Little Wicket Railway

31/01/2024

Came so close to giving up on this project, but I think I've finally cracked it. Video in Feb... 🐷🚀

26/01/2024

Hattons might be closing, but they didn't let me down with the final delivery

Unpacking my last ever parcel from Hattons. I've cleaned out my trunk and taken advantage of the sale, but will everything run? And most importantly what con...

15/01/2024

I 3D scanned myself

Creating incredible 3D models using the Creality CR-Scan Ferret Pro 3D scanner.https://store.creality.com/uk/products/coming-soon-cr-scan-ferret-pro-3d-scann...

14/01/2024

The end for a huge retailer 😥

Hattons Model Railways have announced the sad news that they are closing down after 77 years in the business. Full details here: https://www.hattons.co.uk/ne...

14/01/2024

The end of Warley at the NEC 😥

The Warley National Model Railway Exhibition has been the premier show on the calendar for decades and now it looks like look that might be changing. Thank y...

13/01/2024

Hornby need to make this hobby exciting again...

The Hornby 2024 product range might be a bit underwhelming, but it was the announcement itself that left me disappointed.Now, more than ever before, we need ...

06/01/2024

Manager Rob briefs Team Rob on today's filming schedule...

"Lads, we're two weeks behind already!"

"But Boss, we were only printed yesterday!"

25/12/2023

One week left. All the clues are out there. Only one person has solved it so far... can you make the podium?

A Christmas challenge... just for fun ;-)

26/11/2023

Massive thanks to John JMC for letting me tag along with him at Warley on Saturday and play with his brilliant Byway MPD layout.

I really enjoyed the show, mainly because of the people. Loved chatting to everyone, catching up with friends I've not seen for a while and meeting new people.

Hope you enjoyed it if you were there 😀

17/11/2023

Sometimes less is better...

Whilst the new layout is under construction, the originally Little Wicket has been revived and I took the opportunity to fix some of the big issues and make ...

27/10/2023

Found a disused railway in the desert, got obsessed, made a video. Worried I might be the only person who finds this interesting...

Whilst on holiday in Egypt I discovered an abandoned railway and became a bit obsessed with it. Nobody in the area knew much about it, despite them seeing it...

13/10/2023

A very cool piece of kit...

Putting the incredible AlgoLaser Alpha 22W laser through its paces with a railway diorama build. Powerful and fast with a large working area, the perfect las...

06/10/2023

Electronic fun times 🚃💡

A step-by-step guide to building and installing a stay alive LED lighting unit in a Hornby Mk2 coach. This method was shared by user Art Dent on RMWeb (https...

07/09/2023

Voting is open! https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=812375174221005&id=100063455893160

Voting for the 2023 Hornby Magazine Model Railway Awards is open.... now! 🤓😀 Show your support for your favourite models and manufacturers from the past year by placing your votes at Key Model World and you'll be entered into a prize draw to win a Hornby Model Railways TT:120 Bluetooth control train set! Vote here today: https://hubs.ly/Q0213f-C0

02/09/2023

This was hard work...

Installation of a Soundtraxx Econami Eco-200 sound decoder in an early version of the LGB Stainz No.2 G scale locomotive. Not an easy installation because it...

26/08/2023

Check out my 3D printed G scale shunter that you can build for under £50

A quick overview of my 3D printed G scale (45mm gauge) shunter which is a remixed model from Thingiverse. Model and affiliate links below.Original Model: htt...

19/08/2023

Probably the easiest DCC sound install I've ever done.

A guide to installing DCC sound in the Bachmann large scale/G scale Thomas the Tank Engine.One of the easier DCC conversions I've done because there's so muc...

12/08/2023

I built a new layout...

After impulse buying a load of G gauge stuff at the flea market I finally decided to do something with it by creating a simple continuous run layout on the s...

21/07/2023

Well worth a visit this weekend.

16/07/2023

John JMC and I had a fantastic time at the Dean Forest Railway

We had loads of fun at the Dean Forest Railway wild west themed murder mystery evening. Travelling up and down the line behind class 08 Gladys, collecting cl...

08/07/2023

A trip to the amazing Swanley New Barn Railway

I took a trip to the incredible Swanley New Barn Railway, a brilliant 7.25 inch gauge railway with a massive fleet of steam and diesel locomotives that shutt...

07/07/2023

Part 2 of Project Pug came out last weekend. Did you catch it?

Part 2 of the challenge to fix, upgrade and renumber an old Dapol Pug.I picked up a damaged non-running Dapol Pug during the Rails of Sheffield sale with the...

11/06/2023

And now for something a bit different... but not as different as you might think. Video at www.YouTube.com/LittleWicketRailway

10/06/2023

The Dapol track cleaner is reasonably priced and it works! Check out the review at www.YouTube.com/LittleWicketRailway

08/06/2023

A list of the 2023 events at the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre. Definitely worth a visit. You can get an idea of what the place is like in my recent video (https://youtu.be/C7vqCPqjIk0).

03/06/2023

Railways of all sizes at the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre. Well worth a visit!

A day out at the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre (https://www.gcrn.co.uk/) which hosts vintage vehicles, a standard gauge railway, multiple miniature ra...

26/05/2023

An upgrade to the Hornby Class 66 using the Illuminated Models kit

The Hornby Class 66 in the new Royal Scotsman livery (R3950a) is a DCC ready model based on an old Lima tooling. It doesn't come with lighting so I thought I...

14/05/2023

Improving the Hornby/Dapol Pug...

Part 1 of the challenge to fix, upgrade and renumber an old Dapol Pug.I picked up a damaged non-running Dapol Pug during the Rails of Sheffield sale with the...

22/04/2023

Want to use the Engine Driver app, but don't like touch screen control? This could be the answer

How to add a handheld Bluetooth wireless throttle to the Engine Driver app. In this demo I use an R1 Ring Controller, but Engine Driver is compatible with a ...

21/04/2023

Had a fantastic time filming at the Swanley New Barn Railway and even got to have a go driving this class 47. Find them on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SwanleyNBR) or if you're in the area go visit. As well as the railway there's loads to do in the park.