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Category Archives: Railways
New Beginning for Boltorr Road Halt
Well, Boltorr Rd survived the move and now sits awaiting attention in the basement at Bloke Acres. It will be a few more weeks before I can get to grips with the layout again, but I have a long todo … Continue reading
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Tagged Boltorr Road Halt, height, landscaping, model railways, static grass, track-bed
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Rail Around Bristol
Nice album of old stations around Bristol, UK, from Bristol247. Ham Green looks likely to be an inspiration for Boltorr Road Halt
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Boltorr Reservoir Dam : The Rendering
I really liked the effect I achieved on the Bolt Tor tunnel portal. This was done by rolling air-curing clay very thinly, breaking it up into scale sized “stones” and individually gluing them onto the structure of the walls. However, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boltorr Reservoir Dam, DAS clay, foam-board
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Sometimes I Just Can’t Wait
I know this is a two-year project. But every now and again I just crave a tantalising glimpse of what will be in my universe. Work is going on on the course of the Boltorr Brook from the reservoir barrier, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boltorr Reservoir Dam, Boltorr Road Halt, Class 153 DMU, DAS clay, foam-board
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Boltorr Reservoir Dam : What the eye doesn’t see …
… The heart doesn’t grieve over. Construction is going well on the Boltorr dam. Foam-board, PlastiKard, PVA and hot-glue are the essential parts of my builder’s arsenal. As I’ve mentioned before, the actual structure is quite large, although I’ve scaled … Continue reading
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Tagged Boltorr Reservoir, Boltorr Reservoir Dam, DAS clay, foam-board, hot glue, landscaping, Plastikard
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Boltorr Reservoir Dam : The foundations
The contours of the layout east of – behind – the track are really going to be determined by the setting of the dam walls in the Boltorr Brook valley. So construction is now quite a high priority. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged Boltorr Reservoir, Boltorr Reservoir Dam, DAS clay, foam-board
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Just an update at Boltorr Road Halt
The actual lay of the land has changed a little at Boltorr Road. I know this should take aeons, but it’s my universe so get used to it. So, no track alignment changes, but the Boltorr Brook’s changed its course … Continue reading
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Tagged Boltorr Brook, Boltorr Brook bridge, Boltorr Reservoir, track plan
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Boltorr Brook Bridge in situ
There’s this thing about building your own railway. 1: There’s a lot to do & 2: It’s only you who can do it When I started this project I knew it wasn’t going to be up and running by April. … Continue reading
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Tagged abutments, Boltorr bridge, checkrails, landscaping, track laying, track-bed
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Well, There’s Theory … And Then There’s Practice – Boltorr Bridge
I sort of want to delete the previous blog posting. Things didn’t turn out as I intended. Why? I’m modelling in OO “gauge“. Not “scale“. That’s another thing. Don’t even go down the HO route. Hey, we’re British. Not as … Continue reading
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Bridge over the Boltorr Brook
Living in the land of HO rather than OO doesn’t provide much local opportunity for finding a UK outline kit in your local model railroad store. Fortunately, when it comes to structures like a steel plate bridge on a railway … Continue reading