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Phil's Workbench

A daily updated blog typed by someone with painty hands, oil under his fingernails and the smell of solder in his nostrils who likes making all sort of models and miniatures. And fixing things.

  • By Phil Parker
  • Based in United Kingdom
  • Roughly one post per day
  • First post on

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Month starting Posts
Feb 2023 24
Mar 2023 31
Apr 2023 30
May 2023 26
Jun 2023 30
Jul 2023 29
Aug 2023 31
Sep 2023 30
Oct 2023 31
Nov 2023 26
Dec 2023 31
Jan 2024 30
Feb 2024 29
Mar 2024 27
Apr 2024 30
May 2024 27
Jun 2024 30
Jul 2024 26

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Most recent posts

Cav'ndish brass tension locks
Here's a new, vintage, product to me. A bag of what I think are stamped (not etched) brass, tension lock couplings. The mounts suggest 1960's or 70s Hornby replacements, but smaller than the Margate originals. …
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Pug chassis mystery - solved
Back in 2015, I blogged about a mystery chassis for the classic Airfix "Pug" locomotive. At the time, it was a bit of a mystery. The mystery is solved, thanks to eBay. It's a Simplas …
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Brewing up watered-down PVA
My jar of watered-down PVA is nearly empty, so it's time to brew up a new batch. The recipie for this most useful of modelling mediums is simple. Mix equal parts of PVA glue (woodwork …
On , 132 words