Category Archives: Bachmann

DCC Sound Bachmann Pannier

Posted on July 19, 2011 by bawdsey

This article was originally written for the Railway Modeller magazine to look at how easy it was to fit a DCC sound system to a small locomotive and in 2007, was one of the first such installations of its type. … Continue reading →

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Keeping Up Appearances

Posted on June 22, 2011 by bawdsey

In the previous post I mentioned the next big thing will be the backscene. Well the photo backscene has arrived and I’ve been trying it out today. The early results are quite promising, though an issue with it is the … Continue reading →

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Work in Progress

Posted on June 18, 2011 by bawdsey

This 37xx is appropriate for the Forest of Dean area, based on a image from the Ben Ashworth collection. It’s a Bachmann model but has been modified with a South West Digital sound chip and speaker from a standard non-dcc … Continue reading →

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‘Albion Yard’ Cinderford, Glos.,

Posted on June 13, 2011 by bawdsey

In pretty much the first posting on this blog I wrote that work on Albion Yard had stagnated, I’d also had an accident with the layout in storage damaging some of the track, and that has pretty much been the … Continue reading →

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Waterslide transfer or decal application.

Posted on May 22, 2011 by bawdsey

Of late I’ve had the pleasure of helping out on Roy Jacksons Retford layout. Roy’s vision is to see Retford as it was in the late 1950’s, this includes the trains and their correct formations as well as the scenic … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Ian Futers Modelling Scotland’s Railways

Posted on March 5, 2011 by bawdsey

Modelling Scotland’s Railways By Ian Futers £18.95 ISBN 978-0-953844-88-3 112 pages illustrated, Soft Bound Card Cover Santona Publications Published 2006 Ian Futers has been active in both writing and portraying the railways of Scotland in model form for the past … 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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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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