The Editor hadn’t heard from Dan for a while which was quite unusual, so an email was dispatched to find out what he had been up to during the cold weather……. ‘You have hit the nail on the head, my workshop has been quite cold since the end of January most of what I have Read more about Even Brass Monkeys Feel The Cold……[…]

Chris M. has sent in from coldest Edinburgh this update on the Russian Su 251-53.  Quite a unique subject to scratch build from a photograph.  I am sure we can persuade Chris to tell us the story of how he achieved this in a future article.  Meanwhile here is an example of the level of Read more about Progress At Zavod Sormovo……[…]

The website editor has been busy too with a different project…. ‘In 2014 I was asked to restore a number of wooden toys that had been props in the 1985 film ‘Santa Claus – the movie’ starring the late Dudley Moore.  The film is a regular on television every Christmas.  One of the toys was Read more about A Whimsical Project……[…]

‘Trails & tribulations at the Bathgate locomotive works this last week! The first challenge was the petticoat pipe. The first job was to turn out the die for the shaped end, followed by the blank for the parallel end. By placing a threaded bolt down the centre then by tightening the bolt it should force Read more about A ‘RawlBolt’ Petticoat Pipe…..[…]

Bathgate Locomotive Works has been suffering ‘downtime’ recently due to the adverse weather conditions reducing the temperature inside the works below the legal limit for the workforce.  However, time has not been wasted as it has allowed the works manager time to draw up the plans for the next phase of the work. There have Read more about When Will My Lumb Reek……?[…]

Paul H. has contacted the NewsDesk to say that although he has not been able to help at Almondell since a certain virus became prevalent, he has still been busy building a model railway, albeit a slightly smaller one.  This is Paul’s story: ‘Back in 2017 when I was reminded of my mortality, I decided Read more about The Ubiquitous Figure Of Eight…..[…]

Maurice P. has an interesting model on the stocks.  Maurice has kindly written up some notes about the background to the model which, together with some photographs he has sent in to the Newsdesk.  Earlier last year Maurice visited Almondell with his other locomotive for its steam test.  This too is a variation on an Read more about Jeanie Deans – A Teutonic Variation…..[…]

Stan, our Roving Reporter found himself iced in with the recent spell of cold weather.  The usual plastic snow shovel was not up to the task.  Undaunted, an ‘All Conditions’ snow shovel was put together from odds & ends in the workshop.  Although heavier than anticipated, it soon made short work of the ice!

Member John C. has been in touch to bring us up to speed with his leatest project.  It is a little bit smaller than his ‘Feldbahn’, but a lot easier to move about. “Due to running out of my wife’s DIY jobs (well, at least the ones I wanted to do!) I have bought the Read more about I First Set My Eyes On Sweet Molly Anne…….[…]

Member John F. sent in this short snippet about his ‘G’ Scale garden railway in the snow.  John is leading the group setting up a ‘G’ scale layout at Almondell. “Hello everyone, here is my new statio at the loop of the long line.  It now takes seven minutes to complete a circuit. At the Read more about Archie – The Cat Controller[…]