Regular readers of this blog will know that this time of year I tend to head south to where 'summer comes soonest', to coin a phrase from that well know Southern Railway Publicity poster. I am soon heading very South (well about 4 and bit hours and approximately 1600 miles in a plane south) for a blend of … Continue reading A quick Dapol B4 and Kernow update before heading to where Summer comes first
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Warley 2016 updates from a Southern Perspective [updated 30/11/16]
Well the annual event that is the Warley National Model Railway show at the NEC has now been and gone and by all accounts it appears that it was a good show, not that I was able to see as much of it as I might have liked. I had a good weekend on the … Continue reading Warley 2016 updates from a Southern Perspective [updated 30/11/16]
The Kernow Model Rail Centre ex LSWR Gate stock 2nd Engineering Prototype pictures and video
I am pleased to show on this post the progress made on the Kernow Model Rail Centre ex LSWR Gate Stock sets, with some pictures and video of the 2nd Engineering Prototypes (EPs). The purpose of such EPs are to check the toiling and the options within tooling to represent the variations being produced. Although … Continue reading The Kernow Model Rail Centre ex LSWR Gate stock 2nd Engineering Prototype pictures and video
From the armchair, pre-grouping models and R-T-R, is back dating that simple?
In a way this post follows on from my previous ramblings in my 'armchair' series such as "Armchair R-T-R Designers" and "Armchair R-T-R tooling and manufacturing Logistics" and even my comment piece on "The process in producing an R-T-R Models". Questions were recently raised on a popular model railway forum why certain Ready-To-Run (R-T-R) models … Continue reading From the armchair, pre-grouping models and R-T-R, is back dating that simple?
The first Kernow Model Centre Adams O2 0-4-4t to arrive soon
Sometime soon, hopefully around the 20th, the first variation of the Kernow Model Centre Adams O2 class 0-4-4t should land at Southampton dockside following its journey from China (obviously it will then take a short while to actually get the shipment to the Kernow Model Centre). This initial version to land is their K2105 as … Continue reading The first Kernow Model Centre Adams O2 0-4-4t to arrive soon
Southern Railway / Region related model news 07/08/15
Today's post is an update / catch up on the status of a few Southern Railway / Region related models that are in progress with a number of the Ready to Run manufacturers / commissioners. Kernow Model Centre Regular readers of my blog will know that I have been assisting the Kernow Model Centre with their … Continue reading Southern Railway / Region related model news 07/08/15
ex LSWR Gate Stock from Kernow Model Centre released for tooling
As many of the regular reader to his blog will know I have been assisting the Kernow Model Centre with the research and development of a number of the their Southern Railway related commissions. I am pleased to advise that after several iterations of the CADS have been processed that Kernow Model Centre have today signed these … Continue reading ex LSWR Gate Stock from Kernow Model Centre released for tooling
Kernow Model Centre O2 progresses to tooling and other model news
I am pleased to exclusively announce that the CAD drawings for the 6 versions of the Kernow Model Centre Adams 0-4-4T O2 class locomotives have now been signed off to enable tooling to commence. As regular readers of this blog will know I have been assisting the Kernow Model Centre with the development of these … Continue reading Kernow Model Centre O2 progresses to tooling and other model news
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas Fill up your life with love, compassion, tolerance, peace and happiness. This will be probably be my last post of 2013 and I look forward to corresponding with you in the new year. Many thanks to all of you whom have taken to the time to read my ramblings over the past 12 … Continue reading Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
BR(s) Pull Push sets arrive from Hornby
As first announced by Hornby in January this year the models of the BR conversions of Maunsell stock into Twenty Pull Push sets, that were converted by BR(SR) from late 1959 to mid 1960, have now started to hit the retailers. The Hornby models correctly consisted of an 1935 built ex-Diagram 2403 Maunsell Brake Corridor Composite and a Diagram 2023 (ex … Continue reading BR(s) Pull Push sets arrive from Hornby