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Cake Box time in BRM
During the planning for November's BRM, we'd had the idea that this would be "the build issue" with the balance of article tilting in the direction of practical features. As part of this, we decided to...
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Peterborough this weekend
All being well, today I'll be packing the car and heading towards the East of England showground for the 10th Anniversary National Festival of Railway Modelling.I like Peterborough show - it's one of...
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Saturday Film Club: American shunting
Hat tip to Brian Macdermott again for todays film. Entitled "Taking care of business", the film by Model Railroader magazine follows the activity on the SMS industrial estate railway as they deal with...
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Great Electrial Train Show 2017
Finally, a model railway show I can go to just for fun!GETS is only 10 miles away from home so even if it wasn't always a top quality show, it would be worth a visit. As it is, I know the layouts will...
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Pushing little stones around
Our railway clubrooms share a site with some holiday cottages. The people staying there often drop in to see the club and we have the pleasure of showing them around and trying to explain what we are...
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A little loco detailing
I've been messing around with a Phil Sharples laser-cut 16mm scale narrow gauge loco kit recently and the half-built model attracted a lot of attention at the weekend.Price for the complete model -...
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Warehouse Wednesday: Wooden shingles
We don't really do wooden shingles on the outside of buildings in the UK in anything like the quantity our US cousins do. Basically, living in a damp country and having discovered bricks, we decided...
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Off to the MMEE for the next 4 days
Out and about again - this time at the Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition.My plan is to be there for all 4 days, but not all of all 4 days. However, I have a list of people to see so I'm certainly...
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EiM and Garden Rail - November 2017
A first for Engineering in Miniature this month - an article sourced from RMweb. When Gary posted photos of his MSWJR loco on the forum, I spotted it and cajoled him into giving me more details, it's a...
View ArticleSaturday Film Club: I build a 16mm scale train
Last weekend, I built an IP Engineering train set, and filmed some of the work for your edification and entertainment.
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The National Festival of Railway Modelling 2017
Another busy weekend at Peterborough this year. You saw some of my efforts yesterday, but there was much more filming, some done on proper big cameras! BRM readers will be finding this on your DVDs in...
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All ready to run locomotives will have their quartering set very slightly out so they lump along the track as badly as most chassis I build the first time the power is turned on.They will NOT be...
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2CV kit
This kit has been calling to me every time I see the Hobby Holidays stand at shows. At Peterborough, I cracked and handed over my money, all £6.99.No idea why, I'm a VeeDub fan really, but I just...
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Warehouse Wednesday: Signal box under repair
Dating from May 2008, this shows Kyle of Lochalsh signal box in a pretty sorry state. Signalling has long been carried out on Scotish lines by radio to the driver cab, freeing many signalmen from...
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Right hand drive conversion
I can't quick stick the 2CV kit together as it emerges from the box. It behoves me to correct one pretty major fault - the steering wheel is on the wrong side.Some may point out that this is a French...
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Flying Minion
You know how it is, take your Dad to a model engineering shows and what does he come back with?Not a nice sensible lathe, but a plastic flying Minion.It's silly, but quite a clever toy. And I like...
View ArticleSaturday Film club: Let me talk about Cake Boxes
Yes, it's me doing telly again. This time I'm explaining the BRM Cake Box competition we launched in November. I'm really pleased with the way this competition has taken off. Nearly 30 build threads...
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Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition 2017
Four days at an exhibition might sound like a long time but in my capacity as Engineering in Miniature editor, I knew it would make sense for me to be around as much as possible. The show being 10...
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Trains Annual 1952
Arriving in a big pile of books donated to our railway club library last week was Trains Annual 1952 edited by Cecil J. Allen and published by Ian Allan Ltd.Aimed at kids, it has a thick pasteboard...
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I'll paint it the colours I want.
The paint colours on the 2CV instructions don't tally with the picture on the front of the box. According to the black & white details, everything is grey. According to the full-colour box picture,...
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