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Monthly Archives: March 2022
Suits you, sir!
Wow! I really did not expect this to make so much difference to Infinity Aggregates’ appearance. Still work in progress but the provision of an overhanging bush at the exit to fiddleyard really does create a good scenic break. The … Continue reading
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A rocky time
The home-made “Sculptamold” type scenery applied to Puente Carreteros four days ago is still slightly damp to the touch so there can be no progress there for a while longer. I have made a mixture of fine gravel, sand, filler, … Continue reading
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To Infinity, and beyond…
OK, maybe not. How about to Infinity Aggregates, and behind? Not a pretty sight, sorry, I have been tying knots in electric string again. If the truth be known I should have done this BEFORE starting work on the scenery. … Continue reading
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Smirk
Mr. Potato Head being as diplomatic as ever. Customer friendly? Fuck off! Meanwhile, in the real world, I tried building a OO9 diesel this morning but this is a scale I’m not used to working in and it turned out … Continue reading
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Scenic progress
The ticket office at Quécarajo now has a solid walls at each end instead of the large windows. It still might not stop an over-enthusiastic shunt but at least it means the staff won’t see it coming. In keeping with the … Continue reading
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Change at Quécarajo
The old Tri-ang building at Quécarajo never seemed to fit with its surroundings so I’ve swapped it with the one that was at Marsdenby. The Tri-ang building does not look out of place here and the MDF kit is much less … Continue reading
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Stepping-up
Railways the world over have found ways around the problem of getting passengers onto their trains. The most convenient (for the passengers) is a raised platform, such as we are used to in the UK, or a lower platform combined … Continue reading
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Sunday P-way work
The track at Puente Carreteros has been completed, in addition to the remaining set of points being layed there is also a new siding in the foreground, this is not actually functional but some sidings are only shunted infrequently and … Continue reading
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Crewe booty
Booty? Or beauties? I had intended to go to Narrow Gauge North today but I was awake in the middle of the night with a really bad pain in my back. I did eventually manage to get to sleep again, … Continue reading
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PC rethink
Given the problems it was causing the secondary crossover (marked with an X) at Puente Carreteros is to be replaced by a new turnout (C, marked in orange) to complete the run round loop for larger locos. At the same … Continue reading
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