Todays post is a piece my favourite model (in terms of looks) in my collection. Making a decent model of such an elegant prototype was always going to equal a nice model, but the lengths that Hornby went to, to made this look absolutely fantastic are incredible. It’s difficult to know where to start in…
I’ve spent a frustrating 30 minutes trying to get a decent panned shot of a model train going around the yard. My aim was to get an “action” shot for a change from my usual (attempt) of getting a pin-sharp result. The locomotive, M7 tank 42 (shown more clearly below) was my subject, pulling a…
Just a quick post to say congratulations to Kernow Model Rail Centre and Dapol in winning the coveted 00 scale Model of the Year Award for their Beattie Well-Tank. The award is thoroughly deserved and goes to show that even quirky and less-mainstream prototypes can be made into excellent models these days.
By now I’m sure that most of the readers of this blog are well aware of Bachmann’s 2012/13 new models. The announcements can be found on Bachmann’s website. Graham Muz has detailed the southern items expertly. Looking at the forthcoming Hornby/Bachmann/Dapol (Kernow Model Centre) there are some items of interest for the 00 scale Southern…
As mentioned in my post yesterday, I visited the Watercress Line (or Mid-Hants Railway) on Saturday. It is the closest preserved line from where I live and I visit when I can. Although not the longest preserved line (7 miles long), it is a pleasant railway journey. The towns at either end of the line…
No new posts for the past few days, due to another visit to the Watercress Line and the addition of a links and locomotive pages to the blog. I shall add a post soon with some more pictures from my Mid-Hants visit. In the meantime, a picture to wet your appetite!
Good Evening fellow modellers! Apologies for dropping off the radar for the past few days, unfortunately it’s been a busy few days and the yard has been quiet as a result. I would like to start this blog by recommending another – check out http://brookescastle.blogspot.com/ -it’s a great read and well worth following. I do not have…
Just a quick blog today to publish a couple of photographs I have of the National Railway Museum’s Q1 class C1 waiting to leave Sheffield Park in 1994. The only preserved Q1 class; C1 is now a static exhibit. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if it was overhauled into working condition again! With the Mid-Hants (Watercress)…
From one extreme to another… following the previous post showing the elegance, luxury and opulence of Pullman travel, I’ve now given my Q1 class a good run with a mixed freight service. Despite it being a class of steam locomotive regarded by many as the ugliest ever built, I have always had a soft spot…
Just a quick post on Valentines Day, showing N class 1824 recreating the romance of steam by pulling the fabulous Pullman carriages, enjoy…
Loco Yard 