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Projects
Pentewan layout update: redesigning the fiddle yard
Progress on my HOe layout continues but I run into a problem that required a revision to the track plan of the fiddle yard. [...]
£35 Model Railway In A Box Update
I've failed and it's bitterly frustrating. [...]
£35 Model Railway Update: Building the buildings and cliff face
It's been a while, too long, but here's an update on my £35 model railway challenge project. [...]
So the scenery starts: £35 project update
Since my last update, things have developed with the project; the dock has water; dock side & walls have been made and the track laid. [...]
Electrics, an update on the £35 Model Railway Project
The electrics: A gamble that worked but I'm behind schedule. [...]
The £35 model railway challenge: project history
In the summer of 2017, I set myself a challenge to see if a model railway could be built for £35. [...]
Railways in a box, the £35 project update
More haste, less speed.
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Can it really be done? Project Update
It seemed like a good idea... But then reality came knocking. [...]
The £35 model railway challenge
Can a working model railway be built for £35? I'm going to try and I'll give £100 to charity if I fail. [...]
Walk Through – How I Created This Scene: scenery, track & viaducts – and Layout Progress
My N gauge model railway continues with another hill scene diorama nearly completed. Here's a quick walkthrough of how this was done and other recent [...]
Third Rail Tips
Building a modern era electric track layout? Wondering about that third rail? Here are a few tips to get you started. [...]
Progress update: Wandle Valley Railway
It's all go for my new layout, the shed is sorted; baseboards are down and the ayout design complete. The track plan however... That's another story.
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What is EM Gauge track and why I’m using it on my new layout
If you read my last post and were intrigued by the reference to EM gauge or have been thinking about moving from OO to EM gauge this is for you. [...]
Announcement
An apology, time for something new and a bit of the old.
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Layout Progress update: hills, inclines and tunnels
Rich verdant hills tower over the river valley below. Mine workings perch on rocky outcrops as tired railway lines sneak their way up through tunnels and [...]
Cry me a river – layout update
It's been a while since my last update on the layout so a quick progress report. [...]
Little England or how to model a large area in a small space
If you've been following this blog you'll know I'm working on a big new layout. But creating England, from Margate to Penzance, in miniature is anything but [...]
Great South Railway – Go Go Go
This is most exciting, important and frankly insane moments in the four years I've been writing Model Railway Engineer.
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The Beginnings Of A Cornish Tin Mine: Landreath Model Railway – Update
At long last I've got around to starting on the foam board scratch-build of my Tin-mine engine house. [...]
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. [...]
