Author Archives: bawdsey

Book Reviews ‘Dja no wod id iz yet?’

Posted on March 3, 2011 by bawdsey

As modellers, many of us have analogue reference sources as well as using ‘tinterweb’. I frequently head for the bookshelf before a web search, and the thought occurred to me there are a few tomes which I have that may … Continue reading →

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More 3F’s

Posted on February 19, 2011 by bawdsey

Following from my earlier post I’ve now sourced a second 3F, this being a ‘keyhole’ variant, so called due to the sandbox filler which is visible in the lower centre of the side tanks. That sandbox filler looks a bit … Continue reading →

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3F’s, Fowler, Finescale, and F …

Posted on February 2, 2011 by bawdsey

This evening I’ve started on a Brassmasters 3F Jinty upgrade. The idea behind this is for a Gloucestershire based BLT layout based on Barry Norman’s plan of Dursley. Hopefully it’ll provide a showcase for a couple of new ideas on … Continue reading →

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Rural idyl

Posted on January 29, 2011 by bawdsey

A lot of my modelling has recently been done associated with projects for magazines, books or for a couple of mates layouts. All this is ok but this week I’ve just built something for the fun of it. For a … Continue reading →

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New Directions

Posted on January 23, 2011 by bawdsey

Albion Yard is just one of the projects I have under way at the moment, surprisingly it’s been in progress for about eight years! This blog was initially to record the progress of the work I did for the layout, … Continue reading →

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Reprise V

Posted on November 6, 2010 by bawdsey

This is the latest addition to the layout, a simple scratchbuild using Wills and Peco components, and the first item out of the workshop since it’s makeover.

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Reprise IV

Posted on September 26, 2010 by bawdsey

This week it’s time to strip down Albion Yard so that I can assemble Bawdsey for its shakedown test prior to the Manchester show. The 03 is a real charmer and I think I’ll succumb to a blue version in … Continue reading →

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Reprise III

Posted on September 12, 2010 by bawdsey

The planning is now pretty much finalised, a single line extension to one of the sidings. The useful feature of having detachable buildings is that I can re-arrange them to suit a new scenario. Above you get an idea of … Continue reading →

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Reprise II

Posted on September 3, 2010 by bawdsey

This week the layout has been reassembled in preparation for a new phase of work on it. At the moment it’s standing without any buildings permanently fixed allowing me to spend looking at the structure of the layout, its track … Continue reading →

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Reprise I

Posted on August 15, 2010 by bawdsey

Over the past couple of weeks the question has been asked a couple of times as to what will be happening to the layout. In simple terms it will be finished. This weekend I had a request for images of … Continue reading →

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