Category Archives: decals

The Impressionists ..

Posted on June 15, 2012 by bawdsey

These are the latest vehicles for Albion Yard, two kits that have been sitting around for a while. One thing I regularly do is make a short cut to achieve an improved visual appearance, whilst not getting bogged down with too … Continue reading →

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Bank Holiday Workings

Posted on June 5, 2012 by bawdsey

This bank holiday gave me a few opportunities to do some extra work for Albion Yard. One of the things I want to do is to establish the layout in the Forest of Dean with some more visual clues. The … Continue reading →

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The Curse of Albion Yard …

Posted on June 1, 2012 by bawdsey

Railex 2012 Review ‘The Curse of Albion Yard’ The weekend potentially started with very bad news, and nearly ended that way too! Wednesday was a day I was looking forward to finalising a few details and getting the train set … Continue reading →

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Railex Thank You

Posted on May 28, 2012 by bawdsey

Just a quick line to say thank you to those that dropped by and said hello, and passed comments about the layout to myself and my team over the weekend. Al, Ian, Pete and myself enjoyed the show, the company … Continue reading →

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FCUK (16 Tons of French Connection in the Forest)

Posted on May 19, 2012 by bawdsey

One of the noticeable things in Forest of Dean images is the variety of apparently similar mineral wagons. I have a good few of the Bachmann varieties which have taken precedence gradually over the Airfix mineral wagon kit of the … Continue reading →

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All the same, but different …

Posted on May 10, 2012 by bawdsey

One of the key features in setting a scene for a model railway is in choosing what stock and locomotives you run. Do this right and you can enhance the overall appearance of your train set. When Albion Yard was … Continue reading →

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‘Trinity’ 08 Brassmaster Rods

Posted on March 4, 2012 by bawdsey

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 →

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Bachmann/Brassmasters/Shawplan Trinity 08

Posted on February 26, 2012 by bawdsey

Not quite the holy trinity, but a decent place to start. Many years ago when t’interweb was a bunch of MSN chatrooms and Yahoo groups with people in effect emailing each other abuse, I did a makeover of four Bachmann 08’s, one … Continue reading →

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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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Rust & Dirt

Posted on November 27, 2011 by bawdsey

I often get asked what mediums I use for my paint finishes, they are really pretty simple, easy to obtain supplies from good quality art and model shops. Firstly I tend not to skimp on the cost of paint/mediums or … Continue reading →

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