Category Archives: Airfix

Shelfie1, Thanks For Your Service.

Posted on February 16, 2020 by bawdsey

My last train out of Shelfie1 this morning. The layout has gone to a new home to primarily be a home layout and photo set. It’s been a nice layout to build and operate, for such a small layout it … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday Distant Hills

Posted on January 22, 2020 by bawdsey
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Warley news 2019 no1 KR Models GT3

Posted on November 23, 2019 by bawdsey

Looking very promising.

Posted in 2019, accurascale, Airfix, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Exhibition, finescale, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Kalmbach, kr models, Layout, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, product news, railway, Railway Modeller, Rapido Trains, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, Southern Region, toy fair, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, train show, trainset, warley, Western Region | 6 Comments

Man Cave Makeover

Posted on September 8, 2019 by bawdsey

This weekend amongst night shifts and a quick visit to Expo EM North, I’ve been completing the final elements of Shelfie2. Like most man caves mine has too much ‘stuff’, particularly ‘stuff’ that gets in the way. I have two … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, Airfix, Bachmann, blog, dapol, EM, Exhibition, finescale, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, man cave, mancave, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new year, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, paint, peco, product news, Railway Modeller, Rapido Trains, revell, review, scale, scale modelling, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, train show, trainset, Uncategorized, wagon | 3 Comments

Transformation Tuesday, Kings Cross & The Heljan 25 and 86

Posted on August 6, 2019 by bawdsey

One of the nice things about this hobby is the social element to it. Last night in ye olde London towne a group, nine, later ten, of us met up. In two different pubs we were asked what’s the occasion? … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday Brew Street

Posted on June 19, 2019 by bawdsey

Chris Nevard

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Great Central Grand Day Out

Posted on June 14, 2019 by bawdsey

This weekend it’s the Great Central Model Railway show centred around operating real trains, and the Model Railway Exhibition at Quorn station. It’s the first time I’ve been as a punter and for £23.00 including all day parking very good … Continue reading →

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Motivation Monday, Back to the future!

Posted on February 4, 2019 by bawdsey

These three are some of the key motivators for me, and looking for some data for a friends potential product the other day, I rediscovered them in the man cave. Centre stage is the first Wild Swan magazine, British Railway … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday ( Hattons 14xx 48xx 58xx)

Posted on October 10, 2018 by bawdsey

Hattons 14xx H1409 H1412 H1410 H1416

Posted in 14xx, 48xx, 58xx, Airfix, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, djm, Eastern Region, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, gwr, H1410, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, New Radnor, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, scale, scale modelling, Southern Region, Swindon, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

Throwback Thursday, Fifteen Minute Heroes, How to Gain Weight

Posted on May 17, 2018 by bawdsey

It’s been a while since I posted a Fifteen Minute Hero, a couple of years at least! One of the things I want to do with Shelfie2 is to have it hands free operation, so with that in mind I’ve … Continue reading →

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