Tag Archives: model railway

Odd modelling ideas #37 – Cranes

Posted on May 22, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

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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Martin’s layouts

Posted on May 14, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Martin was involved in a good number of projects, and I’ve tried to describe some of his model railways below….. (Update:  I’ve added the missing photos!) Corfe Castle N-gauge Layout: Martin’s home layout, not seen by many club members, is a … Continue reading →

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2B or not 2B?

Posted on May 6, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Keeping track clean, and by association keeping wheels clean, is a perennial problem.  How often do you see a loco stall at an exhibition, followed by a lot of work with a Peco track cleaner?  I came across this tip in … Continue reading →

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Odd modelling ideas #666 – A challenging prototype?

Posted on March 27, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

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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London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2016 – #3

Posted on March 25, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

My final post on ‘Ally Pally’ is to look at O gauge, the ‘senior scale.’  There seems to be a vogue for O gauge shunting layouts at present.  The Model Railway Club’s Happisburgh Goods (pronounced ‘Haze-burr’) models a Great Eastern … Continue reading →

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London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2016 – #2

Posted on March 23, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

As I finish writing this, my thoughts are again with Brussels.  What importance is our hobby compared with all that is going on in Belgium, and almost day-by-day around the world?  But perhaps this is just the time when we … Continue reading →

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London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2016 – #1

Posted on March 21, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Today I enjoyed a pleasant day out at the London Festival of Railway Modelling at Alexandra Palace in the company of Peter and Malcolm, ex-work colleagues.  It’s a simple journey from Redhill to north London – train to Victoria, Victoria line … Continue reading →

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Llanastr – yet another small layout

Posted on March 17, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

The blogsphere is a small place and downright incestuous at times.  Two of my favourite sites Prince Street, and Andrew’s Trains  both recently featured one of my favourite small layouts, Llanastr, built to P4 (4mm/ft, and a scale 18.87mm gauge) … Continue reading →

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Another small layout idea – and a view from across the pond

Posted on March 13, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Trevor Marshall’s “Achievable Layouts” regularly comes up with some interesting model railroad ideas.  They are often small (and achievable), as Trevor models in ‘S’ gauge, so a medium size layout to him is a very buildable small layout in ‘N’.  His … Continue reading →

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Good(s) links

Posted on March 11, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Here are two useful sites for the goods wagon enthusiast. Firstly, “Goods & Not So Goods – An overview of railway freight operations for modellers.”  This labour of love is packed full of interesting material.  The site is often an … Continue reading →

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