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Category Archives: dcc sound
Wordless Wednesday, Getting to the Point..
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, BR Blue, Branch Line, british finescale, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, DMU, finescale, first look, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, Ian Futers, Inspiration, Layout, layout design, life, man cave, mancave, media, Midland Region, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, railroad, railway, realism, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, seventies, shelf layout, shelfie, social media, toy fair, train set, trainset, TT Gauge, Western Region, wordless wednesday
Tagged Model Railroad, Model Railway, toytrain
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Feel Good Friday, A Step Away..
It’s good to take a step away from stuff. This post was to be an #FEF theme, but having been away for a few days last week mixing work with pleasure, (it can work), I thought I’d put up some … Continue reading
Posted in blog, blogging, cambrian, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, europe, feelgoodfriday, fef, friday flashback, fridayfunday, Friends, hiking, hobbies, Hobby, Inspiration, iphoneography, journey, justdoit, Layout, life, media, mindfulness, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, natural light, Photography, railroad, railway, scenery, seasons, shelfie, Sky, snow, snowdonia, social media, toy train, Uncategorized, united kingdom, Wales, walking
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Feel Good Friday Improving Bachmann’s Standard Class 5
This is the most recent part of the improvement package I’m doing on the Bachmann Standard Class 5, and as this covers the improvements made to the front bogie wheels and the chimney, sort of comes under the #fef banner! … Continue reading
Posted in Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Cameo layout, Conversion, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, EM, feelgoodfriday, fef, finescale, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, justdoit, life, makeover, man cave, Midland Region, model, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, railroad, railway, realism, repair, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelf queen, shelfie, skill, Southern Region, toy train, trainspotting, Uncategorized, Western Region
Tagged Bachmann, Hobby, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, toytrain
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Wordless Wednesday Heljan Class 47
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Cameo layout, Cavalex, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Facebook, finescale, first look, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, layout design, life, man cave, media, model, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, product news, railroad, railway, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, test, toy train, train set, trainspotting, wordless wednesday
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Noughties Bachmann Makeover Part 2
Continuing my makeover of Bachmann’s OO BR standard class five, I’ve now completed the tender conversion. The model as supplied comes with a BR1G tender and this needs converting to a BR1 type. So above is the vidjo of how … Continue reading
Posted in artist, Bachmann, blogger, British Rail, Conversion, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, justdoit, makeover, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, realism, research, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, youtube
Tagged Bachmann, british rail, Hobby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO
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2024, Motivation Monday, First One In, Fifteen Minute Heros
With the festive season officially over, twelfth night and all that, it’s been quite a good couple of weeks of getting stuff done. Over the period I was able to do some short bursts, as well as lengthier sessions in … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, blogging, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, Conversion, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, ellis clark, Exhibition, Facebook, finescale, first look, Forest of Dean, Hattons, Heaton Lodge, heljan, hero, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, layout design, life, man cave, man-cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new year, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, product news, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, research, review, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, social media, Tamiya, Toy trains, train show, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, woodland scenics
Tagged Bachmann, Hobby, Hornby, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, motivation monday, OO, trainset
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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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A noughties Bachmann Makeover
An introduction to a makeover I’m giving to a Bachmann BR Standard Class 5. The model dates from the early noughties, and still holds its own today. The overall accuracy is excellent, the shape and core dimensions are all there … Continue reading
Posted in Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Conversion, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Inspiration, journey, justdoit, life, man cave, mansplaining, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, OO, OO Gauge, planning, railroad, railway, realism, repair, research, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie, skill, Southern Region, toy train, train set, Uncategorized, Western Region, youtube
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Warley 2023 images from the trade #7 (wordless Wednesday)
BACHMANN EFE RAIL EFE RAIL N GAUGE
Posted in Bachmann, blogger, BR Blue, British Rail, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, first look, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Inspiration, man cave, media, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, railroad, railway, realism, review, scale modelling, shelf layout, toy train, train set, train show, Uncategorized, warley, wordless wednesday
Tagged Exhibition, Hobby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, wordless wednesday
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Warley 2023 images from the trade #6
MODEL RAIL MAGAZINE OXFORD RAIL It was nice to see Oxford Rail back in the room with an update of their 15T Cowans Sheldon crane. It’s is again under development with the addition of a match truck of a design … Continue reading
Posted in blog, Branch Line, British Rail, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, first look, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, man cave, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, national train show, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, OO9, Oxford rail, product news, railroad, railway, review, scale modelling, Southern Electrics, Southern Region, toy train, train set, train show, Uncategorized
Tagged Exhibition, Model Railroad, Model Railway
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