Most of the readers of the Locoyard blog must be very confused that the final part of “my journey in becoming a steam enthusiast” involved me giving up being an enthusiast and finishing the final part in an overly melodramatic fashion! How could that possibly be the end of the journey? Well, in short, it…
The series of posts about my journey in becoming a steam enthusiast was missing a few parts, mainly due to a lack of photographs, however I have just found a few more pictures of an early memory that
Regular readers of this blog will no doubt be very familiar with the Watercress Line! It is a railway I visit regularly now, but when growing up one that I visited relatively infrequently. However, these early visits nevertheless were regular and enjoyable enough to go a long way in sowing the seeds of becoming a steam enthusiast! Going back…
Now it’s time to get back on track (please excuse the pun!) and talk about the best performing model in my collection. It also gives me a chance to praise Bachmann, as I’m well aware that some of my previous reviews have been a little critical of the firm. This is mainly due to the…
Today I have been working intensively on one of my rolling stock projects – fitting flush glazing to a Bachmann Bulleid carriage. When complete it will form one of only two Bulleid carriages in the fleet. And today I was reminded of why that is! The Bachmann model looks very dated without fitting SE Finecast…
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