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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
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
Posted in Modelling, Railways
Tagged Boltorr Road Halt, bridge, Dartmoor, embankment, granite, landscape, model railroads, model railways, modelling, Profile Boards, reservoir dam, river, Shaper Sheets, tunnel, Woodland Scenics
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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
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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Tagged HO, model railroads, model railways, OO, P4, points, S4, ScaleFour, switches, track, turnouts
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