The last blog post was in February 2015 and the last one to do with any progress on the layout is over a year old. 2014 was really a year of no modelling whatsoever. Stevenson Road is still sitting with electrics and track...
Read MoreRecently I wrote about the idea of hiding an MP3 player within a building to supply a micro layout with sound. While technically this is a great solution it does raise one very obvious question. Where do I actually get the sound...
Read MoreThere is a talk on the Waverley Route at Bassetlaw Railway Society on Wednesday August 22nd at 7;30pm The talk will be given by BNNRS club member Ben Eckersley. This is sure to be of interest to any Waverley fans in the Retford...
Read MoreIs Railroad and Co. worth using? That’s a question that has come to the forefront of my mind in the last 24 hours. I’ve used JMRI decoderpro and Panelpro for some time, mainly because these are open source, well...
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Those of you that have checked out my locomotive fleet will have seen an odd-ball amongst...
Read MoreThe highlight of my Sundy was a trip to Hartlepool and Hornby Live. The show has a new venue, in Hartlepool College of Further Education, and this provided a very pleasant bright and airy space to view the exhibits. As in...
Read MoreFinally it has arrived, the 61′ 6″ full brake from Hornby, in both LNER teak and BR Maroon. I had hoped that this would be available for Christmas, and was quite disappointed when it didn’t arrive under my...
Read MoreThe new edition of Model Rail is a Scottish special to coincide with Model Rail’s sponsorship of the Model Rail Scotland exhibition at SECC Glasgow on February 24-26. Under the title “Taming the Border Lands”...
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Model Railway Book Reviews
