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Jumbo nears the finish line.
Structural work is largely complete on the Jumbo now and attention turns to the cosmetic. The last two evenings have been spent applying Archers rivets in the approximate arrangement seen on these machines. The vac pipes have been fitted and numbers/crests applied. I have also glued paper punch bosses onto the axle nuts which vastly…
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Iain MacIntosh Artwork. First releases coming soon.
Iain’s artwork will need no introduction to those of you who regularly follow the blog but finally, the first limited edition prints will be available in the new year. I’ll let Iain do the rest of the talking on this post, just follow the link! New for 2014
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Service Announcement.
Folks. Sorry it’s been a bit quiet here this week but it’s simply that time of year. I don’t really get on with midwinter, especially when the wind’s blowing gloom and wet from the south west. Between that and the long hours/working environment I have a major loss of energy and ability to be bothered…
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More photos of 10000
As promised during the week, some more photos of 10000. I haven’t checked the model out dimensionally so far, but Bachmann seem to have researched the model well and the detail on this version sees to correspond with the period (August 1956-July 1957) when 10000 ran in traffic in this particular livery. The distinctive yellow…
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A sneak peek at 10000
Though I don’t bother too much with RTR these days I did make a notable exception this week when this lovely model arrived at my ‘local’. I’ll do a more in-depth assessment of the model later this week but I offer these photos as a taster meantime.
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Full size scratch-building.
Regular followers will know of my involvement with the 77021 Loco Group. Since our modest beginnings just four short months ago, we’ve been starting on the way to having our first parts produced. Here you can see the first fruit’s of the group’s efforts, focused on the ‘face’ of the engine, the smokebox door. Here…
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Jumbo; The Last Lap
It’s been a long time coming (getting on for four years now) but finally, the Jumbo works satisfactorily and the model is entering the final stages of construction. Over the last few days an identity has been settled upon; that of Stranraer’s 57375. The loco has the right boiler fittings and the vacuum ejector pipe…
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Field Trip 2.
Straight from Saturday’s Port Road excursion, Sunday saw Abi and I heading out to Kielder Forest to assist Iain with some photograph he required for the latest collaboration between himself and Roy Perkins; The Border Counties Railway Then and Now which should be out next year. As with earlier expeditions, this was to obtain comparative…
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Field Trip 1 – Supplemental
Whilst preparing the previous entry I remembered a Youtube clip from a few months back which featured footage of the line shortly before closure in 1965. Unexpectedly, it was accompanied by an extract from the KLF’s legendary and rather rare ‘Chill Out’ album of 1989. I think it actually works rather well! As a coincidental…
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Field Trip 1.
Yesterday, I spent an enjoyable day with Jamie “Captain Culreoch” 😉 Wood, exploring the section of the old Portpatrick and Wigtownshire (PP&W) line between New Galloway (actually in the village of Mossdale) station to Stroan viaduct. A shot of the old station was taken and several of the overbridge just west. We both agreed that…
Max Stafford's Kennel 