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Jon’s modules – Fiddle yard finally complete
Well, we’re back from Stuttgart, and I’ll be posting some pictures over the next few days. And next Saturday, I’m visiting the Warley show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham (a bit like the Stuttgart Messe, really), so there … Continue reading
A prehistoric station?
If you’re a German modeller, how about this for a station name? I suppose, obviously enough, they named the species after the place it was first found. The plan comes from the Sporenplan site with lots of mainly continental track layouts. The … Continue reading
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Off my trolley – Toronto 1995
As I carry on digitizing my slides and old family photographs, I continue to come across pictures I never knew I’d taken. Not least these two very smart Toronto PCC cars, taken on a 1995 visit to Maxine’s family. I’d … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, layout design, tram, trolley
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Odd modelling idea #692
Thank you, Duncan, for this wonderful link. It is all in German, but a link to the UK Evening Standard gives this interesting text…. The strangest football stadium in the world? Train line runs through the ground of a Slovakian … Continue reading
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John Ott’s Old-Time Railroad Models & HO Scale Projects
HT to a link on the always interesting ‘Prince Street Terminal’ blog. Just occasionally I come across a model railroad site that just inspires. John Ott’s site fits all too well into this category. He models late 19th / early … Continue reading
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The green green grass of home?
From the BBC website, and a possible detail for tram tracks…. Bulgaria’s capital is grassing over some of its tram lines as part of a programme to make the city greener. An initial 60m (197ft) stretch of the “green rails” … Continue reading
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Jon’s modules – getting ready for a show
ESNG have been invited to exhibit at the Dorking and District Model Railway Club 2o15 show on October 3-4. Unfortunately, I found that a number of key members were away that weekend, so I offered to take Earl’s Wood along for the … Continue reading
Odd modelling idea #347
I just can’t remember where this picture came from. But if you have an old coach that is past its best, how about using it as a bridge over a stream? As a river engineer, I’m not totally convinced by … Continue reading
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Jon’s modules – a reorganisation and progress!
Since my last modules post, I have actually made steady progress with the layout. First of all, I finished all the wiring for the 1200mm module, and tested all the point motors and track feeds. For this task I used … Continue reading
We don’t quite fit
Another scenic cameo to add to the layout. Of course, strictly, one shouldn’t be running trains over the bridge with a vehicle stuck underneath it. A more spectacular version would be a standard London bus, swiftly converted for open-top duties. … Continue reading
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