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Cnuteneering, Part Seven

28th December 2020 El Cnutador 0

Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought at speed close to my fingers. You may want to refresh your memory [more…]

The finished article
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5. Shunting forward

22nd December 2020 Sweaty Dave 0

We last left the challenge with the track due to arrive. JandJmodels.co.uk  was closed due to lockdown, so having spare time, delivered the track in person. Peco had finally managed to manufacture a new set [more…]

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Cnuteneering, Part Six

21st December 2020 El Cnutador 0

Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought together. You may want to refresh your memory on the project in: Part [more…]

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Shunting on again – part 4

14th December 2020 Sweaty Dave 0

We left this tale of woe with some constructed baseboards, track on order and awaiting a chip for the loco. One good thing – three baseboards make an excellent workspace where items quickly spread to [more…]

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Cnuteneering, Part Five

8th December 2020 El Cnutador 0

Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought together. And poor couriering. You may want to refresh your memory on the [more…]

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Shunting about – part 3

7th December 2020 Sweaty Dave 0

With three baseboards built and fitted together and a fourth ready to go, we have a stable base for the layout. Yes, another two boards will be added later to give a full loop but [more…]

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Cnuteneering, Part Four

30th November 2020 El Cnutador 0

Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought together. You may want to refresh your memory on the project in: Part [more…]

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Galta’s Sculptor’s Studio

26th November 2020 Going Postal 0

Galta was about to pour her first glass of wine of the day -it was one o’clock and, these days, her lunch tended to come in liquid form- when she noticed a young man peering [more…]

Spaghetti wiring
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Shunting Foundations

23rd November 2020 Sweaty Dave 0

As mentioned recently, I’m building a new model railway. The baseboard dimensions have been confirmed – a number of sections, each 40 inches x 23in as these can fit into a cupboard for storage. At [more…]

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