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Dec 28, 2008 : BMT, Logbook December 2008 -- Started on the new layout, the Borkum Match Factory shelf layout. a few shots and sketches during planning. The lightbox is finished and started on the first layout.
Dec 28, 2008 : BMT, Logbook December 2008, second -- second page from December logbook.
Nov 26, 2008 : BMT, Logbook November 2008 -- Aspendale wharf layout is finished! Started plans for the next layout, the Borkum Factory shelf layout.
Nov 01, 2008 : BMT, Logbook October 2008 -- Things done during October. Aspendale Wharf station is finished and the General Store is coming nicely.
Oct 12, 2008 : Train projects -- presentation of a couple of my train projects.
Oct 12, 2008 : The SNAP line -- Another great Gn15 layout I really like. It is made by Gerry Snelson in the US. SNAP is short for 'Shandy Natural Agricultural Products'.
Sep 21, 2008 : BMT, Logbook September 2008 -- things done during september. Aspendale module is finished.
Sep 09, 2008 : Stoomtrein Valkenburgse Meer, page 2 -- Second day visiting Daniel we did drive to the Nationaal Smalspoormuseum.
Sep 09, 2008 : Stoomtrein Valkenburgse Meer, page 1 -- Second day visiting Daniel we did drive to the Nationaal Smalspoormuseum.
Sep 01, 2008 : BMT, Logbook August 2008 -- things done during august. Walnut Creek Module the third..
Aug 06, 2008 : BMT, Goods Wagons, page 3 -- presentation of my goods wagons built for the BMT project sofar.
Aug 02, 2008 : Risten-Lakvik Rwy, ATLAS locomotive -- During summer vacation this year (2008) we did visit the RLJ association, mostly for the ATLAS loco, but also for the railway itself.
Jul 29, 2008 : Events 2008 -- These are the events I've been to during the year 2008.
Jul 29, 2008 : Risten-Lakvik Rwy, ATLAS locomotive -- second page from Risten-Lakvik.
Jul 29, 2008 : Wazoo Island, Second Wazoo, page 2 --
Jul 01, 2008 : BMT, Logbook May 2008 -- a few pics on the skip and flat from Simply78.
Jun 22, 2008 : First Projects, 1:50 scale -- After I while I apperantly realised that 12mm was wrong for Sn2, because this Pershing Boxcar is made in 1:50 scale.
Jun 22, 2008 : First Projects, Sn2 scale -- For a while I tryed some scratbuilding in Sn2 (1:64) with Berliner TT locos as a start. Berliner TT was a (at the time) east german manufactor, which made 1:120 scale trains on 12mm gauge tracks.
Jun 22, 2008 : First, Drawings -- A few drawings I made back in 1986.
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook March 2008 -- Coupler pocket castings
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook February 2008 -- layout pictures.
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook January 2008 -- Mostly layout pictures this month.
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbooks 2008 -- a few pages from the year 2008.
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook January 2007 -- G24 Grain Wagon
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook November 2007 -- G23 Milk wagon
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook October 2007 -- G22 Tools wagon
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook September 2007 -- Cordite wagons, this month project.
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook August 2007 -- Have been hectic latelly, below is a collection of things done since summer.
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook July 2007 -- Borkum Match Central Module
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook June 2007 -- Layout benches
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook May 2007 -- Layout building
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook April 2007 -- this month I had continued on the coal wagon series.
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook March 2007 -- Projects done during March 2007.
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook February 2007 -- Match Crates
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook January 2007 -- Some pics on latest progress. Haven't been well last autumn. Started new employment in September and on top of this I have been really busy with the new website www.78n18.info.
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbooks 2007 -- a few pages from the year 2007.
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook July 2006 -- July is vacation time in Sweden, so there's been little time off for models. At least some was done.
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook June 2006 -- logbook for June. This month is a record in model building! I have never before made so much in a month!
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook May 2006 -- Time flies.., here comes my logbook for May 2006.
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook April 2006 -- Here's whats happend this month in the 7/8in part of my world...
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook March 2006 -- Here is the projects I have been working with this month. Still nothing done on the coach, but I will, the interest is still high. The water tower is almost finished only smaller details like handles and ladder remains.
Jun 22, 2008 : BMT, Logbook February 2006 -- progress sofar in February.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMT, Logbook January 2006 -- A Hopper of a Different Kind.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMT, Logbooks 2006 -- a few pages from the year 2006.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMT, Logbook for April 2005 -- This month I did order all parts needed to make the 'Knallhatten' loco. During the time I waited for parts, I did below timber bogies.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMT, Logbook January 2005 -- This month the Hudson Ammunition Wagon was finished! Time for the next project. It will probably be the Workshop Van menchend on the main page, bottom picture.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMT, Logbooks 2005 -- a few pages from the year 2005.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMT, Logbook December 2004 -- This month was the first for the Hudson project, so a lot has happen since start.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMT, Hudson Ammunition Wagon, 2004 -- After I started my part of the Hudson project, I surfed alot to find more info. After a while, I find Amerton Rwy in the UK. I contacted them to ask for permission to use some of there pictures from there site. I was contacted by Peter Bell, who also help
Jun 21, 2008 : BMT, Logbooks 2004 -- a few pages from the year 2004.
Jun 21, 2008 : RAR, Logbook January 2007 -- Finally assembled a pair of RAR bogies.
Jun 21, 2008 : RAR, Logbook July 2006 -- There is several days left of this month, but since nothing more on the RAR project will be done this month, I release this page anyway.
Jun 21, 2008 : RAR, Logbook December 2005 -- Heres whats done in december this year. Mostly done during xmas holidays actually, not much before except redone complete frame for the box wagon.
Jun 21, 2008 : RAR, some information -- Although generally less well known than some of their other, larger narrow gauge brethren, Britain's 18in gauge steam railways played an importent part in the progress of locomotive and rolling stock design during the formative years of narrow gauge railw
Jun 21, 2008 : RAR, XMas wagon 2005 -- Heres the XMas wagon I made for the 7/8 group on Yahoo this autumn. My receiver was my friend Ken Cooper in the UK, also member of the list. This is the first project common on the list this winter, next will be a bogie open for a new Zeeland rwy.
Jun 21, 2008 : Royal Arsenal Railway -- this section will hold information about 18inch lines from RAR.
Jun 21, 2008 : Heywood, Logbook October 2005 -- This month has been a slow start, but at least a start. First picture below shows first batch of three which got to the big scrapbox in heaven... Forgotten to measure twice, first was complete wrong. Shit happens...
Jun 21, 2008 : Heywood, 15inch gauge railways --
Jun 21, 2008 : BMC, Logbooks 2005 -- 2005 was the year this project ended, therefore only report from March here.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMC, Logbook March 2005 -- This month I have worked mostly with the TPT Convention box.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMC, Logbook November 2004 -- Borkum City Module got the most attention this month, after the Beet Railway article was finished and Westridge Mini Meet was over with photos edited. Also put some colour on the LGB part, couldn't stand looking at 'plywood country' anymore...
Jun 21, 2008 : BMC, Logbook October 2004 -- Beet Railway wagon and Tip-car in brass. This month I show some pictures on the finished Roebane closed wagon. Second is a test of making a tip-car in brass for Hn20.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMC, Logbook September 2004 -- This month I really 'found' my car standard for both 4 and 8 wheel types. The 4 wheel type will look similar to the WW1 B-class, UK War Department of light railways developed.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMC, Logbook August 2004 -- All bench work finished, started making models. From here on the modules will be lightweight and moveable. Prev. logbooks has mainly been about LGB, from now on the real narrow gauge will be in focus.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMC, Logbook July 2004 -- This month I been on vacation most of the time, but some things has been done anyway. A small house for my lighthouse keeper was made in our caravan, even if I didn't had the time to finish it completely.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMC, Logbook June 2004 -- This month I finished the pier and put first trackbed near the wharf.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMC, Logbook May 2004 -- This month I almost finished the pier and put first colour on the wharf.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMC, Logbook April 2004 -- This month I finished the wharf.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMC, Logbook March 2004 -- Things done this month is mainly the tunnel.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMC, Logbook February 2004 -- Things done this month and prev. month, is mainly building up the benchwork for Aspendale and the loop thrue the tunnel.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMC, Logbooks 2004 -- 2004 was the most active period for the BMC project.
Jun 21, 2008 : First Project, HBIJ - Hamra Bruks Industri Jernweg -- The title reads in english HBIJ - Hamra Works Industrial Railway. That was my old name of my prev. railroad, before I changed to BMC and H-scale (1:24). Under this title I have collected a couple of old stuff I made during the years.
Jun 21, 2008 : First Projects, 1:35 scale and about -- Around 1:35 was my scale for many years, but never got down to build something more than one or two timesavers. Mostly small loco/car projects.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMC, The Trackplan -- This is not really the trackplan, more a description on how my hobby room is set up and how my train tables are positioned, but.. it gives a good view on how I planned it.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMC, The TPT Convention Box, page 2 -- Part 2 of the article about my convention box. Here I finish the box and the external touch.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMC, The TPT Convention Box, page 1 -- I wanted to build a nice looking test layout with just a few switches, which I could use also for train meets. I needed to dismantle an old 'Time Saver' from my On30 days for the tracks, but when I looked at it, it felt to good to be destroyed.
Jun 21, 2008 : BE19, Borkum Estate in 19mm scale -- 19mm scale (1:16) comes nicely inbetween 16mm scale (1:19) and 7/8in scale (1:13.7) Not as big as 7/8, but still bigger than G and 16mm. Here is a couple of tests in this scale.
Jun 21, 2008 : BE19, Logbook September 2005 -- Binnie Engineering kits. 16mm kits I intend to rebuild and adapt for my 19mm scale line.
Jun 21, 2008 : BE19, Logbook August 2005 -- This month I have mostly worked with kits I ordered from Cooper Craft and Binnie Engineering, but I also managed to start on a small mine wagon.
Jun 21, 2008 : BE19, Logbook July 2005 -- This month I have continued with the tools van.
Jun 21, 2008 : BE19, Logbook June 2005 -- This month I have continued with the flatwagon in 19mm scale.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMC, Borkum City -- Borkum City is the town there the main reason for these rails lays. Here is the match factory placed with not just stick-machines and box makers, but also a complete sawmill, label print shop and art studio for making new label designs.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMC, Aspendale Depot -- Aspendale is the end of line. Here is the waterfront and wharf which opens to the rest of the world. Here will be a Philips look-alike station and a loco shed, plus a pier and a small boat yard.
Jun 21, 2008 : BMC, Borkum Match & Coal Co Railway -- This project is already an old one, time flies.. Prev. I was determined to work in 1/2in scale (1:24) on S-scale 22.2mm gauge tracks to get Hn20. I did a lot work on the LGB part, but finding stuff which could get converted to Hn20 wasn't easy.
Jun 21, 2008 : Wazoo Island, 7/8th scale -- These are a couple of 7/8in scale models Bill made.
Jun 21, 2008 : Wazoo Island, Nuevo Wazoo Ry. -- Wazoo #3: Just now getting under way. This version is in On2-1/2 scale (1:48 on 16.5mm HO tracks) and is a 're-hash' of the original Wazoo.
Jun 21, 2008 : Wazoo Island, Second Wazoo, page 1 --
Jun 21, 2008 : Wazoo Island, The Wazoo Gets A Pier -- These pictures were originally part of an article Bill had on the Gn15.info site. It shows the second version layouts pier.
Jun 21, 2008 : Wazoo Island, First version --
Jun 21, 2008 : Wazoo Island -- This is a presentation of a few layouts/vehicles Bill Wilson from California built. They are added here to common request. Bill has no website of his own and the Gn15.info site has been down for a long time (even if back online now).
Jun 19, 2008 : BMT, Locomotives -- On this page I will present my locos. At the moment there is none, except one RTR and numerous motor chassis who never leaved that state..
Jun 19, 2008 : BE19, Logbook November 2005 -- This month I have worked mostly with the RAR project and my web-site's.
Jun 19, 2008 : BE19, Logbook May 2005 -- This month I have continued with 'Knallhatten', but haven't finished much yet.
Jun 19, 2008 : BE19, Scale Calculations -- How to calculate scales in inches and fractions? What really is 4mm, 7/8in or 16mm scale?
Jun 19, 2008 : About Me -- info about me, Henrik Laurell
Jun 19, 2008 : BMT, Goods Wagons, page 2 -- presentation of my goods wagons built for the BMT project sofar.
Jun 19, 2008 : BMT, Goods Wagons, page 1 -- presentation of my goods wagons built for the BMT project sofar.
Jun 19, 2008 : BMT, Coaches -- On this page I will present my coaches built sofar.
Jun 19, 2008 : Beet, Roebane Wagons -- pictures of the most common types.
Jun 19, 2008 : Beet, Drawings -- I needed my own plans to work from and since the work already was done, why not let others get there copy? These drawings are made from measurements on other plans. Its main purpose is to make 'look-alike models', not 100% correct scale models.
Jun 19, 2008 : Beet, Beet Railways in Denmark -- 'Roebane', thats danish for Sugar Beet Railways. This article started at 18th of September 2004 when I did found a loose paper in one of my old train mags. The paper was from an old members news at the danish Industrial NG association.
Jun 19, 2008 : BE19, Logbook October 2005 -- This month I have some more 16mm stuff to present. Second, my first Pechot bogie finally arrived!
Jun 18, 2008 : Kit Reviews, WrightScale kits in 16mm scale -- These white-metal kits I bought some twenty years ago.. At the time, I didn't dare to try assemble them, but now when I found them again, it was a frill and a great joy to do so!
Jun 18, 2008 : Kit Reviews, Cooper Craft Wagons -- 16mm scale plastic kits.
Jun 18, 2008 : Kit Reviews, Ralph Brammer Kits in 16mm scale -- About two years ago I bought a couple of kits from Ralph Brammer in the UK (he nowdays only makes 7/8" trains for himself and a friend of his)
Jun 18, 2008 : Kit Reviews, Binnie Engineering -- part one.
Jun 18, 2008 : Awards --
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2004, Simplex loco -- Simplex loco 2004.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2005, Seadville Introduction, page 2 -- 2005 version of the Seadville Meet.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2005, Seadville Introduction -- 2005 version of the Seadville Meet.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2005, Ryttaren Peat Railway -- Ryttaren Peat Railway 2005.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2005, Ryttaren Peat Railway, page 2 -- Ryttaren Peat Railway 2005.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2005, Daily Fresh from Ohs -- Ohs in September 2005.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2006, Seadville Meet -- Hans Hammarbergs Seadville Meet in 2006.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2006, October Northern Trip, page 2 -- Mariefred in October (2006), page 2.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2006, October Northern Trip -- This October (2006) I did do a trip up north of Sweden. Both to visit friends and nice places. This is part one of four when Hans and I did visit Mariefred again.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2006, Mariefred April 06, page 2 -- Mariefred April 06, page 2.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2006, Mariefred April 06 -- Mariefred April 06. Pictures taken 22nd of April 2006 when Hans Hammarsten, my wife and I were here. If you want to see more go to the associations home site at www.OSLJ.nu.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2006, Ludvika Old Homestead & Mining Museum -- Ludvika Old Homestead and Mining Museum, page 2.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2006, Ludvika Old Homestead & Mining Museum -- Ludvika Old Homestead and Mining Museum. A couple of pics from my 2006 vacation.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2006, Northern Trip, 2nd, page 2 -- This is second part of the October Northern Trip 06.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2006, Northern Trip, 2nd -- This is second part of the October Northern Trip 06.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2006 -- These are the events I've been to during the year 2006.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2004, Zinkgrufan Zinc Mine -- Back in 2003 during summer vacation, our family did visit the museum at Zinkgrufan zinc mine in the middle of Sweden. Some of these pics were prev. added to one of the Yahoo groups. Here is the complete collection in a much bigger size.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2004, Westridge Mini Meet 2004 -- Report from Hans Hammarsten's meeting at October the 16th. 27 visitors did come and go during the day. 7 did take models to the meeting.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2007, Risten-Lakvik Railway -- Visiting Risten-Lakvik Railway in July 2007. A short visit a working day, no trains out.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events -- Visiting real railways has always been a major vitamine injection for my model building. Here is a couple of events I've been to.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2007, Points -- a couple of swedish three foot gauge point levers.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2007, Making a point ... --
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2007, Anten Station -- a couple of pictures from Anten station.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2007 -- These are the events I've been to during the year 2007.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2005 -- These are the events I've been to during the year 2005.
Jun 18, 2008 : Events 2004 -- These are the events I've been to during the year 2004.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, 18inch Gauge Steam Railways -- 18in Gauge Steam Railways.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Ashover Light Railway -- Ashover Light Railway.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, British Territory -- Book reviews related to UK and british military trains etc.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Industri o Lokaljernvägar -- Industri o Lokaljernvägar.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Swedish Territory -- Book reviews related to Swedish trains.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, German Territory -- Book reviews related to Germany and german military trains etc.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, French Territory -- Book reviews related to France and french military trains etc.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews -- A couple of book reviews about mostly military light railways during the world war I and II. Some books are just related in some way, like using surplus mtrl from the wars.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Two feet between the tracks -- Two feet between the tracks.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Sudanese Red Sea Coast -- Sudanese Red Sea Coast.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Waldeisenbahn -- Waldeisenbahn.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Transportation on the Western Front -- Transportation on the Western Front.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Rails and War, during WW2 -- Rails and War, during WW2
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Rails and War, before 1918 -- Rails and War, before 1918.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, La voie de 60 militaire -- La voie de 60 militaire Creation du systéme 1882-1914.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, O&K Dampflokomotiven -- O&K Dampflokomotiven.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Narrow Gauge to No Mans Land -- Narrow Gauge to No Mans Land.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Narrow Gauge at War II -- Narrow Gauge at War II.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Narrow Gauge at War I -- Narrow Gauge at War I.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Maginot Line -- Chemins de fer sur voie de 60 de la Ligne Maginot.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Light Railways of the First WorldWar -- Light Railways of the First World War.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Heeresfeldbahnen der Kaiserzeit -- Heeresfeldbahnen der Kaiserzeit.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Heeres Feldbahnen -- Heeres Feldbahnen.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Two-Foot Rails to the Front -- Two-Foot Rails to the Front
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Feldbahnen 2 -- Feldbahnen 2.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Feldbahnen 1 -- Feldbahnen 1
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Eisenbahnen im Ersten Weltkrieg -- Eisenbahnen im Ersten Weltkrieg.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Chemins de fer Militaires -- Chemins de fer Militaires à voie de 60
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, A voie de 60 sur les fronts francais -- A voie de 60 sur les fronts francais de la guerre de 14-16, second edition.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, A voie de 60 sur les fronts francais -- A voie de 60 sur les fronts francais de la guerre de 14-16.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Brigadelokomotiven -- Brigadelokomotiven.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Fortress Railways of the Baltic -- Fortress Railways of the Baltic Shores.
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Light Track from Arras (NG at War 3) -- Light Track from Arras (Narrow Gauge At War 3)
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, Handbook of the American Army 1914 -- Handbook of the American Army 1914
Jun 18, 2008 : Book Reviews, American Light Railways -- American Light Railways.
Jun 16, 2008 : BMT, Borkum Match Tramway -- This is my primary project right now. A small match factory and mine uses the tramway which goes a few miles down to a waterfront. This will be an indoor layout.
Jun 16, 2008 : Showcase -- presentation of a couple of finished projects.
May 25, 2008 : Smalspoor museum Erica, page 1 -- Early May 2008 I did visit my friend Daniel in Amsterdam. First day we did drive to the old peat factory in north-east of Holland, now converted to museum.
May 25, 2008 : Smalspoor museum Erica, page 2 -- Early May 2008 I did visit my friend Daniel in Amsterdam. First day we did drive to the old peat factory in north-east of Holland, now converted to museum.
May 25, 2008 : Stoomtrein Valkenburgse Meer, page 4 -- Second day visiting Daniel we did drive to the Nationaal Smalspoormuseum.
May 25, 2008 : Stoomtrein Valkenburgse Meer, page 3 -- Second day visiting Daniel we did drive to the Nationaal Smalspoormuseum.
May 25, 2008 : Smalspoor museum Erica, page 3 -- Early May 2008 I did visit my friend Daniel in Amsterdam. First day we did drive to the old peat factory in north-east of Holland, now converted to museum.
May 25, 2008 : Kit Reviews --
May 24, 2008 : Links List -- a couple of favorite train links.
May 24, 2008 : Search page -- search function
Apr 27, 2008 : Contact Me -- contact me form