Style Selector
Layout Style
Boxed Background Patterns
Boxed Background Images
Color Scheme

Author Archives: Lawrence Boul

The F emerges

Whew! Major milestones hit on the F kit today.  Etchings proved, castings proved – so just production to go! With the latest etching versions built, the chassis and long frame body etches are sweet.  The short frame body will need one more revision, but this is very minor. Having built the etches, the next task…

F class locomotive update

The arrival of a package of etchings from new artwork is always a mix of anticipation and nervous optimism.  The nerves arise from the cost and delay from any draughting or logical errors, the anticipation should be self-evident. The latest etchings for the F were revision B, so the nerves were not acute but the…

A new modelling paradigm?

I’ve been ruminating, as one does, on weighty matters such as the meaning of life and the state of the hobby. The hobby is comprised, at its leading edge, a group of luminaries who scratchbuild what they want, kit-building and bashing where possible. There are even loftier modellers of myth who scratchbuild pretty much everything,…

New in the Emporium

With a new batch of etchings arriving I have updated the Emporium with some new products as well as some old favorites that have been out of stock for a long time.  There are a number of other developments that should be added shortly. We have some new numberplate options available ex-stock.  Stock items are…

Making the “F”fort

One of the long term projects here at chez Finescale has been an F class locomotive.  In fact, considerable progress has been made on this from time to time, but it has yet to float up to the top of the ‘to do’ list.  Recent chatter on Facebook and elsewhere has prompted me to reassess…