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Motivation Monday, Getting to the point.. I

Posted on November 23, 2020 by

I’m making no apologies for diving straight in to look at Geoff Forsters Off the beaten track blog for the motivation on this one Ground Frame Day and Levers and Rods. Recently Shelfie2 was visited for photos for a magazine … Continue reading →

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Motivation Monday Ground Frame 1

Posted on September 7, 2020 by

It’s a Monday and having had quite a good run of finishing man cave shelf queen projects, my attention is turning to those small completion jobs for Shelfie2. As it’s a simple one ‘engine in steam’ yard it has a … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday, Turn up the Volume!

Posted on April 9, 2020 by

It’s interesting for me to step through the back catalogue of the images of this layouts (Shelfie2) development. The picture above was taken yesterday in natural lighting in our garden. The picture below shows the ‘concept’ I was thinking of … Continue reading →

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Shelfie1, Thanks For Your Service.

Posted on February 16, 2020 by

My last train out of Shelfie1 this morning. The layout has gone to a new home to primarily be a home layout and photo set. It’s been a nice layout to build and operate, for such a small layout it … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday , Standing Back

Posted on September 12, 2019 by

It is interesting sometimes doing that arty ‘stand back’ and look at what you’ve done. I’m doing this a lot at the moment, getting the layout ready to go out for the second time. This picture was taken early January … Continue reading →

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Woodland Development

Posted on August 15, 2019 by

Back at the beginning of the year, the woodlands along the rear of the layout were being blocked in. Most of it was acceptable, but in cliche corner with my over bridge scenic break, getting the trees and overhang right … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday (Heljan 07)

Posted on July 24, 2019 by
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Wordless Wednesday Brew Street

Posted on June 19, 2019 by

Chris Nevard

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Thank You and Happy New Year 2019

Posted on December 31, 2018 by

Just a quick note to wish readers a happy new year and to say thanks for taking time out of your life, to read the blog. It means a lot that you visit, it really does, and it’s a pleasant … Continue reading →

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Happy Christmas 2018

Posted on December 24, 2018 by

It’s that time of year again! This one seems to have flown past! So just a quick line to wish you readers a very happy Christmas, and to take a moment or two to think about those whom are by … Continue reading →

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