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Short Staff in 7/8″

The Decauville gets an engineer, and the estate railway gets some personality.

Posted byTrevorSeptember 5, 2021July 11, 2023Posted inLive Steam, Scenery, The Little Details

“OS Don”

An exceptional book for any student of prototype operations.

Posted byTrevorAugust 31, 2021July 11, 2023Posted inInfluences, Operations, Publications, Railroad Model Craftsman

Jack and the Decauville

A dog and his chuffer.

Posted byTrevorAugust 26, 2021July 11, 2023Posted inLive Steam

An Edwardian Interlude

Exploring the GWR at Tetbury in 7mm scale

Posted byTrevorAugust 6, 2021July 11, 2023Posted inAchievable Layouts, Great Western Railway in 7mm scale, Layouts by others, Layouts I have designed or built

Niagara St. Catharines and Toronto Railway

Thoughts on the Niagara St. Catharines and Toronto Railway – and working on a freight motor in 1:64.

Posted byTrevorMay 27, 2021July 11, 2023Posted inLayouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines & Toronto Railway in 1:64, NS&T Freight Motors, S Scale Equipment

Puttering

Getting things sorted, now that some needed furniture has arrived.

Posted byTrevorFebruary 13, 2021July 11, 2023Posted inDCC, Wiring, and Sound, Room Preparation, Workshop

That’s just ducky

How low can you, er, stoop…

Posted byTrevorDecember 12, 2020July 11, 2023Posted inAchievable Layouts, CNR Ferguson Avenue in 1:64, Layout Design, Layouts I have designed or built, Philosophy

The CNR on Ferguson in 1:64 – Sketch 1

How does one design a layout to showcase a busy chunk of street running? Here’s a preliminary sketch…

Posted byTrevorDecember 11, 2020July 11, 2023Posted inAchievable Layouts, CNR Ferguson Avenue in 1:64, Layout Design, Layouts I have designed or built, Philosophy

The appeal of Ferguson Avenue

Port Rowan modelled the end of the line. Here are some thoughts about the beginning.

Posted byTrevorDecember 8, 2020July 11, 2023Posted inLayout Design, Philosophy

Port Rowan post-mortem

What worked. What didn’t.

Posted byTrevorDecember 6, 2020July 11, 2023Posted inInfluences, Layout Design, Operations, Philosophy

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