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Jon’s modules – ‘Earl’s Wood’ returns
Over the past couple of months I should have been getting my modules into a viewable condition for the show. But work and life in general has conspired against me. And more to the point, I was having a general … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, layout design, modular layouts, N-Club International
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Shunting scrabble
I am always impressed by the realistic operation of US model railroads, compared to what we do in the UK (see my recent post on ‘Time’). I even recently read a Model Railroad Hobbyist article where the layout had padlocks … Continue reading
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Adventures in time and place #2 – Location, location, location
A number of recent blogs and articles have had me thinking not only about time, but also about place. There are two aspects to this – can the location of your model railway be identified before a train arrives – … Continue reading
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What colour(s) is track?
I’m getting to the stage when I will need to start painting and ballasting the track on my modules. Looking at the albums I have in my possession, one can see that it’s not a matter of a spray of … Continue reading
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Today’s competition
No prizes, but what is wrong with this extremely festive Christmas card, sent to me just in time for Chinese New Year by Cha(i)rman Allan? Yes, the Routemaster on the left looks like it’s an export model and it could … Continue reading
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Tagged bus, Christmas, ESNG, layout design
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Adventures in time and place #1
No, this is not a review of the latest episode of ‘Dr Who’. Rather, there have been some interesting posts recently on how ‘time’ and ‘location’ work when we are building a model railway. I’m a sucker for these ‘philosophical’ … Continue reading
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Ideas matter
This is from another thought provoking post by Mike Cougill on the OST blog… Our craft suffers from a scarcity of ideas. Ideas that change our image of what the hobby could be. When Frank Ellison suggested that a model … Continue reading
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Jon’s modules – I hate wiring and a new train
Yes, I truly hate wiring. I finished wiring up the third module on Christmas Eve. It all seemed so straightforward. I got the basic feeds in place, and wired up the plug sockets at each end of the board. I … Continue reading
Model Railway Journal no. 235
I used to buy the MRJ regularly, enjoying the high quality of model making, and sometimes even taking away an idea that I could use myself. Why did I stop? I’m not sure – I stopped buying most railway magazines … Continue reading
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Jon’s modules – The 4th board
Good progress on the modules this week. It’s been on the principle of, “If you want a job done, give it to a busy man.” It’s been busy at work, we’ve had the usual church build up to Christmas, and … Continue reading
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