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Category Archives: British Rail
700 Hornby Hat Trick R3240 Drummond Review
So far this year Hornby have definitely be hitting the back of the net with their locomotive releases. The K1 and J15 have both been well received and provided much encouragement that Hornby are back in the saddle. The latest … Continue reading
Posted in blog, British Rail, Canon G10, DCC, dcc sound, hobbies, Hornby, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, OO Gauge, Photography, R3240, research, review, Southern Region, toytrainset, train set, Uncategorized
Tagged 700 class, black motor, Drummond, Hobby, Hornby, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, R3238, R3239, r3240, R3304, Railway Modeller
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Wordless Wednesday 9F
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 9f, british rail, riddles
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Railex 2015
This coming weekend sees Railex 2015, at Aylesbury Bucks. One of the best shows of the year and consistently high quality. Aberbeeg will be there, an opportunity to see a large S7 layout with scale length trains. Also DCC sound … Continue reading
Posted in British Rail, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, iphone, Layout, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Railex, toytrainset, train set, Western Region
Tagged Railex, train
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2014, Year of the Shelfie ..
2014 the year of the Shelfie, and a note to say thank you for taking the time to read this blog over the year. Its been quite a busy year, right the way through as far as modelling projects go, … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, blog, blogger, blogging, Branch Line, British Rail, critic, DCC, dcc sound, DVD, film, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, magazine, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, Nevard, OO Gauge, Photography, Railex, research, review, selfie, shelfie, social media, train set, Uncategorized
Tagged blog, DVD, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, media, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, publishing, Railway Modeller, train set
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Hornby. Hitting the right notes in 2015?
Well it’s very nearly a year since the last foam filled festival of angst and fundamentalist fervor. In one sleeps time will Hornby hit the right notes with, (allegedly), two new steam engine projects, a passenger coach, (singular), and a … Continue reading
Posted in Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, christmas, DCC, dcc sound, djm, Eastern Region, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, LNER, magazine, media, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, n gauge, Nevard, OO Gauge, Rapido Trains, research, Scottish Region, social media, Southern Region, Western Region, wordless wednesday
Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, djm, HO, Hobby, Hornby, hornby 2015, life, media, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, Railway Modeller, Rapido
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Space, The Final Frontier II …
Last night I had the real privilege of meeting a hero, they, (whoever ‘they’ are), say you should never meet your hero’s for fear of disappointment, but this was a real pleasure. The hero wasn’t a person, but a layout, … Continue reading
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, blogging, Branch Line, British Rail, Chris Nevard, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hero, history, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, library, life, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Railex, research, Scottish Region, shelfie, Southern Region, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region
Tagged Albion Yard, Bachmann, Branch Line, Buckingham, Buckingham EM, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Godwins law, HO, Hobby, Hornby, humour, Layout, media, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, Railex, Railway Modeller, Tony Gee, Tony Koester
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Hold The Front Page! Read All About It!
Bob Barlow of http://www.greystarpublications.com/ last week launched a new entry into the UK magazine market, Finescale Railway Modelling Review, http://www.greystarpublications.com/fsr/ the first of which is seen above. This will be a welcome addition to the mag market place, MRJ readers … Continue reading
Posted in Bachmann, blog, blogger, blogging, book, Branch Line, British Rail, canon, Chris Nevard, copyright, critic, DCC, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, hobbies, Hornby, humour, iphone, Layout, life, magazine, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Photography, research, review, social media
Tagged Bachmann, blog, blogger, blogging, Branch Line, Canon, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, humour, Layout, life, media, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, photography, Railex, Railway Modeller
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Some Might Say …
As remarked upon in my previous post there are a good number of people in the hobby that spend far too much time telling you how something should be done, what can be done and what can’t be done, with … Continue reading
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, canon, Chris Nevard, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, humour, Kalmbach, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, Manchester, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Railex, Scottish Region, shelfie, Southern Region, Uncategorized, Western Region
Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Canon, Canon G10, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, life, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, photography, Railex, Railway Modeller
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Lettuce Page ….
It’s been a spectacularly daft couple of weeks in the compact and bijou world of toy trains. My good friend Andy Cooper remarked on this in his own style here http://newheymodelrailway. Andy’s take on this is interesting as he looks … Continue reading
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, canon, copyright, critic, Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, humour, Kalmbach, Layout, library, life, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Photography, research, review, social media
Tagged Branch Line, british rail, critic, criticism, critique, Exhibition, highland omnibus, highlands, HO, Hobby, Hornby, humour, Layout, life, media, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, northern constabulary, OO, Railway Modeller, Spinal Tap
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Twenty Twenty Vision
This week there’s been quite a kerfuffle about Bachmann’s 20% price rise, most noticeably on assorted forums and meejah. Basically rising costs have meant that Bachmann have passed on elements of that rising cost to the end user, the … Continue reading
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, DCC, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, media, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, OO Gauge, Railex, research, review, Scottish Region, shopping, social media, Southern Region, Uncategorized, Welsh Marches, Western Region
Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, life, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, Railex, Railway Modeller
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