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Model Rail - April 2014 (194)
Issue on sale March 13. Contents: Reviews, including Farish 'Jinty' 0-6-0T and second batch Heljan Class 128s News: Latest new product photos from ModelRail Scotland, Model of the Year Results Layouts:...
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Railex 2014
Photo: Buckminster Ironstone, seen from the staging/fiddle yard end taken at the little layout's outing to Railex over the weekend. The loco, which was a visitor courtesy of Paul Marshall Potter, is a...
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A few new scenes around Polbrook Gurney Colliery
Currently I have Polbrook Gurney Colliery set up, not for any reason other than I haven't enjoyed it for a while. So what better than pointing a camera at it for some new snaps? Click on the photos...
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Polbrook Gurney Colliery update: history
Templecombe's ex-GWR Pannier tank No. 4631 is captured near the colliery weighbridge through a long lens in 1961. Until 1833 this area used to be a canal basin, it was later drained and laid as a 2ft 8...
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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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Polbrook Gurney Colliery Roadshow
Rochdale Model Railway Group MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITIONSaturday 11th & Sunday 12th April 2015Playing TrainsI don't do many shows far from home, however because the social element promises to be...
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Ready for the road...
Yesterday afternoon was spent sorting out Polbrook Gurney Colliery for its trip up to Rochdale, for what will be its most northerly trip so far. I tend to only do shows that are fairly close, not being...
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Rochdale Model Railway Exhibition 11 & 12 April 2015
A few snaps from last weekend's excellent exhibition, grabbed of Polbrook Gurney Colliery during one of two of the quieter moments. This is the furthest north I have taken this layout so far. Click on...
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Hiding those Flying Ducks and Lawnmowers...
I've not found the time to photograph my own layouts recently, but a little earlier on found a few spare minutes to pop the camera on a tripod and grab a few of Buckminster Ironstone my little quarry...
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Taking a Tablet
The other day I was lucky enough to be given a brand new iPad Air 2 tablet. I'm not a techy type, rather preferring things to be made of wood, however it has an 8 million pixel camera which is high...
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Combwich
Until yesterday, I'd not had the space to set up Combwich since 2011, so a well over due photosession has been taking place on and off over the last 24 or so hours...Combwich is my oldest layout,...
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New Layout!
Having pondered for long enough, a Forest of Dean inspired layout will be my next project. Time now will be devoted to research and book buying mostly. I find that aspect vital for capturing the right...
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Having a Quickie
Click to enlargeOne Sunday afternoon, I was up in my railway room having a rare tidy up, and whilst looking at those ‘wall flower projects’ (things we’ve built, but have no home; they sit on shelves...
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Power!
Thursday afternoon saw the final wiring go in to place. I won't show you that, because I'm no ambassador of layout electrics. Just imagine a few random wires. That's all I'll say on that matter. It...
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Combwich Box
A little signal box I knocked up in the very early 1980's from plastic card, bits of card and some clear packaging. It needs a little tender loving. Click on the above photo for a bigger view. It's...
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Grubbing Up
First stage of weathering up the Model Rail limited edition USA tank. I don't want it to look like it's been in Barry Scrapyard for 5 years like many do, more a warm oily rag look of a working engine....
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In Print
Part 1 of my little microwave sized nano-trainset has just appeared in Dec 2016 Model Rail magazine. The feature covers the first stage of the build, with plenty of illustrations of my kack-handed...
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Ready for the NEC
Click to enlarge!Just doing final bits to Brew Street for the NEC (it will be on the Model Rail mag stand). I have very limited space, so the fiddle/staging yards are just a couple of modified...
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