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Hot Rodding on a Wednesday!
Sheet 2 of the J27 concluded tonight with the assembly and fitting of the coupling rods. The only additional tools beyond the soldering irons were a cocktail stick and wooden clothes peg, used to align and clamp each laminated rod section whilst assembling. My method is to put the cocktail stick through the boss end…
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Christmas Comes Early
Originally posted on Portwilliam and Newton Stewart: Well not really, but it’s more acceptable title than “D’you wanna see my etchings ?” which was my first idea ! This lot dropped on the mat this week, having learnt that 247 was discontinuing carriage sides I helped Gary’s stock clearance along a little and ordered this…
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Further on down the tracks now
While I took the evening off tonight, I continued with sheet 2 of the J27 instructions the previous evening, attaching finer details like the leaf springs and guard irons. Pete devised a rather nice method of mounting these; corresponding holes in the frames and irons. A piece of .45 wire was inserted through each iron,…
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Ten reasons why reducing automobile dependency makes sense
Originally posted on reviewanew: Like many places throughout the world, Australian cities’ transport systems are dominated by the private car. The car has offered unprecedented flexibility and reach in our personal mobility and dominated the form and lifestyles in cities since the mid 20th century. They can be convenient and versatile and fast, and now…
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Parallel Lines
Since it was the weekend, I’ve taken a little time out from the R Class to advance a project that’s been waiting in the wings a long time. The second kit I built after entering the builders’ world properly in 2009 was an Alexander Models J27 0-6-0. I do have a soft spot for the…
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London Road Models NBR ‘R’ Class
I’ve been asked by a friend to build one of these kits. In truth, this is the first wholly etched kit I’ve had the bottle to tackle but so far, not too bad. The loco kit is an old Ian Rice design from the late 1980s and this is reflected in the nature of it.…
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Public Service Announcement
I’ve met people starting to panic for ridiculous nonsense again. It’s a serious situation and we must hope the relevant medical teams do their job well. Nevertheless, this simple guide may be of some help to those of you who are worrying a bit much…
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The Silloth Donkey and Fireball XL5…
…which is just a smart-arsed, attention-seeking way to get your notice to two projects I’ve been tinkering with of late. Probably due to spending a lot of time on the course of the old Carlisle and Silloth railway whilst going about my working day, I’ve fostered a growing interest in the route which alternates between…
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A Railway Re-born (part 1)
Re-blogged from the WRHA. A series of photographs showing the inexorable return of the iron road to the Scottish Borders. I would never have believed this possible twenty years ago but today it is again possible to photograph a train with Lady Victoria Colliery as a backdrop. At last, one of the biggest wrongs of…
Max Stafford's Kennel 