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Category Archives: Weird and wonderful
BREXIT – Quo Vadis?
Not wanting to get into politics, but this had to be posted! At least I could watch the results come in during a morning at work in Singapore. And, sorry, but I’m DISGUSTED. As a minor point, I hope all … Continue reading
“I’m a model train enthusiast …”
Thank you Simon, for mailing me this little gem. I had seen it in the Model Railroad Hobbyist, but you confirmed that it was worth blogging! The magazine says that: In this clip from the documentary-style comedy, “A Mighty Wind”, … Continue reading
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Odd modelling ideas #37 – Cranes
Redhill has seen a little excitement over the past week, with the arrival of a tower crane to help build their new Sainsbury store. It involved a road closure, a certain amount of confusion, and a chance to examine some … Continue reading
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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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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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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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Pacers: The train that the UK has struggled to get rid of
An observation about railway modellers is that we are not very good at modelling the ordinary. It takes a lot of discipline to keep your model making or buying to a specific era or discipline, rather than apply “Rule 1” (it’s … Continue reading
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Lego sushi ?!?
I grew up with Meccano – my children grew up with Lego. But they never got this keen! It’s not railway modelling, but one has to admire skilful modelling in whatever shape or form. How about a complete sushi restaurant … Continue reading
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Two photos
To finish February, two random photographs I came across whilst ambling around the web. Sorry, I haven’t got the links or owners… Firstly, unloading an elephant from a circus train. (From the file name, I think this is an entry … Continue reading
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