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Great South Railway – Go Go Go
This is most exciting, important and frankly insane moments in the four years I've been writing ModelRailwayEngineer.
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It Always Happens
It all looks good until you decide otherwise.
Experienced model railway modellers will know this story only too well. It's certainly true for my layouts. [...]
Saturday Fun – Fixing Up An Old Hornby Rail Set
Last weekend I picked up a bargain of old Hornby OO railway set at my local boot fair. I gave the loco electrics a quick check on the day and then put it away [...]
What Do You Think? Clever But Too Silly?
I keep watching these!
These tiny railways are a feat of modelling and engineering but are they also just a bit too silly?
What do you think? [...]
Lights, Camera, Trains, Lego, Action!
Watch in awe as trains load and unload coal on this huge, and frankly bonkers, computer controlled Lego railway. Is there anything it doesn't do? [...]
Landreath – Model Railway Update
It's been a struggle but I finally have enough field and documentary research for my Cornish mine and have started on the model construction. [...]
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
I've got a confession...
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The History Of Cornwall China Clay In Eight Paragraphs
Alongside Tin and Copper, another substance has been mined in Cornwall for hundreds and years and is like it's mineral counterparts has changed the face of [...]
St Blazey Model Railway Prototype Pictures – Close Ups
I spent the early May bank holiday week in Cornwall and not being one to miss an opportunity I sneaked off to do some more research on the railway at St Blazey [...]
Three Names – One Layout
The story of three model railway layouts, one name and a lot of changes. [...]
And it shall be called…
As regular readers will know I've been struggling with the description of my model railway layout and have been thinking about a name for it. After some [...]
St Blazey Prototype Pictures
As part of the fact finding for my "Poldark" model railway, I took the opportunity to take some pictures of St Blazey and Par around which it's based. [...]
Progress Report – Terrain & Track Plan
Things are progressing quickly now. Since the last update on my N Gauge Cornish Tin mine a lot has happened. Here's the full report with tips and [...]
Model Railway Picture Of The Week #1
See the ModelRailwayEngineer post on Minature Wunderland for more details of this amazing [...]
A Miniatur Wunderland Marvel
Most modellers have heard of Miniatur Wunderland in Germany, a world of model train records and superlatives. I was lucky enough to visit this paradise for [...]
Tin Miners, Victorians and Cornwall – The Story Behind My N Gauge Layout
&nsbp;A tale of Victorian workers toiling in below ground in dark, dirty, dangerous Tin mines, of steam trains and a small village in Cornwall.
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Project evolution – update
Continuing from my last update, I've been working on the plan for my N gauge project. The layout and scenery plan is finally pretty much finalised. [...]
St Blazy & Par Layout Project – Building Pictures
I recently visited Par in Cornwall, on which my long term layout will hopefully and partly be based, and while there took the opportunity to take some pictures [...]
Par and St. Blazey in N Gauge, First Steps
As mentioned in a previous post, I've chosen St Blazey in Cornwall as a source for my next project. I took the opportunity of quiet time over the Christmas [...]
It’s Decided – Par & St Blazey it is
It's decided. After a lot of pontificating, I've finally picked the project I'm going to build for my next model railway: Par and St Blazey in [...]