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Warley 2016 Grab Shots #2 (The Canadians are Coming)

Posted on November 27, 2016 by bawdsey

   On Model Rail’s stand this weekend were several models of the LNER J70 locomotive. In partnership with Rapido, Model Rail is looking for expressions of interest from those interested in purchasing a ready to run model in 4mm OO … Continue reading →

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Wordless, or rather, Costless, Wednesday

Posted on November 9, 2016 by bawdsey

An intriguing press release has come my way from Sarah Palmer at Mortons Media http://www.mortonsmedia, a well known UK publishing house. The release introduces a new railway modelling magazine set for release at Warley in a few weeks time. No … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday (wonderful wagons)

Posted on October 26, 2016 by bawdsey

  

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Wordless Wednesday playing trains!

Posted on August 10, 2016 by bawdsey

     

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Tracing Tuesday

Posted on August 9, 2016 by bawdsey

   Wiring up continues with temporary switch locations for DC isolating sections. Once the sections are tested I’ll remove the switches and trace the wires into the main loom to the control panel.  The layout will be DC/DCC with the … Continue reading →

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Many Happy Returns..

Posted on July 22, 2016 by bawdsey

   Like most of us I spend a good deal of time thinking and planning future projects, and sometimes help others with theirs. What you see above is just that, in the foreground is some 3D ‘thinking’. When the Forest … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday (R3243a)

Posted on July 13, 2016 by bawdsey
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Throwback Thursday, better late than never …

Posted on July 8, 2016 by bawdsey

A few weeks ago on a Thursday, I wrote about using double sided tape to hold down or rather ‘up’ Tortoise point motors. albionyard-back-on-track/ Well all went well overnight, or part of it. In the morning I arrived to find … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday (fifty shades of grey)

Posted on July 6, 2016 by bawdsey

 

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MRJ 245

Posted on February 20, 2016 by bawdsey

A shameless plug for my favourite magazine MRJ. This issue sees Geoff Forsters Llangunllo featured, regular readers may well have seen the links to Geoffs work on the blogroll on the right, if not follow either of these links http://radnorailways.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1 … Continue reading →

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