Category Archives: Eastern Region

Wordless Wednesday (one for a mate)

Posted on August 22, 2018 by bawdsey
Posted in blog, Branch Line, Eastern Region, EM, finescale, Friends, Great Western, heljan, hero, HO, hobbies, Hornby, humour, Inspiration, Kalmbach, Layout, life, llangunllo, LMS, LNER, media, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, New Radnor, Old school, Photography, research, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, skill, Southern, Southern Region, Swindon, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region, wild swan, wordless wednesday | 1 Comment

Wordless Wednesday

Posted on August 8, 2018 by bawdsey
Posted in Bachmann, bawdsey, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, EM, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, iphoneography, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, Photography, Rapido Trains, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

Heljans OO Class 25 in Shades of Grey

Posted on July 6, 2018 by bawdsey

HELJAN UNVEILS ‘OO’ GAUGE CLASS 25/3 AND ‘ETHEL’ FOR 2019 All-new Derby/Sulzer Type 2 in ‘OO’ to follow the ‘O’ gauge version. Ten versions in development – PLUS first-ever ready-to-haul (RTH) ‘OO’ models of ETHEL train heating units! Development work … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, feelgoodfriday, finescale, fridayfunday, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Ian Futers, Layout, Midland Region, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, Rapido Trains, research, scale, scale modelling, Scotland, Scottish Region, shades of grey, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, Western Region | 4 Comments

Wordless Wednesday (Shelfie)

Posted on June 20, 2018 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, canon, Canon G10, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, Great Western, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, iain rice, Industrial, Layout, LMS, LNER, mancave, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, Photography, Rapido Trains, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, trees, Western Region, wordless wednesday | 1 Comment

Heljan’s O Gauge Class 50

Posted on June 7, 2018 by bawdsey

Heljan have kindly sent across images of the engineering prototype for their O gauge British Rail Class 50. As usual at this stage, it’s an early prototype and subject to change. Some details have already been identified for improvement. Release … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, British Rail, DCC, Eastern Region, Eighties, finescale, Great Western, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, research, review, scale, scale modelling, Scotland, Scottish Region, Southern, Southern Electrics, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region | 2 Comments

Wordless Wednesday Heljan 07’s (2902 2911)

Posted on June 6, 2018 by bawdsey
Posted in 2900, 2904, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, Rapido Trains, review, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, Southern, Southern Electrics, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

Accurascale, Transformation Tuesday!

Posted on May 29, 2018 by bawdsey

When your 21 year old daughter says ‘that looks nice, what is it?’ it’s an indication that the box, at the very least is ‘on message’. Not only that but SWMBO, or ‘the wife’ as I know her, mentions it … Continue reading →

Posted in acc1001-huo-b, acc1003-huo-d, accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, djm, Eastern Region, finescale, HO, hobbies, Hornby, huo, Industrial, Layout, LMS, LNER, man cave, mancave, Midland Region, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Rapido Trains, review, scale modelling, Scotland, Scottish Region, shelfie2, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, wagon, Western Region | 11 Comments

Throwback Thursday, Fifteen Minute Heroes, How to Gain Weight

Posted on May 17, 2018 by bawdsey

It’s been a while since I posted a Fifteen Minute Hero, a couple of years at least! One of the things I want to do with Shelfie2 is to have it hands free operation, so with that in mind I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, dingham, Eastern Region, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, LMS, LNER, man cave, Midland Region, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, northumberland, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie2, Southern Region, throwback thursday, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, wagon, Western Region | Leave a comment

Notes from the Mancave, Dingham Delights

Posted on May 16, 2018 by bawdsey

Today I’ve been putting together, and trial fitting Dingham electromagnetic couplers. These are them fitted to a Bachmann 08. They’re a bit fiddly to assemble, but the instructions are clear and give good hints and tips on their use. I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DCC, dcc sound, dingham, Eastern Region, Eighties, Exhibition, finescale, hobbies, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, man cave, mancave, media, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, wagon, Western Region | 3 Comments

Wordless Wednesday (visitors)

Posted on April 18, 2018 by bawdsey
Posted in 3f, Bachmann, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DCC, dcc sound, djm, Eastern Region, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, HO, hobbies, Hornby, iphoneography, Layout, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie2, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, waterslide, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment