BRON HEBOG

Browsing my photo reel the other day I was reminded of another one of those project I'd always intended to get around to 'one day...

I've got more action to report from the paint shop. Himself has been busy with the multi-coloured Hudson semi-open carriages - one the r...

And just like that, a few days later, a new carriage takes to the rails. Himself spent the week putting the finishing touches to the Pickeri...

With the construction phase done Himself is putting the Pickering brake carriage through the paint shop. After being sprayed with primer it ...

I suppose in a way my naivety is quite touching, but I really shouldn't have been surprised when my plan to make one master for the side...

It's been an ambition for a while to get a second model of Hudson 'toast rack' carriage 39 in the fleet, wearing its Col. Stephe...

Or perhaps more a case or persistence pays off. I think we're both satisfied with the result of version 3 of the lamp pots for the Picke...

Today's update is to show you where I've got to with the interior for the Pickering brake. As carriages go this is a very simple one...

I've had a second go at the lamp pots for the roof of the Pickering brake. I reckon I've shortened them by around a 1mm and to my ey...

Little Welsh railways have had lots of reasons to thank Victorian carriage designers in the last year, as compartment stock has become the s...

A Sunday morning off - the first in ages - gave a chance to catch up with Himself for coffee in the garden and get instructions for what I...

Apologies for the unusually long gap between posts on the blog, which I can attribute mostly to the inconvenience of the election, and its a...

As I mentioned in my previous blog post I have had a go at replicating the lamp pots from the replica Pickering brake, and with one master m...

I've had an update from Himself on progress with the second of the Pickering brake carriages. This one is the Worsley Works version. It ...

Another challenging part of the Pickering brake project is going to be replicating the lamp pots along the roof of the carriage. These look ...

The Pickering brake van project has taken an unexpected turn. Himself turned detective and discovered the Dundas body kit is a foot shorter ...

There's certainly some head scratching required putting together the Dundas brass kit for the WHR Pickering brake coach, the replica of ...

An update for you on progress with the newest stock box, which is now finished and home to most of our Welsh Highland rolling stock. As I ex...

We're indulging in another little fantasy - well, in fact, quite a large fantasy - with our latest loco project. Ever since we ran one o...

We rounded off the year with a first showing of Bron Hebog in Scotland at our own club's show in Greenock and with the debut of our new...