Monthly Archives: March 2014

More fermentation

Posted on March 21, 2014 by ijstock

As I said a while ago, it’s important to allow thinking time with a new model plan. The idea for Lossiemouth still feels quite ‘fresh’ which is a good sign, as the previous plan for Peterhead rapidly encountered difficulties and … Continue reading →

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The Navvies are here

Posted on March 15, 2014 by ijstock

Further progress today on the BR rebuild. Serious earth-moving took place – how different can you get from building finescale 2mm track? The route of the new deviation loop was staked out and initial earth-moving was begun. I rapidly found … Continue reading →

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The LBR reawakens…

Posted on March 9, 2014 by ijstock

Well, the temperatures outside hit 18C today, with full sun – enough to prompt me to make a small start on the huge job of rebuilding the LBR. I can’t quite decide whether to be alarmed at how much deterioration … Continue reading →

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A few new prototype ideas.

Posted on March 2, 2014 by ijstock

As I have vowed to document pretty much anything that passes though my tiny mind on this project, here’s another small update. I’ve been looking at prototypes further, and thinking about what would make an attractive model within the space … Continue reading →

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Track comparisons

Posted on March 1, 2014 by ijstock

As advertised, here are some pictures comparing Wayne Kinney’s FiNetrax system with Peco code 55. which I have used to date. I think the pictures largely speak for themselves, though the finer stuff is clearly going to require a lot … Continue reading →

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