gwr

Regular readers will know I have a client in Australia, for whom I build broad gauge coaches. Well, another Australian client was sent my way, only this time he wanted something, still GWR, but a little more modern and to standard gauge. This build is a replica of Collett "2251" Class 0-6-0 No...

I have been reworking a 'Tower Brass' GWR 1361 class 0-6-0ST that I bought as a non-runner from Randolph Chang when he closed down his factory. The Tower Brass model of GWR class 1361 as received Actually, like so many of the models from this stable, particularly the earlier ones, the upper...

Built as a "finish it for me" commission, this JLTRT (Mitchell Designs) model had most of the superstructure assembled and a rolling chassis. My task was to fit pickups, motor and complete the build. Number plates and shed plate were provided, sourced from Guilplates. Crew figures were from...

I have just dragged out an old cattle dock that I built about 20 years ago and I think it needs a bit of TLC. I was trying to replicate rails from the old baulk road and whilst I though they weren’t bad then, I now think I need to replace them. So, does anyone know of a source of broad gauge...

I bought a partly built Dukedog, the fromes were ok but I decided to use three point compensation using the bogie pin as the point of the triangle with drivers on two drivers on side beams. The footplate was well made but the boiler smokebox and fire boxe were sitting wrongly. The cab also came...

Can someone post a good photo of GWR Dia. 04 Siphon in ‘Shirtbutton’ livery please, or give me a good description where the lettering and numbers, etc. go. I can only find photos of Siphons in the early ‘GW’ or where it is not possible to identify the livery. Thank you. Willy

More GWR broad gauge malarkey, this time a pair of eight-wheeled coaches. As I type, I've photographed the parts, made a list of parts I need, and settled into a head-scratching mode as I ponder the first step. Oh my, what have I let myself in for! This is the body kit for a diagram E3...

I about to place an order with Dave Sharp for an MOK GWR 14/48xx 0-4-2T but I am a bit short on photograph information. Can anyone reccommend a good source of material that would be useful in the build? Thank you. Willy

Knowing that I have a bit of a soft spot for local lines my mate Nick turned up with a copy of this book for me to cast an eye over. He left minus the book but with thirty of my pounds in his wallet. I was going to waffle on lots about how good it is but I've realised it's better just to say...

A few new pictures and captions have been added this week to expand Kevin's Bucks Hill page. It's just a quick tour for the fun of it, so pop along if you like the layout. There are still plenty of aspects that could be highlighted with separated pages like signalling, and particularly the...

After a drink or two one Saturday evening, a friend confided that he was building a model railway. As one who is also careful about those to whom he discloses his interest - if at all - I could sense his apprehension. His overwhelming senses of relief and surprise were almost palatable when I...

In a small homage to the late Bernard Wright's double page features in Model Railways, years before I came along, but much admired since, I took it into my head to wander around Southampton yesterday with my camera and have a think about the unconsidered elements of a particular scene...

This is another personal project to fill some space on my demonstration table. I've had this Scorpio Models Crocodile G 35 ton Trolley in the stash for some years, so I thought it might make a pleasant build for a weekend. My aim is to produce a somewhat weatherbeaten example in BR service late...

I came across this unlikely scheme while doing some cross referencing in the day job, working for the Victoria History of the Counties of England (known to most as the 'VCH'). Now the idea of that outfit is to produce a parish by parish history of England from the beginning of human habitation...

See how my first thread goes... My personal layout project is based in North Lincolnshire in the early 1990s, 1992 to be exact. It based on the North Lindsey Light Railway (a little known branch which ran north from Scunthorpe towards the River Humber) and I've amended history just a tad; this...

Since this is a genuinely GW piece of kit it seems sensible to start a thread in the appropriate forum. :) This started as a ‘simple’ re-gauging and detailing project retaining the original chassis. A quick – and far from comprehensive – tally of the work done, however, suggests that I may have...

Chaps, about time that I started my own thread showing what I am working on. So here goes: This is a David Andrews 52XX kit that I got in NS before that option went away (can't stand brass!). It will be finished with finescale frame spacing, S7 wheels and axles with shim washers to...

Wth the glass truck notionally finished (painted and rolling!) I decided to turn my attention to one of my "shelf queens". A quick link for those unfamiliar with Western Thunder tradition of shelf queens. A Metalmodels etched brass kit for a Siphon F. It seemed like a good idea at the time...

As seasoned "armchair" 2mm Finescale modeller, I'm quite surprised at the change of direction I've taken over the past couple of months. My ambitious dreams of Bristol Temple Meads East, Newton Abbot West or the Royal Albert Bridge weren't making any progress; partly because of the huge fleet of...

I thought that it was time to keep Jerry company and start a thread on here featuring various 2mm models, and maybe even a layout (eventually). I'll start off with my Newcastle Quayside ES1 which has been retro fitted with a DCC chip. Alex.