Here are my favourite posts and resources of Winter 2015/16 in case you missed them.
Winter 2015/16 is over and what a Winter it’s been. Maybe not in terms of cold weather — at least here in Guildford — but for ModelRailwayEngineer, it was the one of the busiest seasons yet with the most posts, record numbers of new followers and more visitors than ever before.
While I can’t sum up the entire season in one post, these are the highlights — my favourites: the most popular posts, articles, tweets and photographs from the last few months.
My favourite and most popular blog posts this Winter
How To Make A Tunnel – The Trauma Free Guide To Model Railway Tunnel Building
Top 5 Model Railway Maintenance Checks – How To Keeping Your Trains Running
Model Railway Backscene Masterclass + 6 How To Tips
Creating Outstandingly Realistic Model Railway Scenery
Popular Tweets
Flying Scotsman most famous train ahead of Thomas the Tank https://t.co/tsefyEhoo7
— ModelRailwayEngineer (@modelrailwayeng) December 10, 2015
At last! @hornby launching new battery operated trains aimed at children between 5 and 8 – https://t.co/WFDIBAMYfl pic.twitter.com/RKnYEwVdgT
— ModelRailwayEngineer (@modelrailwayeng) January 7, 2016
Tweet your train, which train would you be sad to lose? Mine's an old N gauge GWR Pannier. Means a lot. pic.twitter.com/ipRs0doGHl
— ModelRailwayEngineer (@modelrailwayeng) February 4, 2016
Look at her! Just beautiful. The South Eastern & Chatham Railway H-class No.263 @bluebellrailway #steam pic.twitter.com/lrWRZKIKxh
— ModelRailwayEngineer (@modelrailwayeng) January 29, 2016
Fantastic day at @nymr pic.twitter.com/o16rrpKr27
— ModelRailwayEngineer (@modelrailwayeng) March 27, 2016
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Most liked ModelRailwayEngineer photos on Instgram
#trains #trainphotography #railways_of_our_world #trains #trains_of_instagram
A photo posted by Andy – ModelRailwayEngineer (@modelrailwayengineer) on Mar 27, 2016 at 5:18am PDT
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As mentioned, at the start of this post, MRE also broke all it’s previous records with more new followers than ever before (over 4,800 followers at the time of writing). I can’t thank you enough for your continued support.
What was your railway building highlight of the Winter season?
> A final, personal, note: I spend a huge amount of time testing, photographing, writing and researching techniques for these articles and pay for all the running costs of MRE out of my own pocket. If you found this article useful you can support me by making a donation on my fund-raising page. Thanks and happy modelling, Andy.
Andy is a lifelong modeller, writer, and founder of modelrailwayengineer.com and its sister site. He has been building model railways, dioramas, and miniatures for over 30 years. His passion for model making and railways began when he was a child, building his first layout at the age of seven.
Andy’s particular passion is making scenery and structures in 4mm scale, which he sells commercially. He is particularly interested in modelling the railways of South West England during the late Victorian era, although he also enjoys making sci-fi and fantasy figures and dioramas.
When not making models, Andy lives in Surrey with his wife and teenage son. Other interests include history, science fiction, photography, and programming. Read more about Andy.