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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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Dorking MRC Exhibition 3-4 October 2015
No rest for the wicked! Another busy weekend, exhibiting at Dorking MRC’s show over in Dorking. Appropriately, it’s in the Oddfellows Hall, perfect for model railway enthusiasts. This is a small but friendly venue and show, but sufferers from being … 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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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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TINGS 2015 – 2
Having given a dishonourable mention to the ESNG representation, I’d better make a mention of the other layouts. The show guide gave a list 0f 29 layouts. When in the hall it maybe seemed like less, but (apart from the … Continue reading
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The International N Gauge Show 2015 – 1
I’ve not been to the International N Gauge Show as yet – the past two years I’ve been working in Turkey, and before that I had other diversions. But this year I had a free Saturday, and Neil had a … Continue reading
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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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A little inspiration from New Zealand
From the Small Layout Design Yahoo group comes this amazing layout. If you built it, no one would believe that it was straight from the prototype. David Bromage writes…. Have a look at this for inspiration – 3 piers, a … Continue reading
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In the days before ‘Alf and Sadie’
I was browsing my original copy of Don Boreham’s ‘Narrow Gauge Railway Modelling’, published 1962, and this advert inside the back cover caught my eye…. Well, Slaters are still very much in business, although I’d love to have Plastikard for … Continue reading
Long and winding road – “The Last Great Project” – addendum
Writing the last post must have got my modelling mojo back in order. I spent an afternoon preparing a new ‘train box’ for club nights, using some US stock and a Kato Rock Island RS2 not appropriate for my layout, and … Continue reading
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