Saturday Film club: When kids liked trains
This isn't the clip I wanted to show you today. That one was shared on Facebook and shows how to make your model railway fold away.Since you'll need to be signed up to Facebook (I think) and I can't...
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Carfest South
I'm not completely sure how I ended up at Carfest South. Something to do with mentioning it in EiM a few months ago resulting in an offer of a free ticket to the northern show for the (current) editor....
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Signwriting course
Spotted at Carfest, a course I would really like to go on, but probably can't because of all the other things I have to do at that time of year -SignwritingOn offer, by signwriter Joby Carter, is a 5...
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School woodwork lessons
People tell me that the reason we don't seem to be growing railway modellers is that kids don't learn woodwork or metalwork at school any more. I did a term of woodwork and here is the result. A car...
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Warehouse Wednesday: Sailors shelter
Spotted on the quayside at Peel, this nice looking Sailors Shelter that now appears to be in use as a sort of village hall. Looking on-line I find it being used as a gallery and shop for the...
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There's Bin a revolution on my workbench
I've mentioned in the past that I'm a messy worker. Every so often, the workbench needs to be mucked out to remove the detritus from many projects. Gradually it builds up until it threatens to...
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The impossible photo challenge
Sometimes it's good to have a bit of a challenge. When Paul Martin of EDM models put a request on his newsletter for people to take photos of his new NBW range of cosmetic bolt heads, I thought I'd...
View ArticleSaturday film club: Fast train to Sheffield
Blue diesels in the 1970s. ELO soundtrack, what more could you want?Seriously though, it's a pertinent reminder of just how much the railway world has changed in a few years. A lot of this stuff was...
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Llanfair and Telford
Last weekend was another busy one. Saturday saw me visiting the Llanfair garden railway show.My plan was simple - talk to all the trade and as many other people as possible. Oh, and photograph a layout...
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Hattons announce another 2 locos I've built from kits
Hattons have announced a couple of new locos. Exciting news, but also frustrating.Why? Because they are two I've already built from kits! The Southern P Class isn't a surprise, people have been...
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Hattons, Liverpool
Hattons - best known as the largest mail order model railway supplier in the UK - actually has a shop. A proper shop you can walk in to and buy models from. Admittedly, the location isn't convenient if...
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Warehouse Wednesday: Bridgnorth railwaymans cottage
With an hour to kill in Bridgnorth a few days ago, I wandered over to the Severn Valley Railway. The last train had arrived and the loco was being put away, but mooching around, I spotted this little...
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There's a lot of N gauge in BRM
We've lots of small scale stuff in BRM this month. If you've been inspired by a visit to The N Gauge Show at the weekend, you are going to be very happy.My first project is building a lineside industry...
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Scalecraft Traction Engine
August bank holiday isn't a great time to finish your eBay auction. It IS a good time to be bidding though. This year I snagged a Monogram TR7 plastic kit in its cellophane for £20 (usually £35+) - it...
View ArticleSaturday Film Club: A quick trip around the Wiltshire MEE garden railway
Last weekend, I visited the White Horse Model Engineering and Garden Railway Show (photos tomorrow) and while there, enoyed a good chat with the guys running the 16mm and G scale lines.Spotting a flat...
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White Horse Model Engineering and Garden Railway Show 2017
Another weekend, another exhibition to visit. Batting down the Fosse Way for a couple of hours brought me to the White Horse Country park where I found model engineering and garden railway show. Pretty...
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Don't interfere
From the club news section of Railway Modeller, December 1965.The address appears to be a private house on a post-war estate. I'm not sure how they came to chose 11am as according to the Radio Times,...
View ArticleThe Wishlist Poll Takes A Holiday
The annual Wishlist Poll – which normally runs in October with the reuslts widely published on RMweb and in the press – is ‘taking a holiday’ this year but plans to be back in 2018. The Poll Team feels...
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Warehouse Wenesday: Little concete buildings
Another photo from Quorn on the Great Central Railway, this time a concrete hut and coal bunker beside the signal box. Since they are all for storage, then they are warehouses of a sort, just small...
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October in EiM and Garden Rail
Lots of good stuff in your local newsagent at the moment (or on your doormat if you've been smart enough to take out a subscription) in the larger scales.Starting with Garden Rail, Tag Gorton is back,...
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