Category Archives: Prototype

Back to my childhood haunts

Posted on November 30, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

The day before going to Stuttgart, Maxine and I had the privilege of going to the wedding of a Chinese friend of ours.  An interesting experience, with the church service in Mandarin, translated back into English for the few English … Continue reading →

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One for election day…..

Posted on November 8, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

As America goes to the polls, with a choice ‘from the sublime to the ridiculous’ (and I’m being very careful not to say which is which), here’s a nice little story from Model Railroad Hobbyist. Election campaign train dirty tricks The … Continue reading →

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The greatest train journey on earth

Posted on October 31, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Excellent article from the Daily Telegraph on the Trans-Siberian Railway. The Trans-Siberian is more than just a railway. It’s a journey into the psyche of modern Russia; a triumph of engineering; a movable feast through the largest – and, perhaps, … Continue reading →

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Could it be real?

Posted on October 25, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

From the Suffolk Gazette, via N Gauge Forum: Hornby celebrates Greater Anglia franchise with Rail Replacement Bus Set Could it be an inspired release by the ailing Hornby company?  Maybe the article’s author’s name gives a clue….. EXCLUSIVE By Casey Jones, … Continue reading →

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Epic railway FAIL

Posted on October 23, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

From the Daily Telegraph. Noel Gallagher snubbed Trainspotting soundtrack ‘as he thought film was about railway enthusiasts’ Noel Gallagher missed out on featuring on the soundtrack for Trainspotting because he thought the film was about railway enthusiasts, it has emerged. … Continue reading →

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Really?

Posted on September 29, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

The BBC news website reports…. Turner Prize exhibition opens with giant buttocks, train rides and scrap metal …..Visitors can ride on Josephine Pryde’s Lapses in Thinking, a train that goes around the gallery….. When I read the headline, I thought … Continue reading →

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Heritage Modelling

Posted on September 25, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Jerry Clifford writes in Model Railway Journal #249….. There have, of course, been some superb finescale models of railways in the heritage era.  Tom Everett’s contemporary model of Ropley is just one example, but there is no denying they are … Continue reading →

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Off my trolley – wig wag’s

Posted on September 1, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

And our UK readers will say, “What’s a wig-wag?”  Well it’s not related to a wigwam, or even to wiff-waff (better known as ping-pong or table tennis.   It’s s visual and audible signal for ungated railroad crossings.   The … Continue reading →

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Spar Valley Railway diesel weekend

Posted on August 22, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

The event was held from Thursday 4th August to Sunday 7th August.  These photos were taken on the Sunday by Allan.  Plenty of Class 33’s in evidence.  Despite my Southern bias, I have always thought them one of the neatest … Continue reading →

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Gallic inspiration

Posted on August 16, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

You may have come across Emmanuel Nouaillier’s brilliant structure modelling in the Continental Modeller, with step by articles on how to build dilapidated structures.  I came across his website, that doesn’t have all the detail of his articles, but nonetheless … Continue reading →

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