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Category Archives: DCC
Railex Preparations Vol II
These are the latest scenic items coming off the bench in preparation for Railex. They are a straightforward build of a Howard Scenics ‘house back’ kit, and two trees, one complete with foliage and the other the bare structure awaiting … Continue reading
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, Canon G10, Chris Nevard, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, OO Gauge, research, Scottish Region, Southern Region, Uncategorized, Wales, Western Region
Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO
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Railex Preparations Vol I
Over the next couple of weeks or so I’ll be burning some midnight oil as Railex at Aylesbury approaches. The layout will be assembelled as its been stored for five months or so and tested. In the intervening period I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in 3f, Airfix, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, Canon G10, Chris Nevard, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Nevard, New Radnor, OO Gauge, research, Scottish Region, Southern Region, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region
Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO
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Fifteen Minute Heroes
Ever thought I’ve only got fifteen minutes, not enough time to do anything with that, well this new page will hopefully show one or two of my fast jobs that make a difference. They’re not much, but all become a … Continue reading
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, Chris Nevard, DCC, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Ian Futers, Layout, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, OO Gauge, research, Scottish Region, Southern Region, Western Region
Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Exhibition, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, photography
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‘Trinity’ 08 Brassmaster Rods
Heres a quick step by step on how to do the conversion. This isn’t the Brassmasters version as they assume a wheelchange too, which if you’re doing EM/S4 is the most likely way forward. I didn’t want the expense of … Continue reading
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, Canon G10, Chris Nevard, DCC, dcc sound, decals, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Ian Futers, Layout, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, OO Gauge, Scottish Region, Southern Region, Uncategorized, Western Region
Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Hobby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO
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3f Jinty
It’s just about a year ago that I wrote about working over a selection of Bachmann’s very good Fowler 3F Jinties, also known as Jocko’s. Heres the ‘starter for ten’, the best RTR version to date, and a very good … Continue reading
Posted in 3f, Airfix, Bachmann, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, Chris Nevard, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, Ian Futers, Layout, life, LMS, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, OO Gauge, review, Uncategorized
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The Start Line
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
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, book, Canon G10, Chris Nevard, DCC, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, hobbies, Hornby, Ian Futers, Kalmbach, Layout, library, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Photography, research, review, Uncategorized
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Today’s the day they’re …
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
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, book, canon, Canon G10, Chris Nevard, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, hobbies, Hornby, Ian Futers, Kalmbach, Layout, Manchester, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Photography, review, Uncategorized
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Modification Mungus
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
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, book, Canon G10, Chris Nevard, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, hobbies, Hornby, Ian Futers, Kalmbach, Layout, life, Manchester, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Photography, review
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