Category Archives: Nevard

FCUK (16 Tons of French Connection in the Forest)

One of the noticeable things in Forest of Dean images is the variety of apparently similar mineral wagons. I have a good few of the Bachmann varieties which have taken precedence gradually over the Airfix mineral wagon kit of the … Continue reading

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Railex Preparations Vol I

Over the next couple of weeks or so I’ll be burning some midnight oil as Railex at Aylesbury approaches. The layout will be assembelled as its been stored for five months or so and tested. In the intervening period I’ve … Continue reading

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New Radnor Stepping Stone to ‘Finescale’

Thursday 24th April 1930 isn’t much of a date in the history books, we were a month away to the day from Amy Johnson landing in Darwin for example, and it appears that nothing much happened that day of any … Continue reading

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The Start Line

We are very fortunate that the history of the British Isles railway system has generally been very well documented through the years. There are exceptions of course, and when you start doing detailed research on well known lines and or … Continue reading

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Thank you

Just a quick line to say thank you to all our friends, whom have been so supportive over the past few weeks. The calls, messages, emails and cards have all been very much appreciated during this difficult time. We are … Continue reading

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Today’s the day they’re …

Today will be interesting. I’ll find out if the layout fits in the car. Breaking the layout down was entertaining as the mods listed in yesterdays post were sort of built one on top of the other, I knew how … Continue reading

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Modification Mungus

The layout is pretty much complete for the show, but any of those few that have actually visited and seen the layout over it’s life won’t be surprised to know that even today, I’m still moving buildings and changing viewpoints … Continue reading

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