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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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Back Again

Well, the last few months have been exciting. But now, Mrs Bloke and I are now installed in our new – well nearly a century old – house in a cool little town in New Jersey. And as I have … Continue reading

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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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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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Boltorr Embankment to Bolt Tor Tunnel

I know. I really need to get on with establishing the rest of the landscape. But occasionally just putting a couple of engines and coaches on the tracks give a preview of what will eventually be. It’s a carrot. So … Continue reading

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Boltorr Road | Crossing the Bolt Brook

The right hand half – southern section – of my little world of Boltorr Road Halt consists largely of a scenic vista of the railway – perched on an embankment – crossing the Bolt Brook, a small river which has … Continue reading

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Boltorr Manifesto

Some people just don’t get it, do they? Of course, they’re the same people who think you knit because you can’t afford to buy a sweater, or ride a bicycle because you can’t afford a car. You walk, or catch … Continue reading

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Boltorr Road – 20160218 -Terraforming

I’m in the process of getting the basics of the topography of the layout before I finally fix down the track. I’m using Woodland Scenics’ Shaper Sheet for the surface. It’s a very interesting material being a thick aluminium foil … Continue reading

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Boltorr Road – 20160215 – Getting the lie of the land

Before there were railways … in fact before humans imposed their mark on the Earth there was The Landscape, formed by billions of years of geology and evolution and then whatever scars we mere mortals could impose on its surface. … Continue reading

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Boltorr Road – 20160212 – Going DCC

The major difference from the time of my first faltering steps in railway modelling has been the introduction of DCC – Digital Command Control. When I first started the most common type of train control was 12vDC transmitted directly through … Continue reading

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