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“Idon’t have the skills...” is a phrase that appears regularly in social media posts, and it really winds me up. None of us were born with the skills to build a model railway. They develop over time, with practise, and mistakes. I flatter myself...
When I was collecting information for my recent article in Garden Rail 382 on ‘Foxdale’, the Lindale Caledonia kit, I realised that the designer John Turner is virtually unknown these days. He was a very skilled model engineer and a great...
John Turner Models ‘Caledonia’, a live steam review by Jack Wheldon in Model Railway Constructor July 1986. p 367 A Passion for Steam by Marc Horovitz. Atlantic Editions 2008 and Cal Pac Trading Company 2014. p 160 16mm scale live steam...
The second completed loco for our 32mm layout was meant to be a machine that was in keeping with our developing theme - what-if, British Rail, 1990’s narrow gauge, and inspired by the Vale of Rheidol and Corris. And, while a couple of kits are...
Four components make up the basic bonnet shape, with a fine mesh for the radiator grille, and a piece of Plastikard to form the overall cladding. This was slowly attached by supergluing and clamping one side, letting it set, then repeating...
Live steam in Lymington Date: August 8-9, 2026 Venue: Lymington Community Centre, New Street, Lymington, SO41 9BQ Times: 10am to 4.30pm Web: www.lymingtoncommunity.com Llanfair Garden Railway Show Date: Saturday, September 5,...