The subject this time is this… … the good old Mainline LMS BG.  A great model for its time but not without room for a little bit of TLC.   There is an error here that once you see it you cant un-see and that is that the underframe is too wide by 2mm.  Ive talked in the past about loo...

At a recent Monday meeting, we had the chance to look at some of the stock taking shape for Bankside (See if you can spot the work remaining!). Relatedly, we have been recently researching Ferry Vans. Bankside is inspired by the depot in Southwark that was known as the ‘Southwark Continent...

While at Scaleforum with Cades Green it was mentioned that Iain had a Lesney Weatherill Loader that he intended to do something with for the layout.  Given my fascination with doing stuff with things from the toy-box this was pretty much an irresistible project to have a look at. Weatherill Hydrau...

While the somewhat uninteresting work behind the scenes for taking Brettell Road out was going on I did distract myself from it with a few road vehicles to maintain a semblance of sanity.The Leyland Beaver milk tank I’ve featured before in an unfinished state. It had kind of stalled for a whil...

So back to business as usual then. This is an ex LMS 12 ton traction truck which has recently been released by 247 Developments. The kit is a 3d print which is supplied as a body with solebars, W irons, brake gear and white metal buffers. The body was a little bit distorted (kinda like a spoon shap...

My friend Tim has put together a short video of the layout from Saturday. It was late ish in the day and being in front of a window the layout was back lit so didn’t really get the full effect I was after. (Note to exhibitions managers – I actually want the dark bit of the hall no one el...

Yesterday Brettell Road made its return to the exhibition scene in its extended form.  The show went very well I thought and we all enjoyed ourselves. Theres a snagging list for me to work through, of course, but nothing major.  The layout seemed very well received and we were honoured to be awar...

Firstly I must apologise for such a long gap since my last post. As with many people, life, house moves, house extensions and children have got in the way a bit. So much so, I have to admit that I struggled a touch remembering how to log into my own blog!! I have not been totally idle in the me...

In just under a months time Brettell Road will make its return to the exhibition world with a local visit to the Cradley Heath Exhibition.  Hope to see some of you there. On the subject of shows I’ve updated the show page which can be found here....

Progress on the Princess Coronation build continues with some test 3d prints for some of the details. These are only testing out ideas at this stage. Above we see the bogie bearing pads and bracket, cylinder fronts, Ejector and brakes. I admit that i had quite a wow! moment when I first saw the ej...

With a little over a month to go before Brettell Road is back on the road*, I’ve been finishing a few things off. The last backscene is now in place so the road in the middle of the layout now gives the impression it goes somewhere.  The Leyland Steer seems to have lost its licence plate some...

 I located some 1.5mm diameter magnets which are almost the size of the spring supports on Belgravia. So, in 7mm scale, at least, this allows me to continue modelling some earlier locos as 3D printed resin offerings. Still working on completing a selection to bring to the AGM. This, t...

I have a pair of Sennheiser HD480 headphones, back when new they were "good HiFi".  But the foam inside the earpads has disintegrated over time, and spares are difficult to find.  Canford Audio will sell a pair of their own design, but unfortunately as Canford are primarily a business...