Back in January I received an email about the Great Model Railway Challenge, a new TV show for Channel 5 in the UK. The idea was broadly a bake off for trains. I was abroad so just forwarded it on but the NMRA British Region President, David McLaughlin, met the Executive Producer and apparently raved about…
Add the Finishing Touches to the Kino Diorama I can’t believe we’re finally there! The Diorama Blitz Kino model kit sent to me by Doug Foscale is finally done and all I need to do is add those all important finishing touches. This has been a great little diorama to…
How to Model Brick Debris We’re continuing to use the Diorama Blitz Kino model kit sent to me by Doug Foscale and we’re nearing the end! This is the penultimate week and we’re looking at brick debris. It’s really easy to model using a couple of key ingredients and hopefully you’ll…
The Solar System… A few months’ ago I binge watched The Expanse on Netflix: Whilst most sci-fi set in space is further away, this is set in the solar system which got me thinking. Now I love planning and researching as much as I do building so it’s been a…
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…
