Category Archives: DCC

Wordless Wednesday (Cat checks out Rapido 1200’s and 3800’s)

Posted on July 25, 2018 by bawdsey

And is even more astonished when shown the fugly GMD-1…

Posted in Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, cat, DCC, dcc sound, film, finescale, flying scotsman, gmd-1, Great Western, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, humour, iphone, iphoneography, kadee, Kalmbach, life, LMS, LNER, media, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, Rapido Trains, scale modelling, Scottish Region, Southern, Southern Region, sw1200rs, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, True North, Union Pacific, Western Region, wordless wednesday | 3 Comments

Heljans OO Class 25 in Shades of Grey

Posted on July 6, 2018 by bawdsey

HELJAN UNVEILS ‘OO’ GAUGE CLASS 25/3 AND ‘ETHEL’ FOR 2019 All-new Derby/Sulzer Type 2 in ‘OO’ to follow the ‘O’ gauge version. Ten versions in development – PLUS first-ever ready-to-haul (RTH) ‘OO’ models of ETHEL train heating units! Development work … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, feelgoodfriday, finescale, fridayfunday, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Ian Futers, Layout, Midland Region, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, Rapido Trains, research, scale, scale modelling, Scotland, Scottish Region, shades of grey, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, Western Region | 4 Comments

Wordless Wednesday 4th July, Faded & F…..!

Posted on July 4, 2018 by bawdsey
Posted in 4th july, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, Cameo layout, DCC, dcc sound, finescale, HO, hobbies, Hornby, iain rice, independance day, iphoneography, Kalmbach, Layout, life, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Rapido Trains, scale, scale modelling, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, True North, Uncategorized, usa, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday (Shelfie)

Posted on June 20, 2018 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, canon, Canon G10, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, Great Western, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, iain rice, Industrial, Layout, LMS, LNER, mancave, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, Photography, Rapido Trains, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, trees, Western Region, wordless wednesday | 1 Comment

Heljan’s O Gauge Class 50

Posted on June 7, 2018 by bawdsey

Heljan have kindly sent across images of the engineering prototype for their O gauge British Rail Class 50. As usual at this stage, it’s an early prototype and subject to change. Some details have already been identified for improvement. Release … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, British Rail, DCC, Eastern Region, Eighties, finescale, Great Western, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, research, review, scale, scale modelling, Scotland, Scottish Region, Southern, Southern Electrics, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region | 2 Comments

Wordless Wednesday Heljan 07’s (2902 2911)

Posted on June 6, 2018 by bawdsey
Posted in 2900, 2904, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, Rapido Trains, review, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, Southern, Southern Electrics, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

Motivation Monday Transfer Transformers

Posted on May 21, 2018 by bawdsey

A few years back my brother got hold of a couple of Kadee 40ft boxcars, and I weathered one. It was ok but not really one that I could get enthused about, so I tried doing a patched out livery. … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, DCC, dcc sound, decals, finescale, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, iphoneography, kadee, Kalmbach, Layout, life, man cave, mancave, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, Ontario, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, Rapido Trains, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, True North, Uncategorized, waterslide | 1 Comment

Notes from the Mancave, Dingham Delights

Posted on May 16, 2018 by bawdsey

Today I’ve been putting together, and trial fitting Dingham electromagnetic couplers. These are them fitted to a Bachmann 08. They’re a bit fiddly to assemble, but the instructions are clear and give good hints and tips on their use. I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DCC, dcc sound, dingham, Eastern Region, Eighties, Exhibition, finescale, hobbies, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, man cave, mancave, media, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, wagon, Western Region | 3 Comments

Wordless Wednesday (visitors)

Posted on April 18, 2018 by bawdsey
Posted in 3f, Bachmann, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DCC, dcc sound, djm, Eastern Region, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, HO, hobbies, Hornby, iphoneography, Layout, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie2, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, waterslide, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Letter from the ManCave

Posted on April 4, 2018 by bawdsey

This evening I’ve had Shelfie2 out on scaffolding trestles in the main room of the mancave. Normally this is occupied by a car, I know, weirdo eh? Still, having the space clear for a while has allowed me to put … Continue reading →

Posted in Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, iphoneography, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, man cave, mancave, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie, shelfie2, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, tree, trees, Uncategorized, Western Region, woodland, woods | 1 Comment