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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on September 3, 2025 by bawdsey

Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, artist, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, iphoneography, layout design, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, train set, TT120, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Tagged Bachmann, finescale, Hobby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, OO Gauge, shelfie | Leave a comment

How it Started Bachmann’s 08..

Posted on August 23, 2025 by bawdsey

This, ^^ this ^^ is how it started. A chance find on Facebook, advertised fairly as damaged and a poor runner. I wasn’t looking for one but the price vs condition made me think this is worth a punt. The … Continue reading →

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TT120 TTown and TTrack Planning …

Posted on August 8, 2025 by bawdsey

When TT120 was announced it caught my attention. A scale between N and OO/HO appeals to me particularly if the quality of products are good. My plan for a Forest of Dean system layout is one that at the moment … Continue reading →

Posted in 009, accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, baseboards, blog, Branch Line, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, Facebook, finescale, Forest of Dean, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, justdoit, layout design, life, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, Peco TT, railroad, railway, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, skillset, Snailbeach, snowdonia, test, Toy trains, trainspotting, TT120, Uncategorized, Wales | Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Forest of Dean, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, peco, railroad, train | 1 Comment

#FEF The Greatest Gathering

Posted on August 1, 2025 by bawdsey

This weekend I’m helping out on a friends trade stand at the greatest gathering in Derby. These rail open days and events really aren’t my thing, but having the opportunity to wander round some classic British first generation traction has … Continue reading →

Posted in #FEF, accurascale, Bachmann, black and white, blog, BR Blue, British Rail, Cavalex, D&E, dapol, Eighties, ellis clark, Exhibition, fef, flying scotsman, friday flashback, fridayfunday, Great Western, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, Photography, prototype, railroad, Rails of Sheffield, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, seventies, train, train show, travel, TT120, Uncategorized, Western Region | Tagged Bachmann, british rail, Exhibition, fef, Hobby, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, photography, railroad, train | 2 Comments

Independence Day

Posted on July 4, 2025 by bawdsey

Here’s a thing, often in the UK there’s a lot of emphasis on being in a model railway club or society for all the benefits and experience you can gain. At the moment I’m only a member of one society, … Continue reading →

Posted in 4th july, accurascale, ak interactive, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, Cameo layout, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, feelgoodfriday, Heaton Lodge, HO, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, independance day, layout design, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, train show, TT120, Uncategorized, usa, woodland scenics, youtube | Tagged Exhibition, model, model-railroading, model-trains, trains | 4 Comments

Snailbeach Sunday, 009

Posted on June 29, 2025 by bawdsey

A couple of days back I wrote about Red Wharf Bay, memories of an Iain Rice plan, jogged by standing on a beach watching the tide roll in. The beach features in this post too, but of an entirely different … Continue reading →

Posted in 009, 1914, accurascale, Bachmann, baldwin, Branch Line, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, finescale, freelance, Hattons, heljan, hobbies, Hobby, iain rice, Industrial, Inspiration, Layout, light railway, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, product news, prototype, railroad, railway, realism, research, review, scale modelling, shelfie, Snailbeach, toy train, transformation tuesday, tuesday transformation, Uncategorized, wagon, Wales | Tagged Model Railway, model-railways, OO Gauge, railway, travel | Leave a comment

Front End Friday, Maple River

Posted on June 26, 2025 by bawdsey

Posted in #FEF, accurascale, artist, Bachmann, blogger, Cameo layout, canada, Canadian, canadian national, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, Industrial, layout design, maple river, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, n gauge, nmra, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, toy train, train show, TT120, Uncategorized, woodland scenics | Tagged Bachmann, Hobby, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO | Leave a comment

Throwback Thursday, Anglesey

Posted on June 26, 2025 by bawdsey

Why’s this a throwback? Well, standing on this beach took me back to 1991 and Iain Rice’s Light Railway Layout Designs book. These two books, a year apart, really caught my imagination. I love the way they draw you in … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday Shelfie 2

Posted on June 25, 2025 by bawdsey

Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, black and white, blog, British Rail, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Layout, layout design, man cave, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, realism, scale modelling, seventies, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, TT120, Uncategorized, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Tagged Hobby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO | Leave a comment

Transformation Tuesday, History…

Posted on June 24, 2025 by bawdsey

Recently I visited the York model railway exhibition, it’s usually a good one and one or two layouts really catch my eye. This year I was immediately taken back to early days of the blog and those Yahoo groups before … Continue reading →

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