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Category Archives: On my workbench
Finishing all those projects #3
Well, for “finishing” say “doing something I should have done ages ago.” Modelling over the last couple of weeks has been a complete rearrangement of the railway room. Most importantly I got fed up with having two work benches in … Continue reading
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Finishing all those projects #2
We return to the bubblecars, and I make no apology for repeating this atmospheric picture of the approach to Brighton. Must admit, I wouldn’t mind a model of that EMU in the background. Research at the time (for research read … Continue reading
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Finishing all those projects #1
Looking at all the projects that I have started, and need to finish, I’ve decided to have a few weeks of trying to finish a few things – before returning to the Minories. Of course, I may decide to build … Continue reading
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More retail therapy (and some trains)
Oh dear – another impulse buy of three rather expensive books. But they’re a brilliant read…. Three volumes of Peter Tatlow’s magnum opus on railway cranes, new and old, little and large. I’m never going to use this for modelling … Continue reading
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Retail therapy time
I managed to escape the 2mm show without buying anything (unlike Simon), but I came close to buying a set of baseboards. And I would have if they’d been at the show, and not needing a long journey to collect. … Continue reading
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Coming to the end of 2021
I’m looking back at 2021, and wonder what I actually achieved, railway-wise. I’ve had a few months where I have done little modelling, and all my projects seem to have stalled. But let’s look at the good things this year… … Continue reading
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Did I really buy all these books?
Wondering why I haven’t got much modelling done recently, I decided to have a good tidy up of my books and models. I started in our lounge, and collected all the railway books that were lurking in various corners, to … Continue reading
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A little (more) retail therapy
This week seems to have been very busy! Not much time for modelling, but a little shopping. This was a must to buy – a book of Somerset and Dorset track plans, with lots of interesting photographs and informative captions. … Continue reading
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On my workbench – a little TLC
My focus this week has been to tidy up the railway room, and get a little bit more order into things – that has resulted in two black bags of junk going in the dustbin. But I came across some … Continue reading
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Covid-19 diary – Kuritu II – 11 – Finished!
Well, the Kuritu rebuild is finished. There might be a few little things to do, but the layout is definitely ‘substantially complete’, as they say in the trade. Overall, I’m very happy with the results – one of the best … Continue reading
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