Never mind the bollocks,
Hornby R312442xx after modifications ‘Most people don’t understand how to change and readily accept the formats that are given to them.’ Author Mr Johnny Rotten Well if that one sentence doesn’t sum up...
View ArticleBob Barlow, au revoir
greystarpublications.com It’s with great sadness that this weekend I learnt of the passing of Bob Barlow, editor of Finescale Railway Modelling Review, Narrow Gauge and Industrial Review, and...
View Article700 Hornby Hat Trick R3240 Drummond Review
Hornby R3240 Drummond Black Motor So far this year Hornby have definitely be hitting the back of the net with their locomotive releases. The K1 and J15 have both been well received and provided much...
View ArticleIndependence Day
Firstly to all my American readers, have a good Independence Day. I find it genuinely warming to see the way the US, and other countries for that matter, embraces and celebrates its history and...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday 5201
Hornby 52xx R3124Modified to 5201 Hornby 52xx R3124 Double click images for bigguns…
View ArticleBlog Visitors
Yesterday the blog had some visitors. From the blog roll on the right hand side you’ll see Define. A great bunch of modellers specialising in Diesel and Electric prototypes. We had Albion Yard up and...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday Hornby 700 R3240
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View ArticleNew Life ..
Bachmann 61-635 64xx, after conversion and repaint You could say that the hobby at the moment is better than its ever been, new companies and new products and techniques than we have seen before. We...
View ArticleAnalogue Media
Whilst the internet can be a useful resource, when I see books like this it really brings home just how much information is out there, both printed, and yet to come. This book from Lightmoor has all...
View Article200 Not Out …
In the way that odd or interesting numbers sometimes appear on the car dashboard, an interesting one has appeared on the dashboard here on’t blog. That number is two hundred thousand. The number of...
View ArticleThe Other 02
Much frothing has taken place over the past few weeks regarding 02’s of the steam engine variety, I’ve not seen one yet, though Warley show beckons and I may catch up with one there. With the Warley...
View ArticleForest of Dean Lines Book review
Forest of Dean Forest of Dean Lines & the Severn Bridge Price £30.00 ISBN 13: 9781899889 98 3 http://lightmoor.co.uk This is Volume 2 of British Railway History in Colour from Lightmoor Press....
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