Tag Archives: Exhibition

More Completely Different

Approaching Remembrance Sunday I posted a linked clip of the New Zealand Mosquito KA114 restoration. Well there’s another one thats worth looking at, again the photography is stunning, as is the sound track, just enjoy it.

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Thank You, and Seasons Greetings

Just a quick note to say thank you and wishing the seasons greetings to all the readers who have dropped by. I have been pleasantly surprised at the number of visits and will certainly write more stuff for you to … Continue reading

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Retail Therapy

A recent meeting in London saw me catching up with a mate whom I hadn’t seen for a few years, and over a few beers the old war stories of the good old days were revisited. We used to work … Continue reading

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Move along, Nuthin to see here …

Thats an easy mistake to make. This sort of scene regardless of whether it’s out in the sticks like here or down a back alley in suburbia or ‘downtown’ are easy to wander past without a thought for modelling. But … Continue reading

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New Product, Ain’t it Fun

So so often the word ‘fun’ is trotted out these days, well this kit is certainly proving to be enjoyable to build. It goes together as well as the seperate components look on the sprue. In my modelling time I’ve … Continue reading

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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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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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Stop, Theif!

Yes folks it’s that old favourite of ours, the internet’s free, take what you want and don’t pay for it! Copyright theft, hey, no one gets hurt, it’s a victimless crime. Overcharging!, hey, no one gets hurt, it’s a victimless … Continue reading

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The Train Now Arriving …

The train now arriving is unusual for me, because its come out of red boxes, rather than blue. Today the Thompson Suburban coaches made by Hornby are hitting the doormats, and the example here is one of the first that … 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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