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Apa Valley : New Beginnings
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Moving from an OO gauge micro-layout to an EM gauge compromise, via a rather major diversion into both 7 1/4" gauge and minimal space OO9. The Art of Compromise. State of the hobby. Friday, 10 July 2015. So the house move is completed. The dogs are having the time of their lives, as is one of the cats, though the other one is less certain, and the cycling is a dream. And track laying has begun. 11 July 2015 at 07:56. Hope you settle in well and that you will be very happy in your new home.
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Apa Valley : May 2015
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Moving from an OO gauge micro-layout to an EM gauge compromise, via a rather major diversion into both 7 1/4" gauge and minimal space OO9. The Art of Compromise. State of the hobby. Sunday, 24 May 2015. Modelling Narrow Gauge Railways in Small Scales. I got home from a rather wet day gricing Listers and their like at Lamport Hall to discover my Amazon pre-order of Chris Ford'. That's quite impressive considering Amazon aren't even showing it as being released yet. Well worth a more detailed read. Not onl...
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Apa Valley : Modelling Narrow Gauge Railways in Small Scales
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Moving from an OO gauge micro-layout to an EM gauge compromise, via a rather major diversion into both 7 1/4" gauge and minimal space OO9. The Art of Compromise. State of the hobby. Sunday, 24 May 2015. Modelling Narrow Gauge Railways in Small Scales. I got home from a rather wet day gricing Listers and their like at Lamport Hall to discover my Amazon pre-order of Chris Ford'. That's quite impressive considering Amazon aren't even showing it as being released yet. Well worth a more detailed read. Paul, I...
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Apa Valley : The Long March
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Moving from an OO gauge micro-layout to an EM gauge compromise, via a rather major diversion into both 7 1/4" gauge and minimal space OO9. The Art of Compromise. State of the hobby. Saturday, 28 March 2015. I think I've alluded in the past that we have been planning to move home at some point. A sudden and incredibly positive shift in the local housing market means the emphasis has suddenly shifted from trying to sell our house to finding a new one PDQ. Has been zero modelling. When we first moved here p...
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Apa Valley : February 2015
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Moving from an OO gauge micro-layout to an EM gauge compromise, via a rather major diversion into both 7 1/4" gauge and minimal space OO9. The Art of Compromise. State of the hobby. Tuesday, 3 February 2015. Over at Wood End and Beyond. Chris has posed the question. Why, if The Art of Compromise always generates so much interest,. Do you so rarely see it being built? Part of the answer I suspect is in his own comment that. Its an idea, not a list of instructions. Anyway I quickly mocked up the shed this ...
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Apa Valley : June 2015
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Moving from an OO gauge micro-layout to an EM gauge compromise, via a rather major diversion into both 7 1/4" gauge and minimal space OO9. The Art of Compromise. State of the hobby. Saturday, 20 June 2015. End of the Line. So the long awaited house move is finally happening on Monday. The upside is obviously the prospect of a 7 1/4" gauge line at long last. The downside is the short-term lack of space until I get a workshop built, and that means a hard decision had to be made. Apa is no more. Refurbishin...
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Apa Valley : August 2014
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Moving from an OO gauge micro-layout to an EM gauge compromise, via a rather major diversion into both 7 1/4" gauge and minimal space OO9. The Art of Compromise. State of the hobby. Friday, 29 August 2014. A recent comment on an old post. Reminded me that I have a few ideas in mind for what to do with the Apa box after I dismantle the current diorama. Most of them involve trams in some form or another. Monday, 25 August 2014. For me there is always something appealing about the combination of narrow gaug...
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Apa Valley : March 2015
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Moving from an OO gauge micro-layout to an EM gauge compromise, via a rather major diversion into both 7 1/4" gauge and minimal space OO9. The Art of Compromise. State of the hobby. Saturday, 28 March 2015. I think I've alluded in the past that we have been planning to move home at some point. A sudden and incredibly positive shift in the local housing market means the emphasis has suddenly shifted from trying to sell our house to finding a new one PDQ. Has been zero modelling. When we first moved here p...
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Apa Valley : October 2014
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Moving from an OO gauge micro-layout to an EM gauge compromise, via a rather major diversion into both 7 1/4" gauge and minimal space OO9. The Art of Compromise. State of the hobby. Thursday, 9 October 2014. We whizzed down to north Greenwich and the Emirates Skyline. The knock on effect of this was that I missed visiting the Edwin Smith. Exhibition that is currently on at RIBA. I made up for this by buying myself the catalogue. And a second hand copy of Olive Cook's English Cottages and Farmhouses.