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Category Archives: DCC
DC Control Freak
Over the past week or so there been some concurrent internet discussions regarding the latest RTR releases and what DC controller is the best to use if you’re not using DCC. This discussion has been rumbling around for a few … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blogger, british finescale, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, exactrail, finescale, fremo, Gaugemaster, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, inglenook, layout design, life, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, railroad, Rails of Sheffield, railway, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, train set, trainset, TT, TT120, Uncategorized
Tagged HO, Model Railroad, Model Railway, o scale, OO, toytrain, trainset
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Throwback to Accurascale’s GWR 57xx (Warley 2023)
Over the past few weeks I’ve been revisiting my layout building plans and aspirations, having worked over a Bachmann 3F ‘Jinty’ for a future bookazine article. That tasking took me back to the makeovers I’ve done in the past on … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blogging, British Rail, cambrian, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, EM, Exhibition, finescale, first look, Forest of Dean, Great Western, gwr, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Inspiration, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, pannier, peco, product news, railroad, railway, scale, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, Swindon, throwback thursday, thursday throwback, toy train, train set, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region
Tagged accurascale, Bachmann, Forest of Dean, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, pannier, throwback thursday
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#FEF
There are some models that just ‘do it’, and the past week or so has had me just enjoying the Accurascale class 31. It’s funny how those connections work, 31’s aren’t the glamorous express, high profile engines, but almost the … Continue reading
Posted in #FEF, accurascale, Bachmann, black and white, BR Blue, British Rail, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, fef, finescale, friday flashback, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, prototype, scale modelling, seventies, shelfie, Toy trains, train, train set, Uncategorized
Tagged accurascale, Bachmann, Hornby, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, toy train
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Wordless Wednesday, Accurascale Class 31
Posted in accurascale, b&w, black and white, blog, BR Blue, British Rail, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, iphoneography, layout design, man cave, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, peco bullhead, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, train set, trainspotting, TT120, wordless wednesday
Tagged HO, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, photography, railroad, realism, realistic, shelfie, toytrain, wordless wednesday
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Transformation Tuesday, Peco Bullhead, The List..
I’m pretty certain I’m one of the few, apart from Peco, who has taken time out to try a large number of ready to run products through the Peco Code 75 bullhead track, points and crossings. At the time of … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Airfix, Bachmann, blog, DC, DCC, djm, exactrail, Hattons, heljan, HO, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, kr models, layout design, man cave, mancave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, peco bullhead, Peco SL-U1180, Peco SL-U1188, Peco SL-U1189, Peco SL-U1194, peco sl-U1295, peco sl-U1296, product news, Railway Modeller, Rapido Trains, research, samhongsa, shelfie, television, track, Uncategorized, wagon
Tagged Bachmann, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, peco, peco bullhead, train
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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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#FEF Shelfie 4
Prepping Maple River for the NEC exhibition this November I took the opportunity to get one of those shelf queens finished. This Proto2000 HO switcher was last worked on in 2018, I won’t be alone in having shelf queens that … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, america, b&w, Bachmann, black and white, blog, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, Exhibition, fef, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, layout design, man cave, maple river, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, NEC, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, Peco TT, railroad, railway, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelf queen, shelfie, shelfie4, toy train, train set, TT120, Uncategorized, woodland scenics
Tagged Canada, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, toytrain
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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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Scalefourum 2024
Scaleforum is one if those shows I rarely miss. For me it has generally kicked off the autumn season of shows, with the run up to the NEC show at the end of November and Madchester in early December. For … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, brassmasters, british finescale, British Rail, Cameo layout, Cancer, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, Exhibition, finescale, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, Ian Futers, Inspiration, Layout, layout design, life, light railway, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, national train show, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, scaleforum, toy train, train show, TT Gauge, Uncategorized
Tagged ho scale, Hobby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, model-railroading, model-trains, trains
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Wordless Wednesday Hymek
Posted in accurascale, b&w, Bachmann, black and white, blog, BR Blue, British Rail, Cameo layout, Conversion, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, peco bullhead, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie3, toy train, train set, TT120, Western Region, wordless wednesday
Tagged Bachmann, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railway, OO, wordless wednesday
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