Monthly Archives: September 2015

Another Forney?

Posted on 30/09/2015 by Bob Hughes

Not another Bachmann Forney. Too expensive, too much trouble getting it to run. Nice now it’s been converted into a tender loco though. No, definitely not, but the idea would use a Bachmann mechanism. “Percy” has seen little use since … Continue reading →

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Putting the Pampas into the Pampas and Fernandez

Posted on 28/09/2015 by Bob Hughes

I picked up a bargain on the van round this afternoon. A bargain as in free! It appears to have been used as a Christmas tree by one of the shops in Holmes Chapel and was being thrown out with … Continue reading →

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Tanked

Posted on 26/09/2015 by Bob Hughes

Number 19 has had her tank attached to the boiler. The filler still required a bit of rubbing down before painting when these photos were taken early this morning. At the other end, a coupler has been attached under the fuel … Continue reading →

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A balanced opinion

Posted on 23/09/2015 by Bob Hughes

I’ve got a day off work today, so it’s time to get something done about the FCPyF’s new tank engine. While it has been sat at Cuarto Sheds for the last couple of days I have been looking at its … Continue reading →

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Last of the FI

Posted on 20/09/2015 by Bob Hughes

After CRM’s members went our different ways the Ferrocarril Internacional ceased to be. My modules became the FCPyF, an identity that has always been carried by most of my On30 fleet, but one loco remained in FI livery. Ferrocarril Internacional #19, … Continue reading →

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Cuarto Sheds

Posted on 20/09/2015 by Bob Hughes

Some progress on my current project, making the most of a sunny autumn morning to dry the glue outdoors after adding ground cover between the sheds. I had originally intended to use a retaining wall for the rear of the … Continue reading →

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Mystery loco

Posted on 18/09/2015 by Bob Hughes

A photograph in one of the old Sierra Oculta guide books shows a tram loco crossing Jones River. The photo is not too clear, with the bridge girders obscuring the train. Intrigued by this I have been searching for more … Continue reading →

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Bodging, big time

Posted on 15/09/2015 by Bob Hughes

It’s not just railway modellers that bodge things together. Some full sized oddities have been seen on real railways too, as in these photos from the Logging and Lumber Railroads group on Facebook. Inspiration or excuses? Whatever, they would make … Continue reading →

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Shed clutter

Posted on 13/09/2015 by Bob Hughes

Sheds, be they in the garden or elsewhere, often attract clutter. Nowhere more so than at the back of the loco sheds on preserved railways where long forgotten projects rust away next to other items that are being worked upon … Continue reading →

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Chopping and changing

Posted on 12/09/2015 by Bob Hughes

Every time I get ready to take the dog out for a walk it starts raining, then I sit down to do something else and the sun comes out! Ah well, at least I’ve tried out an idea I’ve been … Continue reading →

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