BRON HEBOG

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...

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 was intending to do a little work on the interior of Van 51 this weekend, but then a customer got in touch asking if I would sell him some...

With three quarters of the body pieces for Gwyrfai made I can begin to glue them together to start assembling a carriage. The hardest ...

I’m on a roll with Gwyrfai with two sessions in a week! The second layer of detail has been added on the end piece including the corrido...

The festive season has been a bit of a washout for modelling, but on the last day of the year I found half an hour to have a go at making th...

We can’t manage a line up of four Pullman observation cars like the FR did recently at Harbour Station, but watch this space.... Himsel...

It's been weeks since I did any work on Gwyrfai but I managed to get a couple of hours in yesterday thanks to the need to use up annual...