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Hiding in Plain Sight
In the land of the inch high the weather is generally better than that of the 12 inches to the foot. Well certainly here in the UK anyway as I look out the window at another cold damp day in full sized...
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Trusty Tool
Andrew and his Barclay are pottering around the colliery sidings, then suddenly Harry the Hammer appears from nowhere like Nosferatu with his trusty tool eager to fix something. For there are few jobs...
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Let’s do the Locomotion
On Tuesdays, Waving Willy and Bob Geeza cat love to take their vintage ‘Locomotion’ out for a spin. But it’s quite high maintenance, so Gary the Greaser is ready with a brush and bucket full of gunk...
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Rubber Coupling
Andrew and his Barclay locomotive simmer in the colliery yard. It turns out that his loco has a wonky rear 3 link coupling. It would appear that the steel one has been replaced with one made from...
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Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster
Snivelling little tick Neil takes the knee in awe of what appears to be time-tunnel, black-hole pan-galactic-gargle-blaster thingamajig that he hopes can take him to a different scale, in a different...
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Sunday Engineering
It’s a blustery but sunny Sunday in the land of the inch high, as an engineering train arrives with a load of ballast. But as usual no weed killer, however the weeds hold everything together a bit like...
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Christmas Eve
It’s Christmas Eve down at the canal wharf. And of course it’s snowing, for that’s been the law, especially in Christmas films and photos since 1883, even though it hardly ever snows in real life in...
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A Burst of Colour
It’s a bit dull and gloomy outside in 12 inch to the foot Little England today. So here’s a bit of colour and the warm glow of morning sunlight as it cuts through the gloom at Fountain Colliery. A...
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Call the Doctor
Monochrome Monday, and Deliberation Dave opens the engine shed door and out rolls a USA tank in full steam rather than the more regular Peckett or Andrew and his Barclay. Pub landlord and part time...
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Where has all the Colour Gone Wednesday
Where has all the colour gone Wednesday. Andrew and his Barclay loco potter around the sidings at Fountain Colliery, something that happens most days, unless Peter and his Peckett are on duty. Peckett...
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George & George
On Saturday mornings, Rufus Hound loves to play pranks with members of the inch high. For they think they’re in charge of Rufus, but in fact it’s the other way around. But whilst Rufus is a bit full of...
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Drinking Water
Here we are at Catcott Crossing again, for back in olden times very few of the level crossing cottages had running water. So to avoid drinking water from puddles, catching rain, drinking bog water or...
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The Empty Last Train of the Evening
A bit of nostalgia, a late night view taken in a Class 205 'Hampshire Unit' sometime in the mid-1980s - most likely between Salisbury and Southampton. Not that sharp due to available light and the...
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Perfect Spot
Here we are high up in the Mendip Hills at a little known former colliery. The inch high moonshine collective led by various people all striving for their own gain much like politicians, appear to...
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Fruitful Thursday
Just another fruitful Thursday in the land of the inch high. Officers Mouldy and Scullery looking on from afar are not to be feared. Getting from over there to here would be quite a challenge starting...
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20 Years Ago!
Some full sized stuff from 20 years ago to the day on 18 Feb 2005. Twenty years ago - crickey! Being digital capture, they look like they were taken yesterday, it certainly feels like that. A few snaps...
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Mobile Refreshment
Back in olden times most engines would carry a cask of beer, this was so crews and railway workers could have regular rehydration whilst going about their hot sweaty work. Harry Hunslet brings his...
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Yellow Peril
In full sized England today it’s rather dull, though it has been like this for months now. So here’s a bit of colour in the land of the inch high to cheer us up. A couple of days ago, Taunton Fairwater...
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Dog Whisperer 🐾
I was the temporary custodian of the latest Bachmann Johnson 1P 0-4-4 last week. So once I’d done all my official photography for a well-known retailer, I couldn’t resist popping it on Catcott for a...
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Slippery Rails
Bill and Ben watch Harry Hunslet propel a short rake of empties up the 1 in 20 grade into the colliery. A good run up generally ensures success, though too much speed can result in the occasional...
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