Category Archives: Wales

Welcome to the Jungle …

Having just returned from Warley where I spent part of the weekend helping with Aberbeeg (see above), I realised four things, I can tell the time using a watch, some people speak Dutch, I can do blue diesel haze on … Continue reading

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Branch Line Favourites

Tempting though it was to tear open the new Ratio GWR brick built signal box kit thats arrived for review, today I’ve spent an hour or so re-glasing a Hornby GWR Autocoach. Like some of the kits I’m disposing of … Continue reading

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The Kit Now Departing …

The kit now departing is one of a batch of models of various scales and genres that simply put I won’t get around to building. Not only do I have a number of railway kits that come into that category … Continue reading

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Balancing Act

This week I’ve had both Albion Yard and Bawdsey up for a digital meejah project. It’s been interesting doing a compare and contrast between the two layouts and styles. They have similar footprint dimensions but have a very different execution … Continue reading

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Albion Yard on the Telly

Tonight Matthew, I’m going to be in the woods in Gloucester! http://www.steamon.tv/ Tonight both Albion Yard, and my mate Paul Lunn are on telly, ‘Steam on TV’ to be precise. It looks to be an interesting venture, and at short … Continue reading

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Canada Post

Well, its not a post about Canada Post but its a post about Canada. I’ve spent a bit of time on and off in Canada and its one of my favourite countries. Canada has always been deeply etched into the … Continue reading

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Model Rail 2012, Barrow Hill, Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who popped by over the weekend, we had a really good time at an event that was well organised and was very different to other exhibitions we’ve been to over the years. In terms of visitors … Continue reading

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Model Rail 2012 Barrow Hill

Today I’m packing the train set and setting up at Model Rail Live at Barrow Hill, Chesterfield. Theres a new train, see above image, based on Ben Ashworth and Ian Pope images of the Berry Wiggins Bitumen trains, I’ve re-lettered … Continue reading

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Model Rail Live II

Here’s a bit of a clue as to the changes made since Railex and indeed the September Railway Modeller, they involve a significant change to the buildings, more track, a new train, in the literal sense, and more trees. Theres … Continue reading

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Model Rail Live Update

The layout doesn’t go to many shows and will only got to a couple of shows before its retirement in 2013. One up and coming show with a good mix of model and prototype interest is Model Rail Live at Barrow … Continue reading

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