Monthly Archives: March 2016

Just an update at Boltorr Road Halt

Posted on March 27, 2016 by That British Bloke
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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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À court de mots

Posted on March 22, 2016 by That British Bloke
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Boltorr Brook Bridge in situ

Posted on March 20, 2016 by That British Bloke
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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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Well, There’s Theory … And Then There’s Practice – Boltorr Bridge

Posted on March 18, 2016 by That British Bloke
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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

Posted on March 17, 2016 by That British Bloke
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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 →

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New Header for That British Bloke

Posted on March 17, 2016 by That British Bloke
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I thought it was time for a new look at the otbb blog. I’ve kept the text elements the same, but merged in a view of my model railway, the Boltorr Road Halt. The shot is comprised of an ex-GWR … Continue reading →

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HiFi : The Digital Line

Posted on March 15, 2016 by That British Bloke
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HiFi Now there’s a word you don’t see or hear that often these days of listening to highly compressed music squirted through cheap ear-buds from your phone for your ears only. Another day I’ll reminisce about when we used coats … Continue reading →

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Bolt Tor Tunnel Portal

Posted on March 13, 2016 by That British Bloke
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I’m pretty sure that the rest of the granite structures on Boltorr Road will not be made in this manner. Manufacturing and applying hundreds, if not thousands of clay chips to represent rough hewn granite blocks certainly gives a very … Continue reading →

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Sansui AU-317 MkII Integrated Amplifier

Posted on March 12, 2016 by That British Bloke
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For some reason, this article written some years ago now, elicits the largest number of Google referrals to this blog. The actual article itself is still available on BlogSpot. Here to be precise. The link to Sansui’s sales brochure still … Continue reading →

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March on Manhattan

Posted on March 10, 2016 by That British Bloke
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A 70F/21C day in Manhattan in March was too good an opportunity to miss, so my fellow Bromptoneer, Steve, and I met up at NYPenn station and set off for a leisurely tour of the west side of the Big … Continue reading →

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