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Fisherton Sarum almost on home turf at Baskingstoke exhibition, 8/9th March
This coming weekend, 8th / 9th March, Fisherton Sarum will be attending the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Model Railway Society show being held at the Aldworth Science College, Basingstoke, RG22...
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A few new BR(s) related arrivals in the market
This is just a quick update post to advise of a number of BR(s) model items in at the retailers this week. Firstly, from Hornby, after what seems like an age waiting, not one Pull Push set but...
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Dapol announce adding an ex LSWR Adams B4 tank to range
Today Dapol has unveiled its new catalogue for 2014. Whilst primarily a year of consolidation, new model highlights include the LSWR Adams ‘B4’ 0-4-0T in ‘OO’ gauge and LNER ‘J72’ 0-6-0T in ‘N’ gauge....
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Update regarding Dapol ex LSWR B4 announcement
Further to the announcement by Dapol in their new 2014/15 catalogue that I posted last week that they are to produce the ex London and South Western (LSWR) B4 0-4-0 tank locomotive in 00 gauge I am now...
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Bachmann E4 first EP pictures
The ex London Brighton and South Coast 0-6-2 E4 class of radial tanks were first announced by Bachmann at the 2013/14 product launch in March last year and detailed on this blog here. Work on their...
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Update regarding Dapol ex LSWR B4 announcement
Further to the announcement by Dapol in their new 2014/15 catalogue that I posted last week that they are to produce the ex London and South Western (LSWR) B4 0-4-0 tank locomotive in 00 gauge I am now...
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A view from the line #13 creating the impression of depth – effective backscenes
A particular pet hate of mine is viewing layouts that have no backscene, even simple a plain blue or grey painted back board is better that nothing. The last thing I want to see is the clutter behind...
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Fisherton Sarum to return to its spiritual home of Salisbury
Fisherton Sarum as I am sure regular readers will know uses Salisbury shed as its basis and inspiration. The London and South Western Railway (LSWR) buildings and their relationships with each other...
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Controlling Interests #8 Uncoupling the ash wagon
Following the success of the installation of a ‘Dingham’ electromagnet for uncoupling the box van delivering spare parts to the shed stores siding as detailed in my Controlling Interests #6 post, I...
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’00′ Work to produce a R-T-R Marsh I3 class 4-4-2 tank
The ’00′ Works have produced a number of small batches of hand built Ready to Run locomotives including a variety of Southern classes. They also produced, before Hornby, a brass Devon Belle Observation...
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Talking Stock #28 The Atlantic Coast Express –‘ACE’
The Southern Railway had many evocative and well known named trains such as: the Golden Arrow, Bournemouth Belle, the Devon Belle (as per my Talking Stock #20 post here) but one of the possibly most...
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Fisherton Sarum returns to Wycrail at this years show in November
The first public appearance of Fisherton Sarum was at the 2006 Wycrail exhibition organised by the High Wycombe and District Model Railway Society. of which I have been a member for, gulp, over 30...
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Turn left for France – Operation Overlord – Southern Railway and D-Day
Today, 6th June, marks the 70th anniversary of the Allied forces D-Day landings, Operation Overlord, on the Normandy coast, the largest ever wartime seaborne invasion landings, that bought about the...
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First Pictures – Kernow models O2 – 1st off tooling samples
I am pleased to publish below images of the first off Engineering Prototype (EP) samples for the now seven versions of the Kernow Model Centre Adams 0-4-4T O2 class locomotives (the 7th variation, of...
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Once again summer comes soonest in the South
With again a respectful nod to the Southern Publicity Department back in 1936 I am soon heading very South (well about 2 and bit hours in a plane south) for some exploration, rest, relaxation and...
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Talking Stock #29 Black Motors, Drummond’s 700 class
Douglas Drummond’s first locomotive class built after his appointment as Chief Mechanical Engineer to the London South Western Railway (LSWR) in 1895 was the 30 strong 700 Class of 0-6-0 goods engines...
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Kernow O2 running sample arrives, and in other news….
Hot on the heals of the first Engineering Prototypes (EP) of the Kernow Model Centre ex London & South Western Railway (LSWR) Adams O2 class being received a couple of weeks ago as reported here,...
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Kernow models announce further batch of Beattie Well tanks
Kernow Model Centre has today announced the following: Following many requests we have decided to produce two more versions of our award-winning Beattie Well Tank models. We will be using the same...
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Bachmann celebrates 25 years and announces new models, including Birdcage...
Today, 20/07/14, Bachmann Europe celebrated its 25th anniversary this year with a trade event at their Leicestershire headquarters. Bachmann Europe was established in England during 1989. Initially...
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Bachmann work in progress report
Further to the earlier announcement of new items to added to the both the Bachmann ’00′ and Graham Farish ‘N’ ranges I can also now update on the status of the work in progress on previously announced...
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