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Category Archives: DCC
The Art of Railway Modelling, James Hilton (Book Review)
The Art of Railway Modelling £18.50 Wild Swan Books Ltd ISBN 9 781912 038558 The Art of Railway Modelling” by James Hilton is a very different look at the captivating world of railway modelling. James, an experienced modeller himself, shares … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, americana, Art, art reference, artist, Bachmann, baseboards, blogging, book, book review, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, Exhibition, finescale, freelance, HO, ho scale, Hobby, Industrial, Inspiration, Layout, layout design, life, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, planning, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, reference, research, review, scale modelling, shelf layout, track, track plans, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, united kingdom, wild swan
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The Vicarious Modeller
I had one of those messages from a good friend recently. You know one of those that makes you think, sending you off on a path you’ve never previously considered, they said ; another one of those projects I can’t … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blogging, British Rail, cycling, dapol, DC, DCC, Facebook, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, instagram, journey, life, man cave, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, repair, scale modelling, social media, toy train, youtube
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Wordless Wednesday Shelfie 2 (Guyzance)
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, black and white, Branch Line, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, Eighties, fall, finescale, freelance, Hattons, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hornby, Industrial, iphoneography, Layout, LED Lighting, man cave, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, peco bullhead, railroad, railway, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, TT Gauge, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday
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Monday Motivation ‘Sable’
Many of us will have the SABLE (Stash Aquired Beyond Life Expectancy) pile. Actually mine is quite manageable, at one time I did have a collection of plastic kits that with brutal realism wasn’t going to get built, and they … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, autumn, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo layout, Conversion, DC, DCC, Eighties, finescale, freelance, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hornby, Industrial, instagram, layout design, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, paint, peco, planet industrials, railroad, railway, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie2, Tamiya, toy train, TT Gauge
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Motivation Monday
Sometimes just flicking through the pictures taken during projects is a useful little reminder of how things have gone, and a prompt for going. The image above is of Shelfie4 in March 23. It’s a key picture, almost a milestone … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, b&w, Bachmann, black and white, blog, Cameo, Cameo layout, Canadian, Chris Nevard, DC, DCC, dcc sound, finescale, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, justdoit, Layout, layout design, life, maple river, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, Nevard, nottinghamshire, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, shelfie3, shelfie4, train show, TT Gauge, Uncategorized
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Wordless Wednesday Shelfie 4 Shapeshifter
Posted in b&w, Bachmann, black and white, blog, BR Blue, British Rail, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, finescale, heljan, HO, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, man cave, maple river, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monochrome, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, toy train, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday
Posted in accurascale, america, americana, Bachmann, blogger, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, Canadian, canadian national, canadian pacific, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, exactrail, Exhibition, finescale, free-mo, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, Industrial, kadee, Layout, man cave, maple river, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, national train show, nmra, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie4, toy train, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday
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Monday Motivation Scenery
This was a few months back, initial track laying and ballasting done, and no backscene of lighting rig. At this point I knew I’d have foreground water, just not how much or how I’d represent it. A few months on … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, america, americana, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, DC, DCC, dcc sound, exactrail, Exhibition, finescale, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, inglenook, Kalmbach, Layout, LED, light railway, man cave, maple river, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, nmra, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, OO9, railroad, railroad model craftsman, railway, realism, scale modelling, scenery, shelfie, shelfie4, tangent, toy train, track plans, TT Gauge, Uncategorized
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Groundwork Shelfie 4
It might seem odd to be talking about ground work with a picture like the one above. The reality is that the structures above are ‘placed’ for the photograph, and the eye level viewpoint disguises this. This is the reality … Continue reading
Posted in ak interactive, america, americana, Bachmann, baseboards, blog, Branch Line, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, DC, DCC, dcc sound, exactrail, Exhibition, finescale, free-mo, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Industrial, kadee, Layout, layout design, LED Lighting, light railway, man cave, maple river, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, planning, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, saturday, scale, scale modelling, scenery, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, tangent, toy train, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, woodland scenics
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Shelfie4 Progress
Having been made redundant late last year, things slowed a little on the modelling front. However, I am now progressing with Shelfie4 and am currently working the building locations and physical sizes. Once I’m satisfied with them it’ll be a … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, america, americana, Bachmann, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, DCC, dcc sound, exactrail, Exhibition, finescale, HO, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, kadee, Kalmbach, Layout, layout design, man cave, maple river, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, planning, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, scale, shelfie, shelfie3, shelfie4, toy train, train set, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, usa, woodland scenics
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