Category Archives: 2012

Last one out

Posted on December 31, 2012 by bawdsey

Today has been a quiet day just tidying up a few loose ends. One of those was 3725, a Forest of Dean Pannier with the base model again being the excellent Bachmann high cab version. Its fine having a number … Continue reading →

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More Completely Different

Posted on December 28, 2012 by bawdsey

Approaching Remembrance Sunday I posted a linked clip of the New Zealand Mosquito KA114 restoration. Well there’s another one thats worth looking at, again the photography is stunning, as is the sound track, just enjoy it.

Posted in 2012, aviation, canada, canon, life, music, Nevard, new zealand, Photography, Uncategorized | Tagged 2012, Aviation, Canon, Exhibition, KA114, life, Mosquito KA114, New Zealand, photography, restoration | 1 Comment

Thank You, and Seasons Greetings

Posted on December 24, 2012 by bawdsey

Just a quick note to say thank you and wishing the seasons greetings to all the readers who have dropped by. I have been pleasantly surprised at the number of visits and will certainly write more stuff for you to … Continue reading →

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Albion Yard on the Telly

Posted on October 16, 2012 by bawdsey

Tonight Matthew, I’m going to be in the woods in Gloucester! http://www.steamon.tv/ Tonight both Albion Yard, and my mate Paul Lunn are on telly, ‘Steam on TV’ to be precise. It looks to be an interesting venture, and at short … Continue reading →

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Goodbye ‘Northlander’

Posted on September 28, 2012 by bawdsey

By 7:15pm today the Northlander will have completed its last run, and the ‘Near North’ will have lost another community link to be replaced by bus services. Image of 1805 courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/sean marshall

Posted in 2012, Branch Line, canon, Layout, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Nevard, Uncategorized | Tagged 2012, Canada, HO, legacy, Ontario, Ontario Northlander, sustainability | Leave a comment

Model Rail 2012 Barrow Hill

Posted on September 21, 2012 by bawdsey

Today I’m packing the train set and setting up at Model Rail Live at Barrow Hill, Chesterfield. Theres a new train, see above image, based on Ben Ashworth and Ian Pope images of the Berry Wiggins Bitumen trains, I’ve re-lettered … Continue reading →

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Model Rail Live Update

Posted on September 8, 2012 by bawdsey

The layout doesn’t go to many shows and will only got to a couple of shows before its retirement in 2013. One up and coming show with a good mix of model and prototype interest is Model Rail Live at Barrow … Continue reading →

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Albion Yard’s Trees

Posted on August 24, 2012 by bawdsey

One of the things the people seem to respond to most when they see the layout, are the trees. The core of these are made from plastic armatures from C&L finescale. At Railex, http://www.railex.org.uk/ Peter from C&L wasn’t sure if the … Continue reading →

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The Good, The Not So Good, and the Indifferent

Posted on July 29, 2012 by bawdsey

Its been an interesting couple of weeks, I’m lucky in a way that I get to mess about with different things, across scales and eras, but mostly within my overall interests. You do see interesting variations as well especially looking … Continue reading →

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The Olympic Torch 28th June 2012

Posted on June 28, 2012 by bawdsey

28th JUNE 2012 Taking a bit of time out of toy trains this morning I’ve been following people running about carrying sticks of fire. Ben’s nomination story Ben is a quiet reserved lad, but inspirational in everyway, I feel … Continue reading →

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