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Lockdown Project: Flashing light
With plenty of time on my hands, I'm going to try to be motivated enough to work through a few projects that have been kicking around for ages. I don't know about you, but I'm finding staying focused...
View ArticleSaturday Film Club: Moon effects
Blog posts about the recent death of Bill Pearson pointed me at this interesting video. I saw "Moon" at the cinema and was really impressed with the effects. Here, Bill explains how they were done, and...
View ArticleTest running the garden railway
I've been doing a bit of maintenance on the garden railway - basically, it's not seen much use recently, but work is going on to build some reliability in. I'll cover this in future posts. Anyway,...
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Polar Bear
That's it - Polar Bear is finished and working. The kit is a bit of curate's egg. Some bits work really well, others less so. The end result looks OK as long as you don't really know the prototype....
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Back to the Cravens
Time to pull a part-finished project off the shelf. I had a feeling that the Cravens Parcels DMU was last on the bench last year. It was shocking to discover that the last time it appeared on here was...
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Waterborne Wednesday: Wolverhampton canal with rail bridges
If you fancy building a model railway layout without a station, this might be worth a look.Looking along the canal in Wolverhampton, we see it pass under two different railway bridges. I imagine the...
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Shunting, an office and track cutting in BRM - plus Melbridge Dock!
Time for a bit of loco kit building in the May 2020 BRM. Nowadays, people aren't so likely to dig out a few sheets of brass and a soldering iron so I was pleased to find a newbie-friendly...
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It's the Virtual RMweb members meetup this weekend
Sunday should see the annual RMweb members day in Taunton. Obviously, this isn't going to happen.Don't worry though - you can enjoy the Virtual RMweb members weekend with layouts, pasties, cake (I...
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J15 upgrade in Hornby Collector Club magazine
Hornby's OO gauge J15 is a really cracking model, but like all RTR, it can be improved IMHO with a bit of dirt and few personal touches.In the Spring 2020 issue of "The Collector", I've taken the model...
View ArticleWhat day is it?
Is anyone else struggling to remember what day it is at the moment?Working from home has been my thing for several years now. I'm so expert at it, I recently wrote some tips for readers of my writing...
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It's the ends
Dry-fitting parts is always a good idea. Put things together without glue and you'll spot potential issues that won't be any easier to deal with when the adhesive is flowing and getting all over your...
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The best laid plans
This thing is full of jobs I'm not looking forward to. Each time I think, "Well now that's done, the rest will be easy." and each time, it isn't.So, I have to drill some holes and fit the handrails and...
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Waterborne Wednesday: Freedom on dry land
Want a boat, but don't need the hassle of modelling water? Allow me to introduce BK536"Freedom". Built in 1991 in Falmouth, the hull of this trawler allows her to sit on the cobbles so the crew don't...
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Lockdown Project: Glass animal repair
I've always loved my parents' collection of glass animals. As a child, apparently, I used to stare at the china cabinet for hours. If I was very good, I might be allowed to have the door open, but I...
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Hornby beer
I've never been one for drinking at home much. Beer is a social thing for me, so pubs, beer festivals etc. - great. Otherwise, I'll have tea.This has changed with the world in lockdown. I've been...
View ArticleSaturday Film Club: Railway sushi
I can't explain this, other than it's delightfully mad. I won't spoil it for you, just sit back and wonder. Why?
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Money raised, cakes eaten
Last weekend, we were hard at work with the RMweb Members Day 2020 in aid of NHS Charities Together.By the end, a lot of people had enjoyed themselves immensely and we'd raised £7919 for...
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Handles on
I have a plan.I have a pack of grab handles from Precision.I have some 0.45mm brass wire.I have a 0.5mm drill bit.All I needed was a couple of evenings to spend drilling holes and supergluing the brass...
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Painting and lining
Paint time. The shell was primed using some etch UPol stuff that decided to dry with the texture of fine sandpaper on the roof. The sides were OK especially after a coat of acrylic followed by some...
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Waterborne Wednesday: Barge and pusher tug
An interesting combination here - a pusher tug and barge on a British waterway. I can't remember taking this photo and found it in the stash of images from an old hard drive crash recovery. The tug...
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