Author Archives: Andy

Train Photos

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Andy

A round-up of other train photos on the internet… Some Swiss metre gauge pictures on Ron Fisher’s Flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/train-pix/sets/72157627398038167/http://www.flickr.com/photos/train-pix/sets/72157627401283371/ I’ll be adding to this list as things come my way.

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It’s the summer holidays and it’s all quiet

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Andy

I thought I’d better post something, simply because there’s been nothing written since May! I’ve been working on other things, including moving house, making maps of Minecraft as a way of learning Python, and re-skinning this blog so it matches … Continue reading →

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Coffee Pot weekend at Leighton Buzzard

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Andy

The weekend of 14th-15th May 2011 saw a festival of vertical boilered locomotives (coffee pots) at the Leighton Buzzard Railway See photos on www.flickr.com and a video: from Andy Sleigh Another video:

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Supplier: Rhos Helyg Locomotive Works

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Andy

Rhos Helyg Locomotive Works http://www.rhoshelyg.me.uk/index.html

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Point levers and track parts

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Andy

Cliff Barker provides useful bits for trackmaking in various gauges, including Gauge 1 trackmaking. Some of the components, e.g. the point levers, may be useful for other gauges. (3 Feb 2019: Updated Link as www.cliffbarker.talktalk.net has gone offline)

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modifying an Accucraft Baguley Drewry

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Andy

Convert from track-power to battery power: see http://www.largescalecentral.com/LSCForums/viewtopic.php?id=6389

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Scratch-building a loco body in plastic

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Andy

Rik (of Rik’s Railway) describes how he created a “Fowler” Diesel loco, for his 45mm gauge railway. http://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-i-converted-playmobil-diesel-into.html The chassis is a modified Playmobil/LGB Toytrain chassis and the body is a scratchbuild based loosely on a cross between a standard … Continue reading →

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16mm: Binnie Doodles

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Andy

Some of Colin Binnie’s workshop doodles have been preserved here: users.bart.nl/users/summer/16mmngm/Articles_htms/ColinBinnie/CBWJ.htm

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