Category Archives: British Rail

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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Hornby j50 R3325

Posted on December 24, 2015 by bawdsey

Well it’s here, good runner, some interesting design features, review later.

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The Peninsula Club

Posted on December 13, 2015 by bawdsey

Is that where he’s been, The Peninsula Club? Low cut dresses, heels and G&T’s by the bucket load. That’s enough about what I do at the weekend though. The Peninsula. In the UK a pretty rare piece of layout design, … 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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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
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700 Hornby Hat Trick R3240 Drummond Review

Posted on June 26, 2015 by bawdsey

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 →

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Wordless Wednesday 9F

Posted on June 17, 2015 by bawdsey
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Railex 2015

Posted on May 18, 2015 by bawdsey

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 →

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2014, Year of the Shelfie ..

Posted on December 30, 2014 by bawdsey

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 →

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