Author Archives: bawdsey

Bachmann/Brassmasters/Shawplan Trinity 08

Posted on February 26, 2012 by bawdsey

Not quite the holy trinity, but a decent place to start. Many years ago when t’interweb was a bunch of MSN chatrooms and Yahoo groups with people in effect emailing each other abuse, I did a makeover of four Bachmann 08’s, one … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Magazine

Posted on February 16, 2012 by bawdsey

Yesterday I received a copy of Narrow Gauge and Industrial Railway Modelling Review, from Bob Barlow. Bob has recently taken the editors chair, Roy Link now taking on the role of production editor. The magazine has always been a good … Continue reading →

Posted in Bachmann, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, Canon G10, Chris Nevard, Eastern Region, Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, Ian Futers, Industrial, Kalmbach, Layout, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, OO Gauge, Scottish Region, Southern Region, Uncategorized, Western Region | Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Exhibition, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, photography | 1 Comment

3f Jinty

Posted on February 5, 2012 by bawdsey

It’s just about a year ago that I wrote about working over a selection of Bachmann’s very good Fowler 3F Jinties, also known as Jocko’s. Heres the ‘starter for ten’, the best RTR version to date, and a very good … Continue reading →

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Waterslide decal II

Posted on January 28, 2012 by bawdsey

Waterslide Decal Application Many of us at some time have had that moment when we’ve completed the model we’ve been working on and been let down by the decals supplied, often this has been the backing carrier film showing (silvering), … Continue reading →

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New Radnor Stepping Stone to ‘Finescale’

Posted on December 25, 2011 by bawdsey

Thursday 24th April 1930 isn’t much of a date in the history books, we were a month away to the day from Amy Johnson landing in Darwin for example, and it appears that nothing much happened that day of any … Continue reading →

Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, book, Branch Line, British Rail, canon, Chris Nevard, Exhibition, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Nevard, New Radnor, OO Gauge, paint, Photography, research, Uncategorized, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region | Tagged Branch Line | 4 Comments

Rust & Dirt

Posted on November 27, 2011 by bawdsey

I often get asked what mediums I use for my paint finishes, they are really pretty simple, easy to obtain supplies from good quality art and model shops. Firstly I tend not to skimp on the cost of paint/mediums or … Continue reading →

Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, book, canon, Canon G10, Chris Nevard, decals, Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, library, life, Manchester, Model Railroad, Modelling, OO Gauge, paint, Photography, review, Uncategorized, waterslide | 7 Comments

The Start Line

Posted on November 19, 2011 by bawdsey

We are very fortunate that the history of the British Isles railway system has generally been very well documented through the years. There are exceptions of course, and when you start doing detailed research on well known lines and or … Continue reading →

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Thank you

Posted on October 28, 2011 by bawdsey

Just a quick line to say thank you to all our friends, whom have been so supportive over the past few weeks. The calls, messages, emails and cards have all been very much appreciated during this difficult time. We are … Continue reading →

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Manchester Cancellation

Posted on September 30, 2011 by bawdsey

You’ll be missed more than you could ever have imagined.

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Today’s the day they’re …

Posted on September 30, 2011 by bawdsey

Today will be interesting. I’ll find out if the layout fits in the car. Breaking the layout down was entertaining as the mods listed in yesterdays post were sort of built one on top of the other, I knew how … Continue reading →

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