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Fighting through the snow …

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Philip Webb

It’s not unknown for there to be a bit of snow in the verges when it comes to the January meeting of NMMG, but I have never seen a meeting like this! After repeated snow showers on successive days there … Continue reading →

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..and here’s the truck

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Philip Webb

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some daylight shots to show the truck in both running order and, minus logs, with the trailer riding piggy-back for the home run.

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I said there’d be more! When I put up a picture of my latest model, a rear bogie for a logging trailer, I promised the front end would be next. Of course, there’s not much point in that without a … Continue reading →

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Drive safely!

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Philip Webb

Off to a party? This might well be your best bet for getting there and back safely over the Christmas period. This was my version of the Classic London Cab as envisaged in the 1950s No 7 Set manuals – … Continue reading →

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Logging Trailer

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Philip Webb

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What starts someone off on a new model? All this really began when a lucky bid in a recent club auction netted me a rather nice set of wheels. I had to do something with them – so I started … Continue reading →

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Unexpected pleasures

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Philip Webb

The third Saturday in October generally means a trip up the M1 towards Sheffield, and a turn off before the city to the little village of Laughton-en-le-Morthern for the autumn meeting of the Sheffield Meccano Guild. So it was this … Continue reading →

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Space, the final frontier

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Philip Webb

Well, actually it was lack of space that proved the barrier! With the prospect of the autumn season opening (for me) with the next NMMG I have been busy working away at my latest model, the promised rebuild of the … Continue reading →

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The Last Gasp of Summer

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Philip Webb

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The Saturday following the August Bank Holiday has been observed for years in the world of Meccano by a pilgrimage of the faithful to Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. Coast down Remenham Hill, cross the Thames on the old humped bridge that … Continue reading →

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Running on rails

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Philip Webb

A wet summer when you can’t do much outside does make for more productivity in the workshop! Discovering those cranes in the south of France set me thinking about the next model ….. So, some research on the internet followed, … Continue reading →

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Oh we do like to be beside the seaside …

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Philip Webb

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So the great Skegness exhibition weekend has come and gone for another year. As the roads across Nottinghamshire improve the journey gets easier – I love the new dual carriageway from Bingham to Newark – but the trek across much … Continue reading →

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