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A 4mm scale model railway based upon Boscarne Junction, Cornwall, England.

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Bushes, dowels and circlips.

In my previous article I mentioned that the next job was to align and join the ‘stage boards.’ What I didn’t mention was a particular feature that one of these must have. The board that needs to be removable is the one in front of the door on the left. Portable layouts normally use some form of alignment which can be part of the joining mechanism or can be stand alone. Almost without exception these stick out and this means that some ‘wriggle room’ is needed to disengage a board from its
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Bushes, dowels and circlips.

In my previous article I mentioned that the next job was to align and join the ‘stage boards.’ What I didn’t mention was a particular feature that one of these must have. The board that needs to be removable is the one in front of the door on the left. Portable layouts normally use some form of alignment which can be part of the joining mechanism or can be stand alone. Almost without exception these stick out and this means that some ‘wriggle room’ is needed to disengage a board from its
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Bushes, dowels and circlips.

In my previous article I mentioned that the next job was to align and join the ‘stage boards.’ What I didn’t mention was a particular feature that one of these must have. The board that needs to be removable is the one in front of the door on the left. Portable layouts normally use some form of alignment which can be part of the joining mechanism or can be stand alone. Almost without exception these stick out and this means that some ‘wriggle room’ is needed to disengage a board from its
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Main Stage.

There are many reasons why people build model railways from those who want to play trains and model villages to those whose creations represent a time and place of historical, social or geographic interest. I unashamedly place myself in the latter group though my aspirations are probably greater than my abilities can deliver. At what point a train set becomes a model railway is moot but what is undeniable is that those layouts which appeal to me also show artistry. In my mind Bosmelin is a ful
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Main Stage.

There are many reasons why people build model railways from those who want to play trains and model villages to those whose creations represent a time and place of historical, social or geographic interest. I unashamedly place myself in the latter group though my aspirations are probably greater than my abilities can deliver. At what point a train set becomes a model railway is moot but what is undeniable is that those layouts which appeal to me also show artistry. In my mind Bosmelin is a ful
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Main Stage.

There are many reasons why people build model railways from those who want to play trains and model villages to those whose creations represent a time and place of historical, social or geographic interest. I unashamedly place myself in the latter group though my aspirations are probably greater than my abilities can deliver. At what point a train set becomes a model railway is moot but what is undeniable is that those layouts which appeal to me also show artistry. In my mind Bosmelin is a ful
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Planning.

When building a ‘model railway in the landscape’ the planning process is comprised, essentially, of three elements which are all inter dependent. Make an alteration to one and this will impact the other two. The three elements are the baseboards which must support the track and give a foundation to the landscape The track plan which must nestle in the landscape and look as though it was an integral part and lastly the landscape itself, the landforms, rivers, woodlands, embankments etc. All thre
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Planning.

When building a ‘model railway in the landscape’ the planning process is comprised, essentially, of three elements which are all inter dependent. Make an alteration to one and this will impact the other two. The three elements are the baseboards which must support the track and give a foundation to the landscape The track plan which must nestle in the landscape and look as though it was an integral part and lastly the landscape itself, the landforms, rivers, woodlands, embankments etc. All thre
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Progress? Well, a little.

30587 at Boscarne Junction I thought I’d start this with a picture of 30587 at Boscarne which is of course the inspiration behind Bosmelin. And anyway it’s a nice picture. Although I’m not really a ‘loco-geek/nerd/nutter,’ having more interest in railways as a whole, locomotives are a pretty vital component. Rapid progress in building THE RSR has never been allowed to interfere with my inherent ability to let other activities divert me from fulfilling a goal. Ashamedly I see that it is over 7
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Progress? Well, a little.

30587 at Boscarne Junction I thought I’d start this with a picture of 30587 at Boscarne which is of course the inspiration behind Bosmelin. And anyway it’s a nice picture. Although I’m not really a ‘loco-geek/nerd/nutter,’ having more interest in railways as a whole, locomotives are a pretty vital component. Rapid progress in building THE RSR has never been allowed to interfere with my inherent ability to let other activities divert me from fulfilling a goal. Ashamedly I see that it is over 7
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Bian Bos

Having spent some time happily carving away at the polystyrene I was eventually satisfied with the basic form I had achieved. As the nature of this experiment has become more formal I’ve given the diorama a name – Bian Bos which is my East Anglian attempt at Cornish for Small Dwelling. No doubt a competent Cornish linguist will/might correct me if any grammatical elements are wrong. I need to test a fake water medium so I’ve included a culvert and a small brook at one end of the board. The sto
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Bian Bos

Having spent some time happily carving away at the polystyrene I was eventually satisfied with the basic form I had achieved. As the nature of this experiment has become more formal I’ve given the diorama a name – Bian Bos which is my East Anglian attempt at Cornish for Small Dwelling. No doubt a competent Cornish linguist will/might correct me if any grammatical elements are wrong. I need to test a fake water medium so I’ve included a culvert and a small brook at one end of the board. The sto
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