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Peckham Rye
There is something interesting (to me at least) about the traditional carriage sidings. They used to hold an interesting array of coaches, of differing types, and perhaps even some non-passenger parcels stock. The only trouble in modelling such a prototype … Continue reading
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Different strokes for different folks
I was amused by a couple of snippets from this month’s model railway magazines. Firstly, Hornby magazine, and the most excellent Mansion House. Stephen Grant says: One of the advantages of a city location is that it is much easier … Continue reading
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On my workbench #7
Delivery of a 450mm wide ‘half’ hollow door has provided a home for my new N-club modules – and indeed any other small layout in the future. After investing in a stud-wall detector, three large brackets support the door as … Continue reading
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Minories #5 – More urban layouts
Urban layouts seem to be everywhere at the moment! Here are a few more, including a couple of ‘almost Minories’. First, Graham Bridge’s ‘Southwark Bridge’, currently under construction…. An almost exact Minories, but with an extra couple of platforms or … Continue reading
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On my workbench #6
Some more progress with buildings for the first module. These two half-relief row houses are Walther’s kits. The left hand one was salvaged from Earl’s Wood. The right hand one is new, but the kit has been ‘in stock’ since … Continue reading
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Odd modelling ideas #0219
A few more ideas. Unusual wagon loads are popular enough, but how about an old, or damaged, wagon or locomotive going to the scrapyard? These are all American pictures. I looked hard for some UK equivalents, but couldn’t find any. … Continue reading
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Odd modelling ideas #0218
Here’s a little Swiss spiral for the Cha(I)rman. It would make quite some model…. I liked this film from YouTube, describing the winter of 1963. I can’t remember seeing trains in Petts Wood that winter, but here are a couple … Continue reading
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On my workbench #5
More gentle progress – the first two buildings for the modules. One a Walther’s plastic kit, the other a wood craftsman kit of an ice house. The photograph is, of course, cruel! A little touching up of the ice house … Continue reading
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Minories #4 – another almost Minories…..
The posts that I put together at the beginning of last year have been some of the most read since I started blogging – showing the enduring interest in Cyril Freezer’s original design. Browsing RMweb, and then ambling around the … Continue reading
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More links and oddities
First, a cure for insomnia….. “Slow train coming: SBS to air 17-hour Ghan trip on Sunday” Following the success/controversy of airing a three-hour extract of a train trip through the Australian outback, SBS has decided to air a 17-hour version … Continue reading
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