Category Archives: Branch Line

Throwback Thursday, its all over now …

Posted on May 5, 2016 by bawdsey

Well a couple of years ago I wrote that it’s all over now, Albion Yard doing its final show at Warley 2013, or that was the plan. https://albionyard.wordpress.com/2013/11/29/its-all-over-now/ However one show which I’d been asked to do but never managed … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday (Top Toads)

Posted on April 27, 2016 by bawdsey
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, EM, finescale, flying scotsman, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, LMS, LNER, media, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Modelu, Nevard, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, Photography, Rapido Trains, Scottish Region, shelfie, social media, toy train, toytrainset, train set, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

PC87 Parkside LMS Dia 1661 Cattle Wagon Review (4mm Scale)

Posted on January 27, 2016 by bawdsey

Parkside PC87 4mm scale Cattle Wagon kit LMS Dia 1661 £9.00 The Parkside kit represents Diagram 1661, an unfitted cattle wagon. The LMS built 2,050 of these wagons between 1923 and 1926. They lasted in use until the early 1960’s. … Continue reading →

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Warley and the Dock Tanks

Posted on November 27, 2015 by bawdsey

a All three versions of the Model Rail limited edition USRA dock tank are at Warley, on ‘Shelfie’ this weekend. They are stunning models and run really well, especially for pre production models. Come and see them stand C11. On … Continue reading →

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Analogue Media

Posted on October 16, 2015 by bawdsey

Whilst the internet can be a useful resource, when I see books like this it really brings home just how much information is out there, both printed, and yet to come. This book from Lightmoor has all the things I … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday 64xx 31-637

Posted on September 23, 2015 by bawdsey
Posted in Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, DCC, dcc sound, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, OO Gauge, social media, toy train, toytrainset, train set, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday Hornby 700 R3240

Posted on August 19, 2015 by bawdsey
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Wordless Wednesday 64XX

Posted on August 12, 2015 by bawdsey
Posted in Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, DCC, dcc sound, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, iphone, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, social media, toy train, toytrainset, train set, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Blog Visitors

Posted on August 7, 2015 by bawdsey

Yesterday the blog had some visitors. From the blog roll on the right hand side you’ll see Define. A great bunch of modellers specialising in Diesel and Electric prototypes. We had Albion Yard up and Wharfedale the i-layout shelfie working … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday 9F

Posted on June 17, 2015 by bawdsey
Posted in Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, OO Gauge, Photography, Scottish Region, Southern Region, toytrainset, train set, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , | 4 Comments