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My intermittent attempts to model in 2mm finescale (1:152 scale, 9.42mm gauge)

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Dapol Class 26

I seem to possess a double dose of the Scottish "careful with money" gene: I rarely let the moths out of my wallet (helped by not having easy access to UK shows or model shops). And I am supposedly focusing on a pre-WW2 LNE scenario. But when I saw Dapol had done a Class 26 BR diesel, I couldn't resist a blue one. I saw every loco in the class (bar one) when I was an kid, and others on rmweb spoke highly of the model. Only problem was, they'd all sold out online... I finally found one at Gaugema
Graham R

Graham R

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Introduction

To explain the title... on Christmas Day 1971 I found my first ever "Railway Modeller" in my pile of presents. I was spellbound - I still remember the Railway of the Month, Bill Hudson's Ashover. I re-read it dozens of times, and spent my pocket money on a monthly subscription. No doubt I wasn't the only one.   Part of the fascination was that it gave a view into an adult world different from anything I'd known. There were several words I'd never heard of, and rather than ask someone, I simply
Graham R

Graham R

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