale from Marty McGuirk…. Recently I attended a corporate retreat day where one of presentations that stuck in my head was titled “How to Measure Progress: Moving Forward Toward the Big … Continue reading →

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The Pundit Has His Notions And So Does Joe Average

Posted on December 12, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Another gem from Mike Cougill’s OST Blog.  I wish I could express my thoughts as well as Mike does…. There are a lot of definitions imposed on model railroading. Look here and you’ll get one view. Look over there and … Continue reading →

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