Category Archives: DCC

Waterslide decal II

Posted on January 28, 2012 by bawdsey

Waterslide Decal Application Many of us at some time have had that moment when we’ve completed the model we’ve been working on and been let down by the decals supplied, often this has been the backing carrier film showing (silvering), … Continue reading →

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The Start Line

Posted on November 19, 2011 by bawdsey

We are very fortunate that the history of the British Isles railway system has generally been very well documented through the years. There are exceptions of course, and when you start doing detailed research on well known lines and or … Continue reading →

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Today’s the day they’re …

Posted on September 30, 2011 by bawdsey

Today will be interesting. I’ll find out if the layout fits in the car. Breaking the layout down was entertaining as the mods listed in yesterdays post were sort of built one on top of the other, I knew how … Continue reading →

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Modification Mungus

Posted on September 28, 2011 by bawdsey

The layout is pretty much complete for the show, but any of those few that have actually visited and seen the layout over it’s life won’t be surprised to know that even today, I’m still moving buildings and changing viewpoints … Continue reading →

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Pannier Progress

Posted on September 18, 2011 by bawdsey

I make no apologies for another image of 3737, it’s one of my favourite locomotives. It’s basically the Bachmann Branchlines OO model that I’ve re-numbered weathered and today spent an hour opening the rear cab doors and windows. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Manchester 2011 Preparations

Posted on September 17, 2011 by bawdsey

It seems odd that almost a year to the day on the ‘Bawdsey’ blog I was writing about the final preparations for taking that layout to Manchester. A year on I find myself in a similar position. I’m now into … Continue reading →

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DCC Sound Bachmann Pannier

Posted on July 19, 2011 by bawdsey

This article was originally written for the Railway Modeller magazine to look at how easy it was to fit a DCC sound system to a small locomotive and in 2007, was one of the first such installations of its type. … Continue reading →

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3F’s, Fowler, Finescale, and F …

Posted on February 2, 2011 by bawdsey

This evening I’ve started on a Brassmasters 3F Jinty upgrade. The idea behind this is for a Gloucestershire based BLT layout based on Barry Norman’s plan of Dursley. Hopefully it’ll provide a showcase for a couple of new ideas on … Continue reading →

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New Directions

Posted on January 23, 2011 by bawdsey

Albion Yard is just one of the projects I have under way at the moment, surprisingly it’s been in progress for about eight years! This blog was initially to record the progress of the work I did for the layout, … Continue reading →

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Reprise III

Posted on September 12, 2010 by bawdsey

The planning is now pretty much finalised, a single line extension to one of the sidings. The useful feature of having detachable buildings is that I can re-arrange them to suit a new scenario. Above you get an idea of … Continue reading →

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