Another project completed at Updah's workshops is transport for the loggers to their site in the form of a steam tram. I would have shown ...   24 Mar 2023 11:17 am

Thanks Gerold. I've always found pictures help to show more of the process than the words alone and just hope they don't overload. I've found Bernd's ...   23 Mar 2023 11:36 pm

That radiator is a masterpiece Bernd and the rest of the roof detail equally impressive. I like the tip of fitting a pin vice into the ...   23 Mar 2023 11:31 pm

Thanks Bernd. I try to look for the less obvious - to me, that is! ...   23 Mar 2023 04:23 pm

 I went looking for a ladder to go over the tank (and partially hide the unsightly cracks in its surface) but could find nothing suitable ...   23 Mar 2023 01:02 pm

Playing around with ideas for the steering, I butchered a few plastic cogs and made an amateurish set-up with brass and styrene tube, the cogs bored ...   23 Mar 2023 12:46 pm

Super job Bernd. I'm amazed that the circuit board drill bit lasted through all that brass. I find that they're very fragile and susceptible to ...   22 Mar 2023 11:23 pm

Pressing on, many little jobs have been done on the Lombard. The rather cruel close ups will show that it now has a headlamp and ...   22 Mar 2023 06:51 pm

Very neat Reg. Tiny connectors are readily available but if you want to make your own, male/female header strips can be useful. ...   22 Mar 2023 04:07 pm

These are all superb Paul. The coats are excellent and the "faces" most lifelike. Most impressive. ...   22 Mar 2023 03:15 pm

On the subject of my verbosity, not wanting to be idle, some time ago I started another piece of Updah nonsense just for the crack!  https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51270457849_1edc2b5ccd_b.jpg   A ...   22 Mar 2023 03:00 pm

You are most kind, thanks Ben. Appreciation is always a spur to further enthusiasm. Don't be shy about posting on the efforts of others or your ...   22 Mar 2023 02:41 pm

This , as many will be pleased to hear, finishes the protracted discourse on the rotary snow plough which has light and sound  https://youtu.be/D82eZc52ggM and can now ...   22 Mar 2023 12:11 pm

In my scatterbrain approach to projects, I tried to transform the old Gramps car    https://live.staticflickr.com/4356/36276526201_a3ff0d4b3f_c.jpg   into something nearer the C&T supplementary water car.   https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50170841283_118f050245_c.jpg   https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50171385431_46fbf569c4_z.jpg   This meant removing what I ...   22 Mar 2023 11:58 am

The main tender received its fuel weather covering, apparently essential when the machine's chucking snow out or the drifts being cut through are tender top ...   21 Mar 2023 11:32 pm

The rotary build story is near to completion with the draw bar made and fitted, the whole lot weathered - not my greatest achievement I'm afraid ...   21 Mar 2023 11:13 pm

Yes Reg, finding suitably small connectors and "losing" the wiring is always a faff for me but in On30 scale there's normally enough room somewhere. ...   21 Mar 2023 06:56 pm

They're really excellent Paul. I particularly like the way the leather stands out. ...   21 Mar 2023 06:51 pm

I look forward to seeing that Ken and what leads up to it. I would have liked to have started with Keith Wiseman's beautiful kit ...   21 Mar 2023 03:30 pm

More progress with the loco now installed and secured with a small screw bolt through the chassis plate and each cylinder, the wiring tucked away ...   21 Mar 2023 01:19 pm