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Category Archives: DCC
Motivation Monday, Manitoba Quays, Minories Inspiration
One of the most recognisable layout designs most UK modellers are familiar with is Cyril Freezers ‘Minories’ layout. An inner London terminus based on the Metropolitan Line at Liverpool Street it is a very simple and effective design giving lots … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, BR Blue, Branch Line, british finescale, British Rail, Cameo layout, canada, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, layout design, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, peco bullhead, Peco TT, planning, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, research, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, Southern, Southern Electrics, Southern Region, toy train, track, track plans, train set, trainspotting, TT, TT120, Uncategorized
Tagged Bachmann, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO
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Wordless Wednesday J68
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, black and white, blog, buckjumper, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, EM, finescale, first look, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, j67, j68, j69, Layout, LNER, man cave, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, new release, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, product news, prototype, railroad, railway, realism, scale modelling, shelfie, toy train, train set, wordless wednesday
Tagged Hobby, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, review, toytrain, trainset, wordless wednesday
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Motivation Monday, Accurascale J67, J68, J69, First Look
If like me as a yoof you had an N gauge Graham Farish J69, the prototype may well hold a special place in your heart. Years later the late Iain Rice in MRJ treated us to tales of Buckjumpers and … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, buckjumper, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, EM, Exhibition, finescale, first look, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, Inspiration, j67, j68, j69, Layout, layout design, light railway, LNER, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, peco bullhead, product news, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, research, review, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, shelfie4, toy train, train set, Uncategorized, youtube
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(sold STC) Accurascale Class 37, Project Change
DCC Ready Accurascale Class 37, as new, very light use. All components included, and boiler vent fitted from spares pack. £165.00 including UK insured post, collection available from Stamford or Newark. Please contact via Facebook or though messages here.
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, British Rail, DC, DCC, dcc sound, finescale, Hornby, man cave, man-cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, OO Gauge, peco, realism, toy train, train set, trainspotting
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HELJAN CLASS 153 in OO Gauge
HELJAN announces new high specification ‘OO’ gauge Class 153 railcar and Class 155 ‘Super Sprinter’ DMU for release in 2025. With calls for a high specification, high quality ‘OO’ Class 153 growing all the time, HELJAN has responded with an … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo layout, D&E, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Eighties, finescale, first look, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, layout design, man cave, man-cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, product news, prototype, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, Uncategorized
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Wordless Wednesday, Accurascale J69
I’ll break protocol and will put words in this time, Iain Rice would have loved this one! Yep I know it’s a J68….
Posted in accurascale, b&w, Bachmann, black and white, blog, Branch Line, buckjumper, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, first look, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, Industrial, Inspiration, j69, light railway, LNER, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, product news, prototype, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, toy train, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, wordless wednesday
Tagged accurascale, Hobby, Model Railway, OO, train, wordless wednesday
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Peco OO Track, Three Minutes of Bullhead
This video is about a year old and was done for a couple of friends whom were interested in using the Peco bullhead track hence this being a very quick first look type of presentation. Around that time there were … Continue reading
Posted in 2FS, 2mm, accurascale, Bachmann, baseboards, blog, british finescale, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DC, DCC, EM, finescale, first look, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, layout design, life, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, peco bullhead, Peco SL-U1180, Peco SL-U1188, Peco SL-U1189, Peco SL-U1194, peco sl-U1295, peco sl-U1296, product news, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, review, scale, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie3, test, toy train, track, track plans, TT Gauge, Uncategorized
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First Look Dapol’s OO Hawthorn Leslie 0-4-0ST
A first look at the Dapol Hawthorn Leslie in OO. I wasn’t sure what I would make of it, Hornby’s Pecketts, and Planet Industrial’s Kerr Stuart and Rapido’s Hunslet have set high standards for anyone else to meet. I have … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, EM, finescale, first look, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Inspiration, Layout, light railway, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco bullhead, product news, Rails of Sheffield, Rapido Trains, realism, review, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, Uncategorized, unifrog, youtube
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Time After Time, Shelfie 3
It’s been a bit quiet of late on the blog and ‘socials’ as the hip dudes so refer! So here’s a quick look at a previous You Tube video of Shelfie3. Some of you may have been wondering what happened … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, baseboards, blog, BR Blue, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, DMU, Exhibition, finescale, Guyzance, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, layout design, LED Lighting, man cave, maple river, media, Midland Region, model rail, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, peco bullhead, railroad, railway, realism, saturday, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, shelfie3, shelfie4, toy train, train set, trainspotting, TT Gauge, Uncategorized
Tagged Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, peco, toytrain, train set
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Motivation Monday Railex 2024
This coming weekend at the brilliant Railex in Aylesbury has given the opportunity at short notice to exhibit Shelfie2. Due to circumstances beyond their control one of the layouts had to cancel, and with help from some good friends, I … Continue reading
Posted in 2FS, 2mm, accurascale, Bachmann, blogger, BR Blue, brassmasters, British Rail, Cameo layout, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, dingham, EM, Exhibition, finescale, Guyzance, heljan, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, layout design, life, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, OO Gauge, peco, Railex, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie2, shelfie3, shelfie4, skill, toy train, train set, train show, Uncategorized, wild swan
Tagged Exhibition, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Railex, railroad, train, train set
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