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Category Archives: dapol
Heljan 02 Review
Heljan have a good record of producing interesting OO gauge diesel shunters and the 02 production sample seen here seamlessly fits into that range. The 02’s were made by the Yorkshire Engine Company of Sheffield as a batch of twenty … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, BR Blue, British Rail, Cameo layout, D&E, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, EM, finescale, first look, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, inglenook, Inspiration, LED Lighting, man cave, Midland Region, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, new release, news, O Gauge, OO Gauge, peco bullhead, product news, prototype, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, review, shelf layout, toy train, Uncategorized, woodland scenics, Yorkshire
Tagged Art, china, first look, food, heljan, Hobby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO Gauge, railroad, railway, review, train, travel, writing
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Aberystwyth To Carmarthen Book Review
A recent publication that immediately found its way to my book case is: Aberystwyth to Carmarthen by Geraint Roberts. Published by the Lightmoor Press it weighs in with 304 pages and a price tag of £40.00. Put like that it … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, bachmann 74xx, book, book review, British Rail, dapol, DC, DCC, first look, Great Western, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, library, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, pannier, prototype, railroad, railway, reading, reference, research, TT120, Uncategorized, Wales, wild swan
Tagged Branch Line, Hobby, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, pannier, railroad
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‘Warley Show’ NEC 2024 November 23-24th
This weekend the ‘Warley’ show is on. It will be different this year, no longer run by the Warley club, the slot has been filled by Warners Publications. https://www.world-of-railways.co.uk/events/the-national-festival-of-railway-modelling-2024/ I’m there with Shelfie4 and helping me out will be James … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blogger, Cameo layout, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, christmas show, D&E, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, Hattons, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, layout design, LED Lighting, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, national train show, NEC, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, OO9, Oxford rail, peco, product news, railroad, railway, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, Toy trains, train show, trainset, TT120, Uncategorized, warley, wild swan
Tagged accurascale, Bachmann, Canada, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, peco, railroad, trainset
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Wordless Wednesday, Shelfie 4
Posted in accurascale, america, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, exactrail, finescale, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hornby, iain rice, Industrial, kadee, Kalmbach, Layout, layout design, LED Lighting, man cave, maple river, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, toy fair, track plans, train set, trainspotting, TT120, Uncategorized, wordless wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, black and white, blog, BR Blue, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, D&E, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, Exhibition, finescale, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Ian Futers, Inspiration, Layout, layout design, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, peco bullhead, railroad, railway, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, shelfie3, shelfie4, Toy trains, train set, trainspotting, TT120, Uncategorized, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday
Tagged british rail, Hobby, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, railroad, toytrain, wordless wednesday
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HELJAN CLASS 153 in OO Gauge
HELJAN announces new high specification ‘OO’ gauge Class 153 railcar and Class 155 ‘Super Sprinter’ DMU for release in 2025. With calls for a high specification, high quality ‘OO’ Class 153 growing all the time, HELJAN has responded with an … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo layout, D&E, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Eighties, finescale, first look, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, layout design, man cave, man-cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, product news, prototype, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, Uncategorized
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Peco OO Track, Three Minutes of Bullhead
This video is about a year old and was done for a couple of friends whom were interested in using the Peco bullhead track hence this being a very quick first look type of presentation. Around that time there were … Continue reading
Posted in 2FS, 2mm, accurascale, Bachmann, baseboards, blog, british finescale, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DC, DCC, EM, finescale, first look, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, layout design, life, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, peco bullhead, Peco SL-U1180, Peco SL-U1188, Peco SL-U1189, Peco SL-U1194, peco sl-U1295, peco sl-U1296, product news, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, review, scale, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie3, test, toy train, track, track plans, TT Gauge, Uncategorized
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First Look Dapol’s OO Hawthorn Leslie 0-4-0ST
A first look at the Dapol Hawthorn Leslie in OO. I wasn’t sure what I would make of it, Hornby’s Pecketts, and Planet Industrial’s Kerr Stuart and Rapido’s Hunslet have set high standards for anyone else to meet. I have … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, EM, finescale, first look, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Inspiration, Layout, light railway, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco bullhead, product news, Rails of Sheffield, Rapido Trains, realism, review, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, Uncategorized, unifrog, youtube
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Last One Out 2023, with Francis Bourgeois
As we take our last steps out of 2023, it’s time to say thank you to all you readers, who take the time out of your day to read the blog, or look at the Instagram, YouTube and Facebook pages. … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Airfix, artist, Bachmann, blog, blogging, brassmasters, British Rail, Cavalex, clark rail works, Comet Models, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, ellis clark, exactrail, Facebook, francis bourgeois, Friends, gouge, Hattons, heljan, hero, history, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, instagram, life, man cave, mansplaining, media, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new year, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, railroad, Rails of Sheffield, railway, Rapido Trains, reading, review, scale modelling, seventies, shelfie, social media, Toy trains, trainspotting, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, wild swan, woodland scenics, youtube
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