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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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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 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 – 20160129

Well, let’s get straight to the point. There’s been a bit of a break caused mostly by my right arm being in plaster or otherwise immobile for a month or so. But the time did enable me to take a … Continue reading

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Boltorr Road – 20151113

It’s a particular bugbear of mine that so many admirable, in other respects, model railways exist on a perfect plane. The world is an incredible place which exists in at least three dimensions. Most model railway worlds only exist above … Continue reading

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It’s A Small World

I don’t know what it is, but in my life I’ve often noticed a link between cycling, photography and trains. Oh yes. And beer. Maybe it’s just my imagination, but it works for me. A propos of nothing, I was … Continue reading

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King Of The World – As Far As I Know

I’m in the process of resurrecting an old hobby of mine. Yes. Model railways. Or If you prefer, model railroads. I don’t know what it is about railways, particularly steam railways. Maybe it’s the elemental blend of Air, Earth, Fire … Continue reading

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