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Buy my hoose
Buy my hoose. Re-blogged from Paul’s Wee Ginger Dug blog. Please re-blog in the hope that his place can get a buyer and provide a bit of security for him and his other half. Thanks.
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So what’s been happening?
Things have been quieter in terms of modelling activity lately than I anticipated this last week while I’ve been off work. Partly this is due to having a day of not doing much at all last Monday as I hit my half century! I also had a couple of days where I carried on with…
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The New Mobility
An early birthday present arrived this week in the form of a Proxxon Micromot 50EF drilling and milling machine and associated power pack. It’s been augmented by this MB140 drill press and KT70 compound table. Used freehand last night with a milling tool, the drill made modifying a couple of Bachmann wagon chassis for EM…
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Broomloan Yard: The fag packet sketch
Finally, I could no longer avoid the elephant in the room (no cheap Jumbo related gags, please) and decided it was time that I tried to bring some substance to the Broomloan Yard project. First thing I’ve done was to rough up some sketches based on the track plan as observed from the aerial photograph…
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Been a bit quiet here of late…
…but I’ll be putting that right over the next few days. I’ve been busy attending shows and group meets but mostly preparing models for others. This is essentially to clear the decks in preparation for my first tentative efforts in making the transition to providing a professional finish and effects service. All new ground for…
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Rockvilla Goods – OO gauge.
A reblog of Nigel Burkin’s post about a visit to a layout with which Broomloan Yard may well share characteristics; Joe Loftus’s excellent Rockvilla Goods. Please follow Joe’s blog as he has excellent material and links on there!
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Iain MacIntosh – ‘Milepost 72 1/4’
I’m not sure how the image will reproduce here but once again, Iain has been waving his magic pencils to create this impressive image of St Margarets-based A3, No60100 Spearmint powering northwards out of Newcastleton past Sandholm on a Kingmoor-Millerhill transfer during her last summer of service in 1965. Iain’s creation really captures the essence…
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Incremental Improvements
Originally posted on G&T Railway Modelling: Kirkmellington is all set up and running for the 50th Rochdale MRG exhibition this weekend. We have a few improvements for this show: The new photo backscene has been installed and looks good, far better than the grey curtain. The facia boards to the lighting units have…
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Iain MacIntosh – Over the Border.
Mac has added another amazing drawing to his burgeoning portfolio today. This time we have a low level view of The Waverley express speeding south through Kershopefoot Station, having just crossed the border, circa 1963. Not the most heavily photographed location on the Waverley Route, certainly from this aspect but Kershopefoot is to this day…
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DeathSteam and a slow cooker…
Last night’s work involved a couple of jobs I’m doing for friends. Two Hornby Black Fives are being finished in mid-1960s run down condition. Both were Carlisle-based machines; 45363 had attention at Cowlairs works in 1965, resulting in her unusual for this period (south of the border) lined finish though in late 1965 it is…
Max Stafford's Kennel 