Category Archives: brassmasters

Wordless Wednesday 3D printing (Coast Line Models)

Posted on December 14, 2016 by bawdsey

     https://www.coastlinemodels.co.uk

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3D Developments

Posted on December 11, 2016 by bawdsey

Of late I’ve been fortunate to see some of the really excellent 3D printing developments that are coming into the hobby. This weekend a PO wagon belonging to the Abdon Clee Stone Quarries on the Cleobury Mortimer & Ditton Priors Light … Continue reading →

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Inspiration from Warley #1

Posted on December 1, 2016 by bawdsey

   Well if you read the interweb too much it’ll range from, it’s too crowded there’s nothing to see there what’s all the fuss about, through to it’s the bestest thing evaaa!, and, an opportunity to engage in mortal hand … Continue reading →

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Manic Monday

Posted on September 26, 2016 by bawdsey

4mm scale shackles. If I give up the day job I could try out as a jeweller! A mix of frustrating, and satisfaction assembling these, and remembering to breath…

Posted in Bachmann, blog, blogging, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, Great Western, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, magazine, media, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Modelu, Nevard, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, Railex, Rapido Trains, Scottish Region, skill, skillset, toy fair, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, wagon | 6 Comments

The Other 02

Posted on November 17, 2015 by bawdsey

Much frothing has taken place over the past few weeks regarding 02’s of the steam engine variety, I’ve not seen one yet, though Warley show beckons and I may catch up with one there. With the Warley show coming up … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday Bachmann 08 32-102

Posted on May 20, 2015 by bawdsey
Posted in Branch Line, brassmasters, DCC, dcc sound, hobbies, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Photography, social media, toytrainset, train set, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday 52xx R3124

Posted on May 12, 2015 by bawdsey
Posted in blog, blogger, brassmasters, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Railex, social media, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Tagged , | 1 Comment

The Future of Exhibitions

Posted on April 23, 2014 by bawdsey

My good friend Mr Cooper of ‘The North’ has written eloquently http://newheymodelrailway.  regarding how the standard of the reporting of recent shows exhibitions has slipped of late. Some of course may agree with him, but one thing is clear, nothing stays … Continue reading →

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Time on your hands ..

Posted on April 19, 2014 by bawdsey

I’ve often said it but time is the most valuable commodity we modellers have. It matters not if you ‘buy’ time, either literally by paying someone to do something for you, or making the best use of your own time … Continue reading →

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19th Nervous Breakdown

Posted on March 24, 2014 by bawdsey

With just a day to go before filming and still work to do, I’ll probably be on my 29th let alone 19th by the end of the week! Pretty much everything else is done, Paul Lunn has worked the ‘storyline’ … Continue reading →

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