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Monday Motivation, Lance Mindheim

Posted on May 16, 2022 by bawdsey

The image above is a photograph from an iPhone of an HO switching layout by Lance Mindheim . It’s an image of nothing in particular, and that for me makes it all the more noteworthy and inspiring, motivational etc etc! … Continue reading →

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Motivation Monday, Showtime!

Posted on April 10, 2022 by bawdsey

No one needs me to remind or tell them of the impact of Covid on the exhibition scene over the past two years, suffice to say it’s had a significant detrimental impact on the ability to run and attend shows … Continue reading →

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Happy Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2021 by bawdsey

Wishing all the readers and followers of the blog the compliments of the season. Thank you for taking the time out to read the blog, and please take a look through the blog roll at the other bloggers work.

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Throwback Thursday We Will Remember

Posted on November 11, 2021 by bawdsey
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Throwback Thursday Exhibitionist…

Posted on March 25, 2021 by bawdsey

A bit of a home exhibition here some seven years ago! This pic popping up on a Facebook feed this week. All three, Albion Yard, Bawdsey, and Shelfie, (WIP foreground) have subsequently left the building. The reason for them all … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday LMS Push Pull

Posted on March 24, 2021 by bawdsey
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Throwback Thursday 94xx

Posted on February 25, 2021 by bawdsey

Here we are, more Pannier shenanigans! This time it’s a personality swap! A few of the 94xx’s had tank fillers in different positions, a couple of feet further back than normally associated with the class. There’s not many of them … Continue reading →

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Mazak Rot, A matter of Time..

Posted on February 14, 2021 by bawdsey

Mazak Rot has unfortunately blighted some models in the hobby, across many manufacturers and for a while. It frequently manifests itself after a period of time often years, and that’s the problem you don’t know if you’re going to end … Continue reading →

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21 First One In

Posted on January 1, 2021 by bawdsey

A while back I looked at Space and how we use it, in particular looking at a Fremo layout I’d been invited to see. I really like the concept of joining layouts together for an operating session. Last year 2020 … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday, Happy Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2020 by bawdsey

Well, 2020! This should probably be a #throwbackthursday post, not just because it’s a Thursday, but if you actually caught 2020, you’d certainly want to throw it back.. 2021 will have to go some to make it as memorable as … Continue reading →

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