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Tales from my workbench, shows reports and build project updates for my models and model train layouts.
Mission impossible: The impossible railway
I've seen some bonkers model railways over the years but nothing compares to this. [...]
Old hand tools: the scratch awl
For reasons I can't explain, I love old tools and one of my favourites in my tool box is the scratch awl. [...]
Rails of Sheffield falls out with Hornby
Rails of Sheffield have announced that they will be unable to supply forthcoming Hornby products. [...]
A present to myself
I don't smoke. Or take drugs. And I only drink moderately. What I do have a weakness for is... [...]
Organising and storing my paints
Life in lock down continues, as does the move to our new house, all of which is putting a damper on my man-cave activities.
Instead, I've been looking at [...]
It’s a Grand Design
I'm not going to spoil this by saying anything, if you're a fan of Channel 4's Grand Design, Kevin McCloud and models just watch. [...]
The pub manager who uses a model train to pull pints in lockdown pub
This is my kind of pub!
The manager of the Chestnut Pub in Radcliffe-on-Trent is putting his model train to good use for a bit of fun during the lockdown. [...]
Brunel: 4 Talents Shared By Modellers
Isambard Kingdom Brunel is a personal hero of mine, an inspiration behind many of my models and one of two patron saints of Model Railway Engineer.
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London Festival of Railway Modelling cancelled
In news that will surprise no one, the London Festival of Railway Modelling due to take place at Ally Pally this weekend has been cancelled. But model railway [...]
MRE Another Gong
MRE has won Silver in the 2019 British Model Railway awards. [...]
A closer look at Hornby’s 2020 100th Anniversary releases
Graham Muspratt takes a closer look at Hornby's 2020 unveiling from a Southern Railway perspective. [...]
Hornby celebrates 100th year with new and surprising releases
2020 see's Hornby reach its 100th year and to celebrate it's launching a number of limited edition models complete with retro-themed packaging. [...]
Your chance to vote!
Last year, MRE was nominated and went on to win Silver for best website in the British Model Railway Awards. This year, it's been nominated again! [...]
Update: a move and new space for train tinkering
For a good reason posts have been lacking here recently but with a little luck that will change after Christmas. [...]
Can you help?
It's that time of year again when we share love and goodwill. [...]
Hornby pops up at St Pancras Station
Travellers and commuters passing through St Pancras Station are in for a treat this Winter. [...]
A family visit turns into railway reconnaissance
It wasn't planned but a family visit turned up an expected surprise and a massive aid to my layout construction.
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A trip down memory lane
As mentioned in a previous post, I've recently rediscovered a few of my long lost childhood trains. [...]
Fund raising campaign for Market Deeping Model Railway Club passes £64,000 in a matter of hours
A fund-raising campaign to help Market Deeping Model Railway Club recover from a vandalism attack on Saturday raised over £45,000 in just over 24 hours. [...]
Organiser and exhibitor nightmare as layouts and rolling stock destroyed by vandals
Modellers around the world have reacted with sympathy, sadness and anger to the news that numerous layouts at Market Deeping Model Railway Club's show in [...]
