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Polbrook Gurney Colliery Backscene
nevard_130226_Polbrook-Gurney_WEB, a photo by nevardmedia on Flickr.I'm currently working on the backscene for Polbrook Gurney Colliery (see link to right) which will be light, misty and distant. The...
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Polbrook Gurney Colliery Update: Facebook etc...
nevard_130317_PGCH_DSC_4882, a photo by nevardmedia on Flickr.As part of converting Polbrock into Polbrook Gurney Colliery, sadly the level crossing had to go, the higher level of the new adjacent...
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Model of the Year 2012: The Results
Model of the Year 2012:The ResultsEach year Model Rail magazine, RMweb and MREmag join forces to ask modellers to vote for their favourite models of the preceding 12 months. The results of the latest...
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Model Rail: Spring 2013 (181)
Model Rail: Spring 2013 (181) Contents, issue 181 Spring 2013(between April and May-dated issues.)Reviews: Kernow MRC/Bachmann Class 205 DEMU Olivia's TRains/Heljan EM2 electric loco Hornby 2-BIL EMU...
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3 D-elicious
nevard_130319_RNAD-99HP-B-D_DSC_4907, a photo by nevardmedia on Flickr.On the build review workbench today for Model Rail a 3D printed narrow gauge RNAD 99hp Baguley Drewry by Narrow Planet. These...
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Polbrook Gurney Colliery Update - starting to look like a layout...
nevard_130401_PGCH_IMG_3271_BW, a photo by nevardmedia on Flickr.Been really busy today adding Das modelling clay to the lightweight colliery sidings. The clay is bright orange, so the power of...
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Model Rail: May 2013 (issue182)
Model Rail: May 2013 (issue 182)Featuring in this issue, out Thursday 18 AprilFIRST REVIEWS: Heljan Class 128 parcels unit, Heljan 'O' gauge Class 31, OO Works LNER 'C13' 4-4-2T, plus the latest books,...
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Polbrook Gurney Colliery Update - static grass
nevard_130415_PGCH_IMG_3495, a photo by nevardmedia on Flickr.Today the static grass came out, three layers (various makes) working from greens through to straw shades on top. The grass on the track...
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Polbrook Gurney Colliery Update: Sat 20 April
nevard_130418_PGCH_IMG_3501, a photo by nevardmedia on Flickr.A couple more snaps of the trainset.....Railex is just 5 weeks now and I've so much to do...Build 2 fiddle yards (with split height rail...
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Polbrook Gurney Colliery Update - messing about with Das
nevard_130424_PGCH_DSC_5860, a photo by nevardmedia on Flickr.T minus just over 4 weeks, here is the state of play. Lots to do, for starters the pub needs a rear and the smelly pond needs something wet...
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Polbrook Gurney Colliery Update: engine winding house
Click to enlargeA few extra hours were grabbed today unexpectedly which means that I've managed to pull the replacement of the engine winding house forward to before Railex which is just 3 weeks away....
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Pestle and Mortar
nevard_130508_PGCH_IMG_3807, a photo by nevardmedia on Flickr.Polbrook Gurney Colliery Update:With RAILEX just 2 weeks away finishing touches are taking place, starting with the the screen area behind...
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Model Rail June 2013 (issue 183)
Model Rail June '13 (183) main contents:On sale from 16 MayFREE Workbench supplement on model buildingsModel Rail Live announcement - new venue.Reviews:N gauge Dapol Class 22N gauge Bachmann Farish...
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Polbrook Gurney Colliery Update - weighbridge
nevard_130511_PGCH_IMG_3837, a photo by nevardmedia on Flickr.Polbrook Gurney Colliery update: Today I'm building a weighbridge, a common feature was the splitting of the line to allow trains to pass...
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Awwww, mother warned me about this!
nevard_130512_PGCH_IMG_3882_sls, a photo by nevardmedia on Flickr.Something for grumpy Monday and all the pedants out there: "Awwww, mother warned me about this, dreadful, let me quote railway rule No....
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Polbrook Gurney Colliery Update - running trains!
nevard_130514_PGCH_IMG_3911, a photo by nevardmedia on Flickr.Polbrook Gurney Colliery: this afternoon was spent running trains to see how it would all work. I decided to add a couple of extra...
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Polbrook Gurney Colliery update: history
nevard_130518_PGCH_IMG_3962_BW, a photo by nevardmedia on Flickr.Templecombe's ex-GWR Pannier tank No. 4631 is captured near the colliery weighbridge through a long lens in 1961. Until 1833 this area...
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Railex!
Click to enlargeToday I'm packing up and getting ready for Railex www.railex.org.uk this weekend, for which will be Polbrook Gurney's first outing. Here's an un messed about snap of the right hand side...
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Model Rail: July 2013 (184)
Click to enlargeModel Rail: July 2013 (184) published 13 June '13Issue marking the Mallard 75 anniversaryNews: Growing layout list for Model Rail Live. Computer design images of exclusive 'USA' 0-6-0T...
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Vobster
Messing about with ideas, taken on a cell/mobile dog and bone. Messing about with Polbrock's old diorama case, backscene and baseboard. Possibilities could be an a couple of dead end sidings with...
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