Diesel 10 - Completed!

My recent re-work of Diesel 10 is now complete, it has taken months to do, and with thanks to my friend Charlie, he now has a moveable pinchy.

All photos are © copyright The World of Thomas Modelling Community.

Wellsworth to Knapford - Coming Soon to the Blog!

With kind permission from Christian Brown, we will be adding his recent layout to our members gallery alongside Great Waterton, Elsbridge and more!

Keep a watch on the layouts page, as they will be added in the next couple days! :)

Bachmann Duck UK - Photos!

It has been five long months, but finally, after a good long wait, Bachmann's superb model of Duck, has finally arrived at The Diesel Works!

The model is wonderful, accurate and very well detailed, i know many will probably tweak it to make it more RWS based, but, i'm happy with my model, and i look forward to running it on my Sodor based model railway! :)

Day Out with Thomas Videos - Now Here!

Yesterday i visited the West Somerset Railway for their Day Out with Thomas themed event, and i can happily say that it was a lovely day for it, the weather was nice and i really enjoyed it.

Here are videos taken on the day, enjoy. :)


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Sincere Apologies to all

My deepest apologies to all for not updating the blog sooner.

The last month has been a real life turner, i won't go into the details too deep, but it has changed some of how i feel towards relationships in the near future. However, in spite of everything, i still hold a good friendship with my ex, and we still talk now and again.


I have so much work to do to the blog now that it will probably take at least a couple weeks towards August to get them all sorted and added.

RIP Paul Shane - 1940 to 2013

Paul Shane, passed away aged 72

 

 

BBC actor Paul Shane, known for his roles in sitcoms such as Hi-de-Hi, Oh Doctor Beeching and You Rang M'lord?  has sadly passed away toady after suffering a short illness in a hospice in Rotherham. 

He was a well-known and loved actor, playing many leading roles during the years he started his career. Most of which were comical, working alongside other known actors such as Su Pollard, Jeffery Holland, Stephen Lewis.

He will be missed by many fans, but always remembered for his wonderful acting!

150th Anniversary of Frank Hornby!

Frank Hornby 150th Anniversary - Today the world celebrates the man who invented a miniature world of nuts and bolts in a box, from Clockwork Model Trains, to Dinky Toys and Meccano.

Franks work dates right back to 1901, before model railways were even thought of, if it wasn't for him, we would never have known the joys of building replica model railways, like we do today!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2013/may/15/frank-hornby-meccano-dinky-toys

Complete model of Paxton, now available to view in gallery!

We are pleased to announce that the completed model of Paxton from the Sodor OO Works, is now available to view in the Gallery.  Click the link above to head over to the Sodor OO Works gallery to see this recently finished model.

The model was made using a Bachmann Thomas 'Diesel' with a trackmaster Paxton face donated for the model, for the paintwork, Humbrol 88 is a close enough match for the body, Humbrol 154 Yellow was used for the hand-painted lining.

And for the finishing touch of weathering, Tamiya Weathering Master was used to give him a grubby look. Overall, the model is much better than the original, smoother running and highly detailed.

Paxton MK II - Lining Finished!

The lining around the whole of Paxton's body has been completed, and only now requires a slit touch up here and there to neaten it, other then that, it is going nicely.

Paxton MK II - Progressing Well!

The recent project has been coming along better than i had hoped, the paintwork has turned out nicely, which means i can now move onto the next part of the body, which will be the lining that runs around his whole bodyshell.

Don't worry to much about the little patches of primer still showing, these will be dealt with. :)