Hobbies, Games & Quizzes

At some time during ownership a train set crosses an arbitrary threshold and becomes a model railway. The aspiring modeller then has the challenge of filling in all the gaps. Whether the line runs through the countryside, a village or town, some type of infrastructure is needed to represent the station, home, or factory. This can be a challenge to the modeller as there are a wide variety of offerings at differing price points and detail levels. This book progresses through planning and thought processes aiming to demonstrate pictorially several different build types. From the simple paper kit to mighty scratch-built edifices, each is broken down to show how the build is undertaken. This book also follows some of the rebuilding process undertaken by the Market Deeping Model Railway Club as layouts were repaired, enhanced, or replaced following their annual show being vandalised on the night before public opening in May 2019\. As the news of this sad event broke, it went worldwide through the modelling community and public in general. The images of layouts broken to matchwood showed many years of skilled building and devoted operation which were lost. This gave the opportunity for experienced club members to build a mini movie set, construct a major London terminus and patch repair what could be saved from damaged originals. The photographic capture of these projects has been used within this book alongside the detailed work of other modellers, clubs, and societies.

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The Lounge Dogs 500 Piece Puzzle from Galison is a comical puzzle featuring a vignette of dogs transforming a living room into a dog lounge. This puzzle is fun for the whole family. Galison puzzles are packaged in matte-finish sturdy boxes, perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage. • 500 pieces, Random cut • Box: 8 x 8 x 1.5”, 203 x 203 x 41mm; Puzzle: 20 x 20”, 508 x 508 mm • Includes Color Insert with Puzzle Image • Virtually No Puzzle Dust • Puzzle greyboard contains 90% recycled paper. Packaging contains 70% recycled paper and is made responsibly from FSC-certified material. Printed with nontoxic inks.

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This 1000 piece puzzle book features a dreamy photography from Gray’s best-selling collection, La Dolce Vita. Gray Malin puzzles are the perfect gift for puzzle and fine art photography enthusiasts alike. This book shaped keepsake box has a magnetic closure and looks great on the bookshelf or coffee table. •    Box: 8.5 x 10.5 x 2.1”, 216 x 267 x 53 mm •    Puzzle Size: 24 X 18”, 610 x 457 mm •    Keepsake box with magnetic closure, printed interior box liner •    Color puzzle insert featuring the full puzzle image •    Puzzle greyboard contains 90% recycled paper. Packaging contains 70% recycled paper and is made responsibly from FSC-certified material. Printed with nontoxic soy-based inks.

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Whether you've established yourself as an elite cat parent or you simply love kitties and their quirks, this collection of cat-themed puzzles is certain to set your mind purring More than just ruling the world, cats rule our hearts and homes. When you deserve a rest from giving head-scritches, or if it's raining cats and dogs outside, why not press "paws" and enjoy a puzzle or two? From classic conundrums and quizzes to cryptic crosswords and sudokus, whether you choose to while away the hours or simply dip a paw in, there is plenty within these pages to keep your mind as agile as your favourite feline. Inside you will find a variety of puzzles, including:- Find the names of famous cats hiding within word searches - Spot the differences between snapshots of common cat habits - Solve the maze to reunite the kitten with its ball of wool - Answer trivia to learn about rare cat breeds

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Explore a wild new frontier with solo, cooperative, and competitive scenarios and new soldiers, creatures, and equipment rooted in the history and folklore of Canada. Far from the battlefields of Europe, another war is being fought. In the vast lands of North America, Britain and the United States clash once again and, in the shadow of this conflict, the otherworldly Harvestmen pursue their devious plans, feasting on the rage and terror of mortals. In the face of this menace, however, brave folk, seconded from the military or recruited from the local populace, band together to take the fight to the sinister Harvestmen and their minions. Canada is a supplement for The Silver Bayonet that brings players and their officers across the Atlantic and straight into the War of 1812. It offers new scenarios, solo and cooperative as well as competitive; rules for recruiting US units; and creatures and challenges drawn from Canadian history and folklore.

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Perfect your trivia knowledge with this exciting collection of 150 crossword puzzles!Impress all your friends at the next pub quiz with your expertise in every subject, from history and sport to science and entertainment.This new compilation provides hours of puzzling fun while building your knowledge of a fantastic range of facts.

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