Category Archives: BR Blue

Wordless Wednesday Hymek

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Motivation Monday, Manitoba Quays, Minories Inspiration

One of the most recognisable layout designs most UK modellers are familiar with is Cyril Freezers ‘Minories’ layout. An inner London terminus based on the Metropolitan Line at Liverpool Street it is a very simple and effective design giving lots … Continue reading

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Time After Time, Shelfie 3

It’s been a bit quiet of late on the blog and ‘socials’ as the hip dudes so refer! So here’s a quick look at a previous You Tube video of Shelfie3. Some of you may have been wondering what happened … Continue reading

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Motivation Monday Railex 2024

This coming weekend at the brilliant Railex in Aylesbury has given the opportunity at short notice to exhibit Shelfie2. Due to circumstances beyond their control one of the layouts had to cancel, and with help from some good friends, I … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday, Getting to the Point..

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

BACHMANN EFE RAIL EFE RAIL N GAUGE

Posted in Bachmann, blogger, BR Blue, British Rail, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, first look, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Inspiration, man cave, media, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, railroad, railway, realism, review, scale modelling, shelf layout, toy train, train set, train show, Uncategorized, warley, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Transformation Tuesday Engaged!…

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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Warley 2023 images from the trade #3

DAPOL The Dapol stand was quite difficult to get non reflective images from, this 14T tank wagon in an appropriate Forest of Dean colour scheme grabs my interest immediately. The big Forest of Dean project is still kicking around in … Continue reading

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Warley 2023 images from the trade #2

HELJAN There are some models that have that X factor, I don’t have any significant interest in O gauge, I have no connection at all to the 153 DMU class, I’ve never even ridden in one that I recall, yet … Continue reading

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Warley 2023 images from the trade #1

REVOLUTION

Posted in blog, BR Blue, British Rail, Cameo layout, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, first look, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Inspiration, Layout, life, man cave, media, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, OO9, product news, prototype, railroad, railway, realism, saturday, shelf layout, toy train, train set, train show, TT, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, warley | 1 Comment