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Upgrading a Budd RDC

Introduction At a recent model show, Dad picked up a Budd Rail Diesel Car (RDC) on a whim. This is not the normal kind of model we’d normally look at, but for some reason it stood out as a fairly decent model, and the price… Read More »Upgrading a Budd RDC

Airfix B-set: Part 1

This is the first of two articles covering my upgrade of a pair of Airfix GWR “B-set” suburban coaches. These models pre-date me by a decade or so (they have 1975 written on the underside) and were given to me a long time ago. They… Read More »Airfix B-set: Part 1

JGA wagon upgrade

I had some spare time while visiting Reading back in 2018, so I took a short trip one station down to the line to Twyford, to visit Berkshire Dolls House and Models. Whilst I was browsing, I saw an interesting looking wagon on the shelf:… Read More »JGA wagon upgrade

Class 66 drivers

I’m pretty happy with my new Hattons Class 66s (review here), but there’s one thing missing from them – drivers! I’m generally a bit lax about fitting crew to my locomotives – it seems to be a job that gets pushed to the back of… Read More »Class 66 drivers

Hattons Class 66 review

It’s finally here! After multiple delays, a false start around Christmas-time and certain global events threatening to affect its arrival, my sound-fitted Hattons Class 66 has finally arrived. Or rather, they have arrived – after placing my initial order for 66957 “Stephenson Locomotive Society” in… Read More »Hattons Class 66 review