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Category Archives: dapol
Last one out!
Just a quick note to say thank you for reading the blog this year, and please take time to visit the blogs and websites on the blog roll, they’re worth dipping into. So thank you again and hope to see … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, blogging, Cameo, Cameo layout, Cavalex, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, Hattons, Heaton Lodge, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Inspiration, man cave, mancave, media, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, train set, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, woodland scenics
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Merry Christmas 2022
To all the readers of the blog, Facebook and viewers of Instagram and the Albion Yard YouTube channel, I’d like to thank you for taking the time to read, watch and comment on the content, it’s much appreciated. This morning … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, blogger, christmas, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Facebook, Hattons, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, instagram, layout design, man cave, mancave, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, scale modelling, sundayfunday, toy train, Toy trains, train set, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, youtube
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Warley 2022, the rest
Hornby TT I took the opportunity to look at the TT display on Hornby’s stand, and overall was impressed by the stock in particular. Having ordered an 08 I was pleasantly surprised to see the blue version on the stand. … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, BR Blue, brassmasters, British Rail, Cavalex, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, Exhibition, Great Western, Hattons, Heaton Lodge, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, life, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, national train show, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, Peco TT, product news, railroad, Rails of Sheffield, railway, Railway Modeller, Rapido Trains, scale, toy train, train set, train show, TT, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, warley
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Transformation Tuesday
Twelve hours To foamathon 22. Sounds exciting!
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, British Rail, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Eighties, finescale, Hattons, heljan, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, man cave, man-cave, Midland Region, Modelling, new release, news, Oxford rail, peco, Peco TT, product news, Rails of Sheffield, Rapido Trains, scale, scale modelling, seventies, toy train, transformation tuesday, TT Gauge, tuesday transformation, Western Region
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Motivation Monday, Showtime!
No one needs me to remind or tell them of the impact of Covid on the exhibition scene over the past two years, suffice to say it’s had a significant detrimental impact on the ability to run and attend shows … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, blogger, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, DMU, Eighties, EM, Exhibition, finescale, Heaton Lodge, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, mancave, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, national train show, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, Railway Modeller, Rapido Trains, realism, scale, scale modelling, seventies, shelfie, shelfie3, toy train, train set, Uncategorized, usa
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Peco Bullhead Crossings and Slips
At Heaton Lodge’s Bath and West exhibition today, I had the opportunity to get a quick look some production samples of the crossing, and slip points on Peco’s trade exhibition stand. The crossings and slips utilise the same ‘Unifrog’ design … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, British Rail, Cameo layout, dapol, DC, DCC, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, model, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, OO, OO Gauge, peco, product news, railroad, railway, realism, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie3, track, train set, train show, Uncategorized, unifrog
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Asking For a Friend
Any of you readers fancy a start in O gauge? A friend has for sale two of these Dapol 08’s, as new, unused. They were originally part of a plan for a small O gauge layout, and,as we all experience, … Continue reading
Posted in Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, life, man cave, man-cave, mancave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Railway Modeller, scale, scale modelling, toy train, Toy trains, train set, Western Region
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Transformation Tuesday, Relax…
Well what’s the transformation then? Beer? nope, no change there, DMU?, nope, no change, a shelf layout?, nope, still no change. The reason for popping the top off this cool one, is the transformation in operating this layout, Shelfie 3. … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DC, DCC, DMU, Eastern Region, Eighties, finescale, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, LED Lighting, man-cave, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie3, toy train, transformation tuesday, tuesday transformation, Uncategorized
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2022 First One In
Last year on First one in I wrote about Geoff Taylor’s Barmouth layout and his very clever use of ‘space’ to achieve a multi location layout. In December (21), I had the privilege of helping out with Simon George’s Heaton … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, baseboards, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, Chris Nevard, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Exhibition, finescale, Forest of Dean, fremo, Hattons, Heaton Lodge, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, justdoit, Layout, LED, LED Lighting, man cave, mancave, model, model photography, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new year, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, realism, research, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, Toy trains, track, trainset, tree, trees, Uncategorized, Welsh Marches, Western Region, woodland, woodland scenics
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Heljan OO class 45
At Heaton Lodge Junction’s exhibition in Wakefield, Heljan have a small display case with some of their latest tooling and EP’s. One of those is the Class 45 in OO. My initial thoughts are that it captures the look of … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, British Rail, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Exhibition, finescale, Hattons, Heaton Lodge, heljan, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, product news, railroad, railway, Railway Modeller, scale, scale modelling, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train show, trainset, Western Region
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