Model Rail magazine announced today that they have commissioned Dapol to produce a RTR USA dock tank. This is a fantastic development for Southern modellers like myself to have a RTR version of something very unique in 00 scale. The locomotives were constructed in Pennsylvania for use during the second world war and were used throughout Europe.…
Class: Rebuilt Merchant Navy Use: Express Passenger and Goods Region: Southern Era: 1956-1967 Preserved examples: 35005 Canadian Pacific, Watercress Line (Mid-Hants Railway) 35006 Peninsular & Oriental S. N.Co., Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway 35009 Shaw Savill,East LancashireRailway 35010 Blue Star, British Enginemen’s Steam Preservation Society,ColneValleyRailway 35011 General Steam Navigation,Sellindge,Kent 35018British IndiaLine,SouthCoastSteam,Portland 35022 Holland-America Line,East LancashireRailway 35025 Brocklebank…
I’ve been working on a new locomotive model review system this afternoon. In all future reviews a mark out of five will be given, with those getting 4.5 or above receiving a special 5 star award! For more details, click here. Hornby Merchant Navy review to follow soon!
It’s been an extremely busy week and as a result, pretty quiet in the yard. However, I’m looking to bring in an all new exciting model review format this Sunday! The first review in this format will be of Hornby’s rebuilt Merchant Navy pacific, a modern classic. In the meantime, here are a few…
Today’s post looks at one of the advantages DCC control has over normal DC – double heading. Today terrier 3 Bodiam is piloting fiddle-yard shunter Austerity (J94) 1111. The duo can easily pull the four-carriage train of Bachmann Mark 1’s, a feat that the terrier would struggle to perform on its own. Setting up a…
Just a very quick post to mark the 100th Anniversary of Titanic’s departure. I set-up an LSWR T9/M7 double-header, pulling a 12 wheel Pullman carriage and Maunsell brake Van C. The LSWR was very much a part of the Titanic story. To read more please go to David Turner’s excellent Turniprail blog, it really makes…
I hope all my followers had a good Easter Sunday, with plenty of chocolate
As you can see, Easter has come to the yard. 3 Bodiam and 55 Stepney have brought two massive Easter egg’s to the yard and I’m sure they’ll be hauling empty wagons back! To all followers of the blog I wish you all a very Happy Easter! Happy modelling 🙂
Bachmann’s N class has given me another evening of frustration! The model (of which I have 2) is very temperamental. The tender has a habit of derailing. The derailing problem is caused by tension in the drawbar that does not have a smooth action when correcting movement – the tension pushes the tender off the track…
Just a quick update tonight to show that I’ve completed one of my locomotive identity-change projects. I’ve renumbered Q1 class C8 to C1. C1 is the only surviving member
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