BRON HEBOG

Excitement is building ahead of us taking Bron Hebog to Model Rail Scotland in Glasgow in a month's time, which will be our first show...

April I finished off the previous post saying we had plans for an old England engine kit and a dead chassis which were lying around in the b...

I expect you're probably already heartily sick of reading posts about how **** a year it's been - but don't click away, becaus...

The title is not a reference to current affairs - some attempt a click bait - merely a reference that the cursed carriage Gwyrfai has fooled...

One of the (many) tricky jobs on scratch building these Pullman observations cars has been completed. Himself has cut and fitted the glazi...

Himself is reaching the end of the arduous job of lining out a Pullman observation car. I’ve seen quite a few models of Gwyrfai crop up...

We’ve just had our worst case yet of ‘Boston Lodge Syndrome’, which is what happens when a modeller gets caught out by the craftsmen in Wale...

It’s the turn of Gwyrfai for the paint shop, starting with the interior. Something to note is the way Himself has tried to replicate t...

I’ve done my bit on Gwyrfai and it’s been delivered to Himself disguised amid bags of shopping from the supermarket. The reference to ...

Finally I can see the end of the Gwyrfai project - it at least my bit of it. Last night I finished the outstanding jobs on the interior...

So last night I decided to stop faffing about and get the interior fixed into Gwyrfai The tricky bit is always making sure the seat bac...

I wasn’t intending to do this but I suppose there’s no particular hurry just now.... Months ago when I was casting the seats for Gwyrfa...

In times like these when there is so much uncertainty, so much than can leave us fearful, I am reminded what a wonderful hobby model railway...

The roof has been the focus of work on Gwyrfai this week. In the photo you can see the structure I use with the flat false ceiling, lo...

The camera can be unforgiving sometimes - this is not as rough as it looks when seen with the Mark One eyeball. I’ve faced the brass form...

I had one of my most productive days in a while at the weekend getting to grips with the returned Gwyrfai . The first task was to replace ...

It was a delicate operation but Himself has done a brilliant job fabricating and fixing on the brass front piece of Gwyrfai . Now it’s my...

For the moment the flirtation with standard gauge is over and Himself has scaled up to resume work on Gwyrfai The plan was always for me ...

I’ve got the last of the chairs for Gwyrfai cast, and while the ladies of the house watched a movie I was informed I would find very boring...

Casting of the interior parts for Gwyrfai continues steadily. I’ve managed to get a couple of sets cast each day. The bucket seat...