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Title: The Magnificent Miniature Workshop...........
Post by: Newportnobby on December 01, 2025, 03:10:26 PM
........started on BBC1 at 2pm today and there are 8 x ½hr daily episodes. I believe model railways will feature at some point but not to the extent we'd like. Still, it's presented by the lovely Sara Cox so I'd watch it anyway :heart2:
Title: Re: The Magnificent Miniature Workshop...........
Post by: Newportnobby on December 03, 2025, 02:32:01 PM
A remarkable model of the winding head at Silverwood Colliery in S.Yorkshire featured in today's episode
Title: Re: The Magnificent Miniature Workshop...........
Post by: ntpntpntp on December 03, 2025, 06:52:01 PM
Thanks for the reminder, I meant to try and catch this series, but sincerely hope it doesn't major on the weepy-weepy back-stories that programs such as The Repair Shop suffer from.  I love seeing the skills shown by the repairers but not the other bits.

[edit] Sadly it's as I feared.  I skipped the first 6.5 minutes to get to the start of the modelling.   

[more edit] Binge-watching more episodes on iPlayer :)  Skipping about half of each program.  The miniature modelling is very good and I can appreciate the skills.   I have a former work colleague who's now taken to posting her models of fruit and veg, bread and cakes etc. on Facebook.  They are extremely good, better than others I see in dolls house shops etc. :)
Title: Re: The Magnificent Miniature Workshop...........
Post by: Newportnobby on December 03, 2025, 09:48:46 PM
Wonder if I can get them to knock up a model of the old Wolverton station as I spent so much time there in my youth :hmmm: