Category Archives: Bachmann

Warley 2023 images from the trade #7 (wordless Wednesday)

Posted on December 16, 2023 by bawdsey

BACHMANN EFE RAIL EFE RAIL N GAUGE

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Transformation Tuesday Engaged!…

Posted on December 12, 2023 by bawdsey

Yep, I’m N gauged! This won’t come as a surprise to some readers, as I’ve worked in N gauge previously. A good few years back I built Collier Street which featured in Railway Modeller This was built from a plan … Continue reading →

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Feel Good Friday

Posted on November 10, 2023 by bawdsey

In the pub, The Ship good beer, good company, good toys, what’s not to like? The OO class 11 above, a Heljan and Model Rail collaboration is estimated to arrive very early 2024. I can see me falling for one, … Continue reading →

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Feel Good Friday, Accurascale’s classic 37

Posted on November 10, 2023 by bawdsey

My first thoughts on the Accurascale class 37. Shot almost in real time apart from changing camera position, what you see is what I got, so no preparation as such apart from having the box ready to open. I did … Continue reading →

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F***ed Up Friday, not Feel Good Friday!

Posted on November 3, 2023 by bawdsey

Well it’s one of those Fridays. A quick bit of modelling before heading out of the corral, what could possibly go wrong? Well, the above basically, that’s what could go wrong, and has. Having completed the painting and decal application … Continue reading →

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The Art of Railway Modelling, James Hilton (Book Review)

Posted on November 1, 2023 by bawdsey

The Art of Railway Modelling £18.50 Wild Swan Books Ltd ISBN 9 781912 038558 The Art of Railway Modelling” by James Hilton is a very different look at the captivating world of railway modelling. James, an experienced modeller himself, shares … Continue reading →

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The Vicarious Modeller

Posted on October 27, 2023 by bawdsey

I had one of those messages from a good friend recently. You know one of those that makes you think, sending you off on a path you’ve never previously considered, they said ; another one of those projects I can’t … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday Shelfie 2 (Guyzance)

Posted on October 25, 2023 by bawdsey
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Monday Motivation ‘Sable’

Posted on October 9, 2023 by bawdsey

Many of us will have the SABLE (Stash Aquired Beyond Life Expectancy) pile. Actually mine is quite manageable, at one time I did have a collection of plastic kits that with brutal realism wasn’t going to get built, and they … Continue reading →

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Motivation Monday

Posted on August 7, 2023 by bawdsey

Sometimes just flicking through the pictures taken during projects is a useful little reminder of how things have gone, and a prompt for going. The image above is of Shelfie4 in March 23. It’s a key picture, almost a milestone … Continue reading →

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