Category Archives: kits

Hunslet progress

Posted on 2 September, 2009 by Steve

Well, slow progress to be accurate but progress at least. The family is away for a week or so while some plumbing work is carried out on the house, so theoretically I have a bit more modelling time than usual. … Continue reading →

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Roco vs Hunslet revival

Posted on 17 August, 2009 by Steve

It’s another of those projects that has spent longer in the bits box than on the workbench, but as my OO9 pipeline dries up (i.e. I’ve now done all the easy ones) I’ve started to look again at the union … Continue reading →

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Pile ‘em high and flog ‘em cheap

Posted on 27 July, 2009 by Steve

Funnily enough, since buying Cranbrook I have done more OO9 modelling than take steps in to O16.5. This is due to have a bits box with several unfinished coaches and other items of rolling stock that needed finishing off before … Continue reading →

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Irons and fires

Posted on 16 March, 2009 by Steve

Perhaps surprisingly, there has been a reasonable amount of progress since my last modelling update, although typically not all the same direction! Following a small flurry of retail therapy at Narrow Gauge South West I have built a couple of … Continue reading →

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On the cards

Posted on 18 February, 2009 by Steve

I was a little bit sceptical about the results a card kit would give, despite a long history of the material in railway modelling, but hopefully you’ll agree that Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway van no. 133 here has come … Continue reading →

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