Garfield

Garfield is my second layout purchased from the renowned George Lowell of Clevedon and the last that he will ever make in 00 gauge.  It was extensively styled – with my deep gratitude – by Robert and Roger Webb and was shown at St Margaret’s Hall for the first time

Modelling World War One

World War One Modellers! Your County Needs You! To join in a number of events in 2018 to help visitors learn about The Great War through your handiwork Specifically: 21st July 2018 Interactive WW1 Summer Fete, Mobile Trenches, Battlefield Graffiti project & WW1 Model GL3 HUB Community Centre, Churchdown For

Getting a Gripen

As it’s Christmas, here’s an imaginary radio conversation: “This is York Radio, Elvington Tower hailing aircraft at four nautical miles north west of runway zero eight, you are currently at an unsafe low altitude over a built up area, please turn one eight zero degrees and enter traffic pattern”  

The Great Miles Per Gallon Con

This Daily Mail article from 16 October 2014 entitled “The Great Miles Per Gallon Con” makes very illuminating reading for all those driving and operating a car   http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2794886/the-great-miles-gallon-car-firms-cost-hundreds-year-using-crafty-tricks-bump-fuel-economy-figures.html

New Eurostar e320 trains

I thought that I would share this exciting news about the latest Eurostar e320 trains with everyone:   http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/eurostar-unveils-first-new-200mph-e320-train   In the light of the tragic – and in the full original sense of the word – outrageous attack on the offices of Parisian satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday

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