THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR A MODEL RAILWAY

February has been a busy month, but at last my "top shelf " Trix based layout is completed. I have total occupancy of our smallest spare room, just 8 ft 6 ins by 6 ft 6 ins. It was already full of shelves loaded with toy trains and  micro layouts, a radio collection,...

Trix Twin pre-Grouping Trains

Hello again. The renovated Truescale stations described in my last post are now in place on my round-the -room shelf top layout. With the rail level at  a height of 5 feet 9 inches, a lightweight folding aluminium decorators trestle is used for operation. My layouts...
TRUESCALE 00 WOODEN STATIONS REFURBISHED

TRUESCALE 00 WOODEN STATIONS REFURBISHED

Hello again. This week I have been working on a matched pair of Truescale stations bought for a bargain price at the TCS Autumn get-together in 2013. Well, at least I thought so. To be honest they were in a bit of a mess. Very dirty and stained, one roof broken in...
JANUARY WORK IN PROGRESS: TRIX EXPRESS

JANUARY WORK IN PROGRESS: TRIX EXPRESS

Dark, wet winter days: time to do some work towards finishing the HO Trix Express shelf layout.   Squeezed onto a shelf, the scenic section is just 45 x 8 inches (113 x 30 cms). The missing bit was a cassette  system for returning and storing trains. I...
Tri-ang TT from Father Christmas

Tri-ang TT from Father Christmas

Well, actually a Christmas bargain from Father Ebay.   TT  is the only gauge missing from my collection, and I could not resist a bid on this set. It came to me for £46.01, which I think is pretty good value. It also serves another purpose, in that I have always...
TCS AT ABBEY PUMPING MUSEUM, LEICESTER

TCS AT ABBEY PUMPING MUSEUM, LEICESTER

Yesterday, 6th December, the TCS were on display at the Leicester Abbey Sewage Pumping Museum annual Christmas event. And what a wonderful event it was.   Not only model railway and toy trains, but an endless list of attractions, including:  one of the four steam...

READING VINTAGE TOY FAIR REPORT

TCS Committee member Malcolm Pugh has sent us this report of the recent event.   The Reading Vintage Toy fair is held twice a year, and thanks to organiser Tony Oakes, the TCS are invited to have a presence. For the autumn 2015 event, we created a 3 gauge shuttle...
BING TABLE TOP 00 GAUGE IN VINTAGE ACTION

BING TABLE TOP 00 GAUGE IN VINTAGE ACTION

Quite by chance I came across this brilliant little video on Youtube. It shows an electric Bing Table Top set working on original track and with the original controller. It gets off to a slow start as the soundtrack sets the scene, but is is very much worth waiting...
BING RE-UNITED. A SHORT TABLE TOP STORY

BING RE-UNITED. A SHORT TABLE TOP STORY

Membership of the TCS has advantages!   As well as the brilliant quarterly magazine, "The Collector", membership gives you access to the TCS community. As I am sure most of you know, it is common for engines and tenders to get separated. This can be really...