92220 Evening Star Detailing update (Hornby Railroad)
Just a finishing touch to my Hornby Railroad 92220 Evening Star Project, the simple addition of
Sheffield Park Static Display (Models on display part 2)
A quick post tonight and the second taken away from the yard of one of my static models. The below picture is the top shelf of my display cabinet. The cabinet is where I show off my non-locoyard resident models. Some of the non-residents visit the yard occasionally, but this is another that is not…
Super Detail Hornby Pug
A previous post showing my progress with building a SER class 01 from a Jinty Chassis and a Golden Arrow resin kit created some interest, so today’s blog show’s a completed project – the project being the creation of a super-detail Hornby Pug. Hornby’s model of a Caledonian Pug (class 264) has been around for…
Track work, Kit work and a new friend
Introducing my new friend, my Dremel! Gone are the days of
A Typical Easter Monday!
I hope all my followers had a good Easter Sunday, with plenty of chocolate
Q1 class update
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
9F Evening Star – adding a little more detail
Good Evening, Locoyard followers! As mentioned before in a previous post; my Hornby Railroad 9F class Evening Star has been the subject of an ongoing detailing project. Highlighting the copper pipes was done before, as was adding the lamp brackets, smokebox door and the replacement of the recessed glazing. However, I was not happy with…
Royal Scot visits the Yard (and a layout update)
As promised yesterday, a Royal Visitor has arrived for the weekend. Usually confined to the display cabinet, 6100 Royal Scot has been given a run around the yard. This was another model rescued from the repair/spares section of ebay. It’s original owner dropped the model – hence the reconstructed front Bufferbeam. I also replaced the
A good ‘N!!
Continuing on my thread of improved models, lead’s me on to Southern Railway olive green N Class 1824, from Bachmann. I love these locomotives, both in model and prototype form. The model is a good runner, although the tender occasionally derails. DCC fitting was fairly simple, though space for a decoder is tight. Following these…
Lord Nelson DCC Fitted and improved!
One of my favourite locomotives is Maunsell’s four-cylinder 850 Lord Nelson. It looks and is very powerful! This model is from Bachmann and is a good runner with plenty of power. This is surprising considering that it is one of its split-chassis models. This does mean however that is a nightmare to convert to DCC.…
Loco Yard 