Okay, so you asked about my workshop! I don’t have a lot of room in my garden and a large workshop was not an option. I wanted a quality shed and there was nothing around of the right size so decided to build it myself. It is lined with 2” thick insulation and hardboard covering. Read more about Quart Into A Pint Pot…..[…]
One of the conundrums occupying the press at the moment is that of implementing correct Social Distancing. If, like a lot of model engineers, you are used to working in feet & inches then 2 metres is quite difficult to comprehend. Help is at hand! Our membership has been busy applying both their experience & Read more about Social Distancing…..[…]
Daniel, our young engineer, has been taking advantage of the enforced Self Isolation by self isolating in his workshop. Only appearing for tea & biscuits occasionally Daniel has made good progress with the ‘Glen’…. The chimney has been finished & attached… along with the dome. It now looks like a railway locomotive. Pins for the Read more about D34 ‘Glen’ Progress[…]
Richard reveals all. ‘Hey Robert, its been a rather busy day at Queensferry loco works. I even got into trouble for not putting the dishes away after….’ Editor: I showed my wife. Her reply was ‘You would only do that once’ & she walked off. Little does Read more about What Is A Kitchen Sink For…?[…]
Strategically placed cameras at Almondell have picked up some interesting wildlife A fox on the prowl A Deer…. Back again at night… Not all wildlife is on 4 feet either…. Three men go into the wood… Only two return? I wonder what else we will see?
Even our junior members are putting the time off school to good use on the model engineering front. Stan’s grandson Ollie was helping his father fill his time off work out in the garden by scratch building a steam milk bottle crate for the front step. First of all we cut the wood to length Read more about Ollie & The Engine……[…]
As a regular subscriber for many years to ‘Old Glory‘ which is an excellent magazine dealing mainly with Steam Vintage Preservation I was delighted to read an article about the Shale Oil Industry in our area. Colin Tyson, Old Glory Editor, has kindly given permission for the reprinting of this excellent article ‘New Shale Trail Read more about New ‘Shale Trail’…..[…]
Before we all quite rightly entered the next phase of preventing the spread of this dreadful virus there was a final fling at Almondell. Andrew was working in isolation assembling the blocks for the facing for the Wallace Bridge. Using his initiative, Andrew had the signing in book down in the cutting & members were Read more about Last Organised Working Parties[…]
Robert has been in touch with further photographs of progress with ‘Maude’. ‘Started some plate work today. Looks like I will have plenty time since all pubs coffee shops and restaurants now closed. I will probably roll the smoke box as it is not a complete cylinder and it has two reverse curves at both Read more about Bathgate Locomotive Works – an update[…]
We have been fortunate (?) with the weather this year so far. Okay, I know we have had flooding & high winds…… It has been mild with very little snow. Just to remind you we had a flurry on Thursday and by 07:00 the site looked quite wintry. As ever faithful Rover was waiting patiently Read more about A Winters Morning…..[…]
