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Potpourri #1109
I was going to visit a club open day this morning, but the weather was so nasty I just lost interest. I’ve got some Norfolk pictures from the Dawes Brothers to come, but today is mostly photos. I recently joined … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1108
Some interesting videos that amused me this week. Of course, one has to start with Jago Hazzard. Do you want to buy a station? Where to build London’s International station…. Pick any one from eleven? For the bus enthusiasts amongst … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1107
Low modelling mojo – still – but a couple of things caught my eye whilst wasting time on-line. Holloway Road in the 1950’s. Lots of period detail, including the lad wearing an ex-RAF flying jacket! A lovely shot of suburban … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1106
Just a few odds and ends for a wet Wednesday! An interesting station in South Wales, Amman. The GWR branch (left) terminates end to end with the MR branch (right). Some potential for a continuous layout with two sets of … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1105
And just a few photos and ideas today. A rarely photographed ex-SECR J class 0-6-4T, near Petts Wood and heading for Victoria. The area was a lot more built up when I regularly used this footbridge some 30 years later. … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1104
I’m having a rather relaxed blogging week, so here are just a few internet findings. I can’t help adding in a few Jago Hazzards. It’s difficult to be informative AND amusing! Meanwhile, back at the ESNG running night…… Finally, a … Continue reading
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Inspiration
Just a couple or three inspirational pictures today. First, Waddon Marsh in 1929. Before the station was built and the industrial development around the area, and only one of the two power stations had been built. Also pre-electrification. Great details … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1103
I even got a little modelling since my last post. Just a little….. But Terrier addiction has resulted in a little retail therapy. Wapping and Stepney were on order and have arrived. And I couldn’t resist this O gauge beauty. … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1102
Just a few odds and ends for today…. This is a modelling challenge for someone. The cost of the figures would probably be far more than the cost of the rolling stock……. This is a pretty rural scene. And then … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1101
Maxine and I spent a few days in Birmingham this week with friends, so I left the computer at home. So today I just have a few pictures to show and tell. Some more of John Atkinson’s excellent EMU pictures. … Continue reading
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