Category Archives: Eastern Region

19th Nervous Breakdown

Posted on March 24, 2014 by bawdsey

With just a day to go before filming and still work to do, I’ll probably be on my 29th let alone 19th by the end of the week! Pretty much everything else is done, Paul Lunn has worked the ‘storyline’ … Continue reading →

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Dead Line

Posted on March 23, 2014 by bawdsey

With filming commencing this week on a layout planning DVD, myself and Paul Lunn are beavering away to get everything complete. This is Wharfedale Road, a ‘shelfie’ I’ve built for the filming and have a day or so left to … Continue reading →

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Western Wanderers

Posted on March 17, 2014 by bawdsey

This weekend I’ve been immersed in western region influences. I’d always wanted to get hold of a 97xx either the K’s kit or at a push one of the Korean brass imports made in the 80’s by Samhongsa. This weekend … Continue reading →

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Wales in Nottinghamshire

Posted on March 15, 2014 by bawdsey

This weekend no shelfies for me, it’s a big trainset , Aberbeeg, 70’s South Wales in scale7 at the Nottingham show.

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It’s all over now …

Posted on November 29, 2013 by bawdsey

Warley, the final frontier, Captain Slogg etc etc. Well the layout very nearly was matchwood let alone a log on last Thursday afternoon. On test set up, I always do one prior to an exhibition, the layout had developed an … Continue reading →

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Warley & The Digital Backscene

Posted on November 22, 2013 by bawdsey

This weekend is the final show for the layout, and we are stand B50 at the NEC Warley show. One of the main features of the layout is the backscene, which is a digital print. It is one of the … Continue reading →

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The Canadians are coming!

Posted on November 21, 2013 by bawdsey

Just a quick update, yesterday, after an interesting drive across the top the pennines, through snow and snow showers, I and some other enthusiasts were treated to a presentation of the Canadian Company Rapido, Jason Shron was a very engaging … Continue reading →

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Modelling Grassland and Landscape Detailing (Review)

Posted on November 6, 2013 by bawdsey

Modelling Grassland and Landscape Detailing Price: 24.95 Published by Wild Swan Publications 2013 ISBN : 978 1 908763 068 Written by Gordon Gravett This book written by Gordon Gravett, is the third dealing specifically with the techniques he and his … Continue reading →

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You can’t always get what you want

Posted on October 30, 2013 by bawdsey

Well it’s true, not just in the world of toy trains, but life. One common wail across the interweb and to a degree at shows I’ve been to is the comment I’m waiting for such and such to be made, … Continue reading →

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Mark One Suburbia

Posted on October 16, 2013 by bawdsey

One of the typical coaches for the British Rail era that covered commuter and suburban train stock is the British Rail Mk1 suburban coaches. There are two manufacturers in 4mm scale that produce this as ready to run, Bachmann and … Continue reading →

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