The Ultimate Guide to Model Railroading featuring me! One of the first things I was asked to do by MRVP was convert my first video into an article for their new publication: the Ultimate Guide to Model Railroading and it’s out now!
Well, it was going to be 20 questions… I love working with The MRVP team as they’re really interesting and do fun things such as this video. It’s got clips from all the MRVP team answering some cool questions no I learnt some stuff. it just shows that you don’t…
In the Summer of 2017, David Popp asked me to consider producing some videos for Model Railroader Video Plus (MRVP). I was really excited to be involved with Kalmbach so said yes straight away. With a lot of help from Gerry Leone, we came up with the name Let’s Make…
Kino – Interior Floors and Debris We’re continuing to use the Diorama Blitz Kino model kit sent to me by Doug Foscale. It’s a lovely kit but doesn’t contain a back or interior floors so I couldn’t resist adding them. For this kind of modelling, where it’s scratchbuilt and roughed…
King of Scarlets – A Quarry Hunslet As a modeller, you just can’t beat a good set of photos to work from. At Statfold Barn last week, they had the King of Scarlets on display. It’s an Alice class Quarry Hunslet from Dinorwic. I have a 16mm kit to build…
Statfold Barn Enthusiast’s Day 2018 I love the Statfold Barn railway. It’s a private railway owned by a real enthusiast! What I love about this layout is the professionalism – they’ve built new facilities since my last visit – and how much is in steam. It’s also a chance to…
Well, I’ve been trying to spend some time doing things other than videos at weekend – it’s not hard to do! So apart from finishing Tomb Raider (the 2013 edition) on my Xbox: And then, despite saying I’d go model, starting the next game – Rise of Tomb Raider. I…
Kino – Demolished Building Interior Walls We’re continuing to use the Diorama Blitz Kino model kit sent to me by Doug Foscale. It’s been great fun to build and this week I’m adding some interior cracked plaster walls and painting them. The “Real” World The Final Result Materials Car Primer…
I thought I’d better explain why I’ve been dropping the number of videos recently. I’ve been doing my YouTube channel for around two and a half years and I suspect very few people realise how much time it takes. I spend almost all my weekends either doing videos or editing…
Train Street – Hanoi, Vietnam I’ve just got back from an amazing three weeks in Hong Kong and Vietnam. Of course, I managed to find some trains and I wanted to share one of my favourite spots of the trip – Train Street – Hanoi, Vietnam. Location There are…
