Monthly Archives: October 2013

El Ganso (The Goose)

Posted on 30/10/2013 by Bob Hughes

The change of headquarters for the Ferrocarril Consolidado Pampa y Fernandez has been delayed. As a result of this the management have introduced a single round trip per day by the “Ganso” railcar in lieu of the suspended timetabled trains. … Continue reading →

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LE&FLR

Posted on 28/10/2013 by Bob Hughes

The Lochside Estate and Fisheries Light Railway has just got quite a lot bigger. Or, to be more accurate, it is now a considerably longer distance between Allt-Na-Ballt and Lochside. No, I’ve not be extending my layouts, quite the reverse, … Continue reading →

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Two ways

Posted on 26/10/2013 by Bob Hughes

Staying with the kids’ wooden floor tracks (it’s getting too cold to spend much time in the garage), there are two approaches to playing trains. The first is to join the tracks together however you like just to get somewhere … Continue reading →

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Signalling school

Posted on 20/10/2013 by Bob Hughes

Not quite up the the standard of the signalling training used by the real railway, but the principle is the same… Keeping trains a safe distance apart and not heading towards each other on the same track! This layout permits … Continue reading →

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Two wyes, or too wise?

Posted on 18/10/2013 by Bob Hughes

This sort of track formation is widely used where trains need reversing and is, quite literally, a three point turn. We have a preformed wye that gets used in every layout but Sprog MkII made a second one without any … Continue reading →

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Recycling

Posted on 16/10/2013 by Bob Hughes

I have stripped the track and ballast from the baseboards of an abandoned large scale layout this morning. The salvaged rails, sleepers and chairs have been offered for sale but the boards will be kept for a long term project. … Continue reading →

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Hazy Days for sale

Posted on 08/10/2013 by Bob Hughes

As I’m going to be moving home very shortly I don’t have room to keep Hazy Days. The large scale diorama is therefore offered for sale, along with the stock if the buyer wants it too. No reasonable offer will … Continue reading →

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Brick paper? Try Paperbrick

Posted on 08/10/2013 by Bob Hughes

A fellow modeller who is working on a tight budget raised the question of brick papers on one of the forums I use from time to time. I suggested paperbrick.co.uk, a marvelous website which generates individual brick printed images on … Continue reading →

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Something for the weekend

Posted on 07/10/2013 by Bob Hughes

Next weekend, 12th and 13th October, I will be taking Muston Sands to Crewe Heritage Centre’s 3rd and final Model and Miniature event for 2013 so the layout has been transferred from the shelf to my portable layout support (an … Continue reading →

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A trip to the big city.

Posted on 05/10/2013 by Bob Hughes

I had an enjoyable day out at the Manchester model railway show today with sprogs MkI and MkII. Several of the layouts in particular were very impressive but if I had to single one out as the best it would … Continue reading →

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