Monthly Archives: September 2013

Retro modelling

Posted on 30/09/2013 by Bob Hughes

A long time ago I had an idea to build a small single track rationalised terminus based (very vaguely) on one of my local stations but for use with an old Tri-ang DMU instead of the lovely class 506 electric … Continue reading →

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Floored!

Posted on 29/09/2013 by Bob Hughes

Sprog MkII and I have been playing with his wooden trains again. Wonderful relaxation therapy. Fun, for want of a better word. Then, just to spoil everybody’s Sunday … … Readers of a nervous disposition may wish not to click … Continue reading →

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A tender for Luke

Posted on 25/09/2013 by Bob Hughes

Having encountered a rare success yesterday with the tender for Duke I have re-gauged another one for Luke. This Kerr Stuart(ish) loco also has no bunker so coal would be carried in a sack or loose on the footplate… The … Continue reading →

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A tender for Duke

Posted on 24/09/2013 by Bob Hughes

The open backed cab on Duke has never looked right, when I converted the “Take-n-Play” die cast toy for use on the Seaside Line I had intended to put a handrail on the back for the driver to lean against … Continue reading →

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Shunting on the kitchen table…

Posted on 22/09/2013 by Bob Hughes

… but only while SWMBO is out! The scenery on my Lyddlow Mill O scale nanolayout still requires a bit of tweaking but this morning I have just been playing trains while I had the house to myself. This short … Continue reading →

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Closure of the FCPyF

Posted on 21/09/2013 by Bob Hughes

The fiddleyards of the Ferrocarril Consolidado Pampa y Fernandez have been cleared this morning and the trains packed away pending their move to a new home. The line is now closed until further notice. To mark the closure a special … Continue reading →

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Moose Jaw?

Posted on 20/09/2013 by Bob Hughes

No, I’m not modelling Canadian railways now. This post’s name is because I think the shape of the layout looks a bit like a cartoon drawing of a moose. Anyway, Sprog MkII wanted to play with his trains when we … Continue reading →

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Trying something different

Posted on 17/09/2013 by Bob Hughes

I have been experimenting with adding a soundtrack to a short film, the sound clips come from http://www.freesound.org where they are published under a Creative Commons licence. Click the link below to view the video. Trainspotting at Muston Sands The … Continue reading →

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Glossop Model Railway Show

Posted on 14/09/2013 by Bob Hughes

A new video has been uploaded to Youtube showing Steve Saxby’s microlayout “Mortomley” at this weekend’s show in Glossop. Please visit my video gallery page for more details or click this link to go directly to Youtube.

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Another “ghost”

Posted on 13/09/2013 by Bob Hughes

This van saw little use on my South American modules, looking too small when coupled to Bachmann On30 stock, so it has been converted for use on the Seaside Line. It is a large vehicle by On18 standards but a … Continue reading →

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