Monthly Archives: June 2020

More from the MPD

Posted on 30/06/2020 by Bob Hughes

Diesel 58 has been fitted with couplings and now only needs cab steps before it can be returned to service. As a freight loco it’s been provided with both tension lock and Kadee couplings so it can be used with … Continue reading →

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A riparian morning

Posted on 29/06/2020 by Bob Hughes

If you need to ask I’m not going to bother explaining! With the bushes in the Arroyo Santa valley done I turned my attention to the stream itself. Having painted the river bed I cut a thin piece of plastic … Continue reading →

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Scenic Sunday

Posted on 28/06/2020 by Bob Hughes

I was up early again this morning and got quite a bit of work done on the scenery before breakfast. It now blends together nicely all the way through from Derrotado to Littletown. Things are going to get messy after … Continue reading →

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Hi viz chocolate biscuits

Posted on 27/06/2020 by Bob Hughes

As an experimental safety measure, particularly on the short stretch of street running beyond the compound gates at Grande, No.17 has been provided with reflective dazzle stripes on the buffer beams. If the experiment is a success similar hi-viz markings … Continue reading →

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Flanger

Posted on 26/06/2020 by Bob Hughes

I’ve found a use for the sleigh that came with the crimbo loco. Its coarse wheels make it perfect for clearing flangeways when ballasting track. I’ve started, so I’ll finish … I don’t think Magnus Magnusson was a railway modeller. … Continue reading →

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Relampago Campo Teta

Posted on 25/06/2020 by Bob Hughes

Inside cylinders on a 2’6″ gauge loco? It must be possible, after all there are 19″ gauge locos with them. Stranger things have been seen, especially on the FCPyF! This geriatric machine turned up at Grande this morning, the shed … Continue reading →

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Getting plastered, then going pale.

Posted on 24/06/2020 by Bob Hughes

Last night I experimented with crumpled wrapping paper for the cliff face at Derrotado. It looked well at the time (above) but it dried flat so the experiment was not a success and I plastered over it (below) this morning. … Continue reading →

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More from the MPD

Posted on 23/06/2020 by Bob Hughes

The Motive Power Department has been busy this morning. The crimbo loco, now No.77, and diesel 58 both have internal cradles (coffee stirrers) so they sit securely on their mechanisms. No.77’s tender has a tension loco coupler fitted, I’ll retain … Continue reading →

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Keep a lid on it

Posted on 22/06/2020 by Bob Hughes

Peanut butter, I love the stuff. Aldi have two sorts, bog standard and posh, though I honestly cannot tell the difference between them until it comes to the lids. The bog standard lids are a close fit, but not too … Continue reading →

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Turntable for Derrotado

Posted on 21/06/2020 by Bob Hughes

While freight trains are to be backed down the Arroyo Santa branch railcars will need to be turned at Derrotado. I went into town this afternoon to get a new tube of Bostick. Back home again the turntable decking (coffee … Continue reading →

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