Click to enlarge Here's a cheap trick for fans of the 3 foot rule (don't get too close basically).... Some budget yard lamps,...

iPhone 7 photo as shot, note bleached highlights and clogged out shadows. Click for a bigger view Love them or hate them, for mobile ph...

Yesterday I dedicated time to sorting out the right hand side where trains exit stage. Disappearing roads in to a backscene are a problem, w...

This weekend's progress. I've been stuck at home with Norovirus (probably picked up at some music jam I imagine - my other interest)...

I've finally a name for my Forest of Dean project - Fountain Colliery - it sort of sounds 'Forest of Deany', probably because of...

Progress is now moving forward at a good rate. So much so that I hope to be taking it to a show in Warminster on Saturday the 17th of June. ...

Click for a bigger view 44417 carefully propels a rake of empties up the gradient in to Polbrook Gurney Colliery. Note the ancient tip...

Dug this late 1970s Airfix 14xx out the other day. I recall it was one of my first weathering exercises around 1980 using airbrushing and dr...

Forest of Dean Project update... Cork sheet as a track underlay is so 2007 darhlings... I lay my track on 6mm foam board, then insert and...

The latest building for my Forest of Dean project. Knocked up the last week on and off; a scratch built 'Cornish Engine house', whic...

Click to enlarge! Just doing final bits to Brew Street for the NEC (it will be on the Model Rail mag stand). I have very limited space...

Part 1 of my little microwave sized nano-trainset has just appeared in Dec 2016 Model Rail magazine. The feature covers the first stage of ...

First stage of weathering up the Model Rail limited edition USA tank. I don't want it to look like it's been in Barry Scrapyard for ...

A little signal box I knocked up in the very early 1980's from plastic card, bits of card and some clear packaging. It needs a little t...

Thursday afternoon saw the final wiring go in to place. I won't show you that, because I'm no ambassador of layout electrics. Just i...

Click to enlarge One Sunday afternoon, I was up in my railway room having a rare tidy up, and whilst looking at those ‘wall flower ...

Having pondered for long enough, a Forest of Dean inspired layout will be my next project. Time now will be devoted to research and boo...

Until yesterday, I'd not had the space to set up Combwich since 2011, so a well over due photosession has been taking place on and off o...