Thursday, December 17, 2009
Wigan Model Railway Exhibition 2009
The Wigan show was much larger than the last time I attended in 2007. It was in the same building, but ccupied two halls rather than one. Copious photos were taken, and can be seen in the Wigan Model Railway Exhibition 2009 set on Flickr.
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The Wigan show was much larger than the last time I attended in 2007. It was in the same building, but ccupied two halls rather than one. Copious photos were taken, and can be seen in the Wigan Model Railway Exhibition 2009 set on Flickr.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Gimme Shelter. New 3d printable products
Mondays are my designated 3d designing days, though for the last couple of weeks I've been struggling up the steep initial learning curve of Blender. I've reached a level where I can create what I want using boolean operations such as union, though that doesn't always produce printable objects. I have an extra day to dedicate to 3d this week, so I'll see if I can move on to sculpting rather than gluing.
This Monday I made three bus shelters, which are available from my Shapeways shop-
The small shelter without an advertising box comes in a four pack. It needs painting and glazing- acetate should glue easily to the backs of the supports. I may design a map/timetable transfer to go on the incorporated board.
The small shelter with an advertising box comes in a two pack. I may design advert transfers for it, in the meantime you can always print out your own to fit. Again, it will need painting and glazing.
The large shelter is available singly or in a two pack. It's cheaper per unit in the two pack, but you may need just the one for the stop right outside your station. Painting and glazing required, of course.
I'm going to take a break from model railway stuff for a week or so to build wargaming bits to be sold at the upcoming Gamecon in Manchester.
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Mondays are my designated 3d designing days, though for the last couple of weeks I've been struggling up the steep initial learning curve of Blender. I've reached a level where I can create what I want using boolean operations such as union, though that doesn't always produce printable objects. I have an extra day to dedicate to 3d this week, so I'll see if I can move on to sculpting rather than gluing.
This Monday I made three bus shelters, which are available from my Shapeways shop-
The small shelter without an advertising box comes in a four pack. It needs painting and glazing- acetate should glue easily to the backs of the supports. I may design a map/timetable transfer to go on the incorporated board.
The small shelter with an advertising box comes in a two pack. I may design advert transfers for it, in the meantime you can always print out your own to fit. Again, it will need painting and glazing.
The large shelter is available singly or in a two pack. It's cheaper per unit in the two pack, but you may need just the one for the stop right outside your station. Painting and glazing required, of course.
I'm going to take a break from model railway stuff for a week or so to build wargaming bits to be sold at the upcoming Gamecon in Manchester.
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Labels: 3d printing, designs, Model Railway, products, street furniture
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Monday, September 07, 2009
OO modern street furniture through Shapeways
The plan is to produce a few simple models every week and build up a wide range of street furniture for model railway builders. I'll be ordering copies of my own products, some of which will go to magazines for promotion and some I will build myself and record here. In fact the first batch should print and ship this week, so next week I'll be painting bins.
Today and yesterday I designed and uploaded some benches-
The cantilever bench comes as a set of five, the other two as sets of four. The price will depend upon which material you use, but includes taxes and shipping charges. There's a minimum order of $25. None of the models will exceed that individually, but the idea is for you to be able to pick and choose street furniture until you've got enough, with enough variety, for your layout.
The benches, and the bins I designed last week, are available from my Shapeways shop.
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The plan is to produce a few simple models every week and build up a wide range of street furniture for model railway builders. I'll be ordering copies of my own products, some of which will go to magazines for promotion and some I will build myself and record here. In fact the first batch should print and ship this week, so next week I'll be painting bins.
Today and yesterday I designed and uploaded some benches-
The cantilever bench comes as a set of five, the other two as sets of four. The price will depend upon which material you use, but includes taxes and shipping charges. There's a minimum order of $25. None of the models will exceed that individually, but the idea is for you to be able to pick and choose street furniture until you've got enough, with enough variety, for your layout.
The benches, and the bins I designed last week, are available from my Shapeways shop.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Modern image model railway street furniture by 3d printing
I have recently started uploading 3d models to a site called Shapeways, where you can order them and get solid copies. The 3d printing process allows for some fine detailing, so I'll be taking advantage of that. Currently available in my Shapeways shop are a few items of street furniture, and a casket for hearses or graveside scenes. I shall be adding more on a weekly basis (though that may become fortnightly as the models become more complex) with enough variety that it will be easy to uniquely decorate your town.
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I have recently started uploading 3d models to a site called Shapeways, where you can order them and get solid copies. The 3d printing process allows for some fine detailing, so I'll be taking advantage of that. Currently available in my Shapeways shop are a few items of street furniture, and a casket for hearses or graveside scenes. I shall be adding more on a weekly basis (though that may become fortnightly as the models become more complex) with enough variety that it will be easy to uniquely decorate your town.
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Thursday, July 02, 2009
The Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society
Wired takes a look at a large and complex- controlled by old telephone switching equipment- model railway layout.
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Wired takes a look at a large and complex- controlled by old telephone switching equipment- model railway layout.
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Monday, June 08, 2009
The world's biggest model railway layout
The Telegraph patronisingly calls it a train set, but they do have pictures and a video tour to make up for it.
It's the Miniatur-Wunderland in Hamburg. One day I will visit it.
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The Telegraph patronisingly calls it a train set, but they do have pictures and a video tour to make up for it.
It's the Miniatur-Wunderland in Hamburg. One day I will visit it.
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Monday, October 06, 2008
Russian train pictures
English Rusia has some very nice pictures of Russian trains and railways. I wonder if anyone's built any Russia based layouts? Given the grand scale of the Russian network they'd probably have to be in one of the really small scales.
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English Rusia has some very nice pictures of Russian trains and railways. I wonder if anyone's built any Russia based layouts? Given the grand scale of the Russian network they'd probably have to be in one of the really small scales.
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Oxford Diecast 1:76th Ford Pop
I may have got a little too excited when I found out Oxford Diecast were doing a Ford Pop in 1:76th scale. And I don't think I was the only one. When I went to pick some up today I got the last two in the shop.
The first thing I did was take one of them apart to see what the prospects are like for customising. Oxford's cars are held together with screws rather than the rivets that so many others use, so this was easy enough. The bumpers are moulded as part of the body. They'll have to be filed off and there'll need to be a bit of sculpting to make that convincing. The interior is a pretty basic tub. I'll probably build a whole new one, particularly if I go with early plans to build a drag or Pro-Street car.
It's time to dig out the old copies of Street Machine and Custom Car for inspiration.
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I may have got a little too excited when I found out Oxford Diecast were doing a Ford Pop in 1:76th scale. And I don't think I was the only one. When I went to pick some up today I got the last two in the shop.
The first thing I did was take one of them apart to see what the prospects are like for customising. Oxford's cars are held together with screws rather than the rivets that so many others use, so this was easy enough. The bumpers are moulded as part of the body. They'll have to be filed off and there'll need to be a bit of sculpting to make that convincing. The interior is a pretty basic tub. I'll probably build a whole new one, particularly if I go with early plans to build a drag or Pro-Street car.
It's time to dig out the old copies of Street Machine and Custom Car for inspiration.
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Thursday, January 24, 2008
Rochdale model railway show
ROCHDALE Model Railway Group will showcase some of the countries best model railway layouts at their 45th annual exhibition.
The show will be held at the Oulder Hill Leisure Centre, Oulder Hill School, Hudsons Walk, Rochdale, on February 2 and February 3. Tickets cost £3.50 for adults, £2.50 for OAPs, £2 for children or £9 for a family ticket.
More info from Manchester Evening News.
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ROCHDALE Model Railway Group will showcase some of the countries best model railway layouts at their 45th annual exhibition.
The show will be held at the Oulder Hill Leisure Centre, Oulder Hill School, Hudsons Walk, Rochdale, on February 2 and February 3. Tickets cost £3.50 for adults, £2.50 for OAPs, £2 for children or £9 for a family ticket.
More info from Manchester Evening News.
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Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Manchester Model Railway Club Show 2007
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I'm afraid I can't tell you much about the Manchester Model Railway Club show because I was slightly out of synch, having just flown back from the US a few hours before attending.
It took place in one of the Co-op's many buildings in Manchester, in a pair of halls also used for the CAMRA real ale festival. Overall it was larger than the Wigan show, but not by much. I took notes of which layouts I photographed and when I find the notebook I'll go back and name all of them in the Flickr gallery for the event.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Crushing trains and protesting action figures- oddball model and toy news
In Japan you can get fetish videos of models crushing model railway layouts. I don't care how hot they are, no-one's playing Godzilla with my models.
Action figures in Singapore protested an anime company's policies. Pictures of the event are here.
Both via BoingBoing
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In Japan you can get fetish videos of models crushing model railway layouts. I don't care how hot they are, no-one's playing Godzilla with my models.
Action figures in Singapore protested an anime company's policies. Pictures of the event are here.
Both via BoingBoing
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007
A garden railway video
YouTube has a few of these in the related videos section.
via TRAINZ © The Joy of Z
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YouTube has a few of these in the related videos section.
via TRAINZ © The Joy of Z
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Friday, June 22, 2007
Riot in Toytown
Adalberto Abbate's work includes a series of mini dioramas depicting little modern horrors such as riots, shootings and accidents, all done with little railway model figures and totally over the top.
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Adalberto Abbate's work includes a series of mini dioramas depicting little modern horrors such as riots, shootings and accidents, all done with little railway model figures and totally over the top.
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Thursday, June 07, 2007
Captain Slow on the rails
Car blog Jalopnik are currently crushing on James May, or "Captain Slow", of Top Gear. Today they found this clip of him explaining the enduring attraction of model trains.
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Car blog Jalopnik are currently crushing on James May, or "Captain Slow", of Top Gear. Today they found this clip of him explaining the enduring attraction of model trains.
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Sunday, April 01, 2007
The world's biggest model railway
The world's biggest model railway resides in a warehouse in Hamburg. More pictures here.
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The world's biggest model railway resides in a warehouse in Hamburg. More pictures here.
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Thursday, February 08, 2007
Naughtiness at the Nuremberg Toy Fair
The Times and Der Spiegel discover the naughtier accessories available for model railway fans. The Spiegel article has a small gallery.
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The Times and Der Spiegel discover the naughtier accessories available for model railway fans. The Spiegel article has a small gallery.
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Saturday, December 23, 2006
More Wigan Model Railway Show pictures
Exactly what it says on the tin. More photos from the Wigan Model Railway Show are now in the gallery. There will be a final update in teh New Year, I took so many.
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Exactly what it says on the tin. More photos from the Wigan Model Railway Show are now in the gallery. There will be a final update in teh New Year, I took so many.
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Wigan Model Railway Show 2006, part 2
More photos from Sunday's show. It sounds a bit strange, but the least interesting part of model railways for me are the actual trains. So you'll see a bias in this gallery toward landscape, architecture, vehicles and vignettes. More photos to follow.
Pictures from 2005's show can be seen here.
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More photos from Sunday's show. It sounds a bit strange, but the least interesting part of model railways for me are the actual trains. So you'll see a bias in this gallery toward landscape, architecture, vehicles and vignettes. More photos to follow.
Pictures from 2005's show can be seen here.
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Monday, December 11, 2006
Wigan Model Railway Show 2006
Rather than spending all week putting up all the photos from the Wigan Model Railway Show and then posting the gallery, I thought I'd do the job in chunks. So here's my first batch of photos.
There were fewer modern image layouts this year than last, and those that were in evidence tended to display some quirky humour. There were also more foreign subjects, including a very nice French one and an American railroad town in HO with tongue in cheek names and notes.
The first batch of photos-
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Rather than spending all week putting up all the photos from the Wigan Model Railway Show and then posting the gallery, I thought I'd do the job in chunks. So here's my first batch of photos.
There were fewer modern image layouts this year than last, and those that were in evidence tended to display some quirky humour. There were also more foreign subjects, including a very nice French one and an American railroad town in HO with tongue in cheek names and notes.
The first batch of photos-
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Thursday, November 02, 2006
Traders from the Hazel Grove model railway show
I forgot to put these links in the last post.
Unit Models make lots of good looking buildings and lineside accessories in resin.
Express Models have lighting sets and digital controllers.
Karen Rush doesn't have a website, but you can email her at karenrush {at} tiscali {dot} co {dot} uk (email address messed with to keep the spiders from finding it and spamming her. Photos of her work here and here.
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I forgot to put these links in the last post.
Unit Models make lots of good looking buildings and lineside accessories in resin.
Express Models have lighting sets and digital controllers.
Karen Rush doesn't have a website, but you can email her at karenrush {at} tiscali {dot} co {dot} uk (email address messed with to keep the spiders from finding it and spamming her. Photos of her work here and here.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Hazel Grove and District Model Railway Society show 2006 photos
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Hazel Grove and District Model Railway Society 40th Annual Model Railway Exhibition
This is on at the weekend, I'll probably be going on Sunday.
Hazel Grove and District Model Railway Society 40th Annual Model Railway Exhibition
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This is on at the weekend, I'll probably be going on Sunday.
Hazel Grove and District Model Railway Society 40th Annual Model Railway Exhibition
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Monday, October 02, 2006
Manchester Model Railway Show
It was Manchester Model Railway Show over the weekend. I missed it, but there are a few pictures here.
via Kalyr.com
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It was Manchester Model Railway Show over the weekend. I missed it, but there are a few pictures here.
via Kalyr.com
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Little People street art project
I've got a box of toy soldiers that I bought on EBay with the intention of painting them up and leaving in little scenes all around town. However, as with so many projects, I never quite had the time to do it and they sit there still, awaiting release.
The person who runs the little people blog has managed to get around to painting and placing his guys all around London. They look to be model railway figures by Preiser or Faller, in 1:72nd or 1:87th scale, with clear bases where needed. I hope they're being superglued in place so that more people can appreciate them.
Now then. I've got some aliens and marines somewhere just itching to have a fight in the park......
via BoingBoing
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I've got a box of toy soldiers that I bought on EBay with the intention of painting them up and leaving in little scenes all around town. However, as with so many projects, I never quite had the time to do it and they sit there still, awaiting release.
The person who runs the little people blog has managed to get around to painting and placing his guys all around London. They look to be model railway figures by Preiser or Faller, in 1:72nd or 1:87th scale, with clear bases where needed. I hope they're being superglued in place so that more people can appreciate them.
Now then. I've got some aliens and marines somewhere just itching to have a fight in the park......
via BoingBoing
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Sunday, September 10, 2006
Hornby to rescue Airfix?
It looks like model railway giant Hornby may be ready to bail out Airfix after the companies recent collapse. I hope this happens, it would be a shame to see Airfix disappear completely.
via Alan Bell
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It looks like model railway giant Hornby may be ready to bail out Airfix after the companies recent collapse. I hope this happens, it would be a shame to see Airfix disappear completely.
via Alan Bell
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Saturday, July 01, 2006
Printing your own parts
Internet Modeller has an interesting article entitled Stereolithography & the Future of Aftermarket about the use of 3d printing for prototyping and even production of aftermarket components. I've been pondering this for a while. When I get more experienced at 3d modelling I'd like to use it to produce a bunch of figure masters for model railway characters. I've even got a list somewhere of suitable subjects. Now all I need is to sit down adn master Blender or Hexagon, the two 3d packages I own.
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Internet Modeller has an interesting article entitled Stereolithography & the Future of Aftermarket about the use of 3d printing for prototyping and even production of aftermarket components. I've been pondering this for a while. When I get more experienced at 3d modelling I'd like to use it to produce a bunch of figure masters for model railway characters. I've even got a list somewhere of suitable subjects. Now all I need is to sit down adn master Blender or Hexagon, the two 3d packages I own.
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Sunday, May 14, 2006
Train Blog>>Cutting and fitting the new turntable hole
A tutorial with pictures.
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A tutorial with pictures.
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Saturday, May 06, 2006
Scratch built warehouse/ factory
This tutorial includes its own pdf file of textures to cut out mount on card whilst building your own factory.
via Go Model Trains
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This tutorial includes its own pdf file of textures to cut out mount on card whilst building your own factory.
via Go Model Trains
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Monday, May 01, 2006
Verisimilitude
Tim Hall on what annoys him about some exhibition model rail layouts and other layouts that work-
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Tim Hall on what annoys him about some exhibition model rail layouts and other layouts that work-
* Layouts that look good but run badly.
* Architecturally impossible structures, especially bridges.
* Obvious anachronisms.
* Layouts where 50% of the locos is one-off depot specials or short-lived prototypes, which would never have been seen together at the same time and place.
* No attempt to run prototypical train formations despite the correct stock being available off the shelf (N gauge layouts seem to be bad offenders at this; how many malformed Virgin Cross-Country locomotive-hauled sets have you seen?)
* Unpainted brass kettles (I'm surprised how often you see this on finescale kettle layouts)
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Friday, April 07, 2006
Preciousssss
Tim Hall must have his N gauge modern image locos.
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Tim Hall must have his N gauge modern image locos.
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Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Rugby Central Station Model (2)
For those who remember my post a little while ago, i'm constructing a scale model of the now demolished Rugby Central railway station.
I've started to apply brick paper which was printed out on my rather old HP Deskjet 550C. It's a respectable quality even though all it's capable of is a rather low resolution when compared to todays printers. I think the model is starting to take shape...
Photo of the actual building
Model photo 1
Model photo 2
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For those who remember my post a little while ago, i'm constructing a scale model of the now demolished Rugby Central railway station.
I've started to apply brick paper which was printed out on my rather old HP Deskjet 550C. It's a respectable quality even though all it's capable of is a rather low resolution when compared to todays printers. I think the model is starting to take shape...
Photo of the actual building
Model photo 1
Model photo 2
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Friday, March 24, 2006
Union not-so-Pacific
The Union Pacific railroad is suing a model company for breach of copyright because their logo appears on scale rolling stock. Lots of aerospace and military corporations are trying to shake down model companies for exorbitant licencing fees, and now the railways are getting in on the act.
It's time for companies to start bringing out really obscure subjects and creating their own pretend corporations to use them.
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The Union Pacific railroad is suing a model company for breach of copyright because their logo appears on scale rolling stock. Lots of aerospace and military corporations are trying to shake down model companies for exorbitant licencing fees, and now the railways are getting in on the act.
It's time for companies to start bringing out really obscure subjects and creating their own pretend corporations to use them.
via BoingBoing
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Friday, February 17, 2006
Rugby Central Railway Station
Old Rugby Central Station Photo
Photo of my 'work in progress' model
The full size plans can be found here if anyone fancies having a go themselves.
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A few weeks ago I came across some construction plans for the former Rugby Central railway station. I've scaled them down to 1:76th scale and have started to recreate the station building using pieces of foamboard.
Photo of my 'work in progress' model
The full size plans can be found here if anyone fancies having a go themselves.
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Thursday, February 02, 2006
Additions to Spinneyhead's little garage
I've acquired a few small Fords in the last week, all in 1:76th scale. First up is the Corgi Trackside Ford Transit which I found in the model shop on Saturday. It comes with a ticket declaring it to be number 3406 of 4000, which makes me think twice about doing anything to it. However, I also bought a tub of the MIG Productions Standard Rust pigment and this seems like a perfect candidate for rusting and weathering.
Next up are the Ford Model Y and Pop from John Day. They're cast whitemetal kits intended for model railways, but my plans are to customise them. The bodies are clean with minor flash around the windows and mould lines on the lower edges that will only need a little cleaning up. The close up shots make the surface look pitted, but this will disappear with a coat of primer and a bit of buffing. Sprayed with car paint and with a few details picked out, these would look good on a 30-40s (Y) or 50s (Pop) layout.
Interior detail is minimal and the underbodies are a bit plain. The Y has a driver figure but, well, he looks like the elephant man. For my customs I'm going to try to build new chassis for them and fit new seats, steering wheels etc. but for their intended use these are minor quibbles.
I'd recommend these models for the period railway modeller. How they'll suit my slightly mad hot-rodding plans remains to be seen.
You can get a list of John Day's products by sending a stamped addressed envelope to John Day, 104 St. Peter's Close, Moreton-on-Lugg, Hereford, HR4 8DW. Mention that you read about him on spinneyhead.co.uk/Scale
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I've acquired a few small Fords in the last week, all in 1:76th scale. First up is the Corgi Trackside Ford Transit which I found in the model shop on Saturday. It comes with a ticket declaring it to be number 3406 of 4000, which makes me think twice about doing anything to it. However, I also bought a tub of the MIG Productions Standard Rust pigment and this seems like a perfect candidate for rusting and weathering.
Next up are the Ford Model Y and Pop from John Day. They're cast whitemetal kits intended for model railways, but my plans are to customise them. The bodies are clean with minor flash around the windows and mould lines on the lower edges that will only need a little cleaning up. The close up shots make the surface look pitted, but this will disappear with a coat of primer and a bit of buffing. Sprayed with car paint and with a few details picked out, these would look good on a 30-40s (Y) or 50s (Pop) layout.
Interior detail is minimal and the underbodies are a bit plain. The Y has a driver figure but, well, he looks like the elephant man. For my customs I'm going to try to build new chassis for them and fit new seats, steering wheels etc. but for their intended use these are minor quibbles.
I'd recommend these models for the period railway modeller. How they'll suit my slightly mad hot-rodding plans remains to be seen.
You can get a list of John Day's products by sending a stamped addressed envelope to John Day, 104 St. Peter's Close, Moreton-on-Lugg, Hereford, HR4 8DW. Mention that you read about him on spinneyhead.co.uk/Scale
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Monday, January 23, 2006
Micro Layout Design Gallery
Ideas, and practical applications, for very small railway layouts, including several in shoe boxes and one in a child's pencil case. This puts Spinney Street to shame.
via Go Model Trains
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Ideas, and practical applications, for very small railway layouts, including several in shoe boxes and one in a child's pencil case. This puts Spinney Street to shame.
via Go Model Trains
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Sunday, January 22, 2006
Arpley Bus Station
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Ian has asked me to show the progression of my model railway, as it's 18 feet long it's an extremely long term project. It's only been in existence for a month or so but most of the models are from my last layout about 10 years or so ago.
With Ian talking about Spinney Street, I thought it was a good time to mention how i've tackled a similar situation. The "tarmac" i've trialed here is the surface of a Wickes kitchen worktop (available at £25 for a 3m length!) which I had left over and seems to work rather adequately.
I'm a fan of the free texture databases that can be found on the internet - the pavement is a texture rescaled and tiled in a desktop publishing program. The texture is available here. It's raised an ice lolly stick width off the road surface to denote a pavement height. I would suspect it's almost in scale as it does look reasonable. The road lines are done in a similar fashion to the paving stones in a DTP package and simply printed out and stuck down.
Just the roof of the station building to cover in a so far undecided texture and maybe respray the "MerseyBus" liveried bus into Magic Bus livery.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2006
I'm going to Megavissey
Go Model Trains visited World of Model Railways in Megavissey and took a few pictures.
The official site is here.
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Go Model Trains visited World of Model Railways in Megavissey and took a few pictures.
The official site is here.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Micro Layouts for Model Railroads
A site dedicated to very small railway layouts and ingenious ways to cram as much as possible into a tiny space.
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A site dedicated to very small railway layouts and ingenious ways to cram as much as possible into a tiny space.
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Friday, January 06, 2006
A couple of model railway blogs
Clapford Junction "Details the construction of a Modern-Image OO-gauge model railway layout in the loft of my house."
The Great Trans-Atlantic Railway "An exploration of railways, prototype & modelled, on both sides of the Atlantic, with emphasis upon the US and Great Britain."
Also, via GTAR, Hamburg Miniature Wonderland layout.
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Clapford Junction "Details the construction of a Modern-Image OO-gauge model railway layout in the loft of my house."
The Great Trans-Atlantic Railway "An exploration of railways, prototype & modelled, on both sides of the Atlantic, with emphasis upon the US and Great Britain."
Also, via GTAR, Hamburg Miniature Wonderland layout.
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Thursday, January 05, 2006
South Bend Southern Railroad
via this blog- the 1/87th scale Vehicle Club and also Automobilia for tiny detailing sets.
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This is the story of the South Bend Southern Railroad, a fictional railroad between South Bend Ind & Fulton Ky. The line is owned by the CN Railroad which uses it to bypass the congested rails of Chicago. From South Bend, SBS trains head south to Indy and then to Louisville Ky. From there trains head to western Ky where they connect to CN at Fulton. As you can see from the attached pics, work has begun on the interstate highway portions of the system.
via this blog- the 1/87th scale Vehicle Club and also Automobilia for tiny detailing sets.
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Monday, January 02, 2006
Diesel and Electric Modellers United
demu.co.uk is the home on the web for the modeller of the post-modernisation plan era British railway system, otherwise known as Modern Image. It has a quarterly magazine and a dedicated showcase event planned for June.
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demu.co.uk is the home on the web for the modeller of the post-modernisation plan era British railway system, otherwise known as Modern Image. It has a quarterly magazine and a dedicated showcase event planned for June.
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Sunday, December 11, 2005
Wigan Model Railway Exhibition
Dad and I attended this yesterday. Click on the image above to go to the gallery. I managed to distill the photos I took down to 66 worth putting up. I still have a little to learn about taking close up shots with my new camera. I couldn't remember which layouts some of the photos were of, so if you were there and can help out, please leave a comment updating me.
There were a lot of modern image layouts in OO, which Dad wasn't so happy about and nothing, as far as I can remember, set in the period he's doing his layout in (late 40s/ early 50s). The trend interests me because I have a few ideas for products that will fit into the modern era quite well.
There's not a lot of rolling stock, proportionally, in my pictures. This reflects my interest in the architecture and characters. Any layout I made would be more of a large static diorama full of little vignettes.
I didn't pick up much from the trade stands, mostly small detailing items and tools. Langley Models had a "pick 'n mix" section that I delved into for a couple of white metal dogs and some other small items and Signs of the Times provided an RAF temporary hut and a pair of modern policemen. All of these items should soon be appearing in mini dioramas.
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Dad and I attended this yesterday. Click on the image above to go to the gallery. I managed to distill the photos I took down to 66 worth putting up. I still have a little to learn about taking close up shots with my new camera. I couldn't remember which layouts some of the photos were of, so if you were there and can help out, please leave a comment updating me.
There were a lot of modern image layouts in OO, which Dad wasn't so happy about and nothing, as far as I can remember, set in the period he's doing his layout in (late 40s/ early 50s). The trend interests me because I have a few ideas for products that will fit into the modern era quite well.
There's not a lot of rolling stock, proportionally, in my pictures. This reflects my interest in the architecture and characters. Any layout I made would be more of a large static diorama full of little vignettes.
I didn't pick up much from the trade stands, mostly small detailing items and tools. Langley Models had a "pick 'n mix" section that I delved into for a couple of white metal dogs and some other small items and Signs of the Times provided an RAF temporary hut and a pair of modern policemen. All of these items should soon be appearing in mini dioramas.
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Sunday, November 13, 2005
Loxley Barton Falls
A blog and photo gallery dedicated to the construction of a small OO9 layout.
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A blog and photo gallery dedicated to the construction of a small OO9 layout.
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Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Train vote
Go and tell this young blogger and model railway fan which of his trains is your favourite.
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Go and tell this young blogger and model railway fan which of his trains is your favourite.
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Monday, October 17, 2005
Slum Lord
This modeller has built an imagined New York/ Chicago inner city layout complete with all the signs of urban decay,
via BoingBoing
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This modeller has built an imagined New York/ Chicago inner city layout complete with all the signs of urban decay,
via BoingBoing
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Thursday, October 13, 2005
TreatRail
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TreatRail, an 'oo' guage layout on the strictest of budgets, based nowhere in particular, sometime in the not-so-distant past. Currently in the planning stages.
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Sunday, May 08, 2005
Whitehaven
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The room formerly known as my bedroom is now home to a model railway layout. It's still in the early stages of building, but when it's done it will represent Whitehaven station in the 40s/50s. This is Dad's big modelling project and I'm going to invite him to join the blog to provide regular updates and better pictures as the scenery goes down and he starts placing the buildings.
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Click for larger image
The room formerly known as my bedroom is now home to a model railway layout. It's still in the early stages of building, but when it's done it will represent Whitehaven station in the 40s/50s. This is Dad's big modelling project and I'm going to invite him to join the blog to provide regular updates and better pictures as the scenery goes down and he starts placing the buildings.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Round the Bend
Every so often a local paper will do a human interest story about modellers, trying to explain the dedication that goes into taking 12 years to build a railway layout. The subject almost always comes off as a little obsessive, but that's in the nature of the hobby.
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Every so often a local paper will do a human interest story about modellers, trying to explain the dedication that goes into taking 12 years to build a railway layout. The subject almost always comes off as a little obsessive, but that's in the nature of the hobby.
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