Category Archives: Exhibition

Warley 2023 images from the trade #6

MODEL RAIL MAGAZINE OXFORD RAIL It was nice to see Oxford Rail back in the room with an update of their 15T Cowans Sheldon crane. It’s is again under development with the addition of a match truck of a design … Continue reading

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Warley 2023 images from the trade #5

CLARK RAILWORKS ELLIS CLARK TRAINS

Posted in blog, British Rail, clark rail works, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, ellis clark, Exhibition, finescale, first look, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Inspiration, LMS, LNER, man cave, media, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, national train show, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, product news, prototype, railroad, railway, realism, review, scale modelling, Scottish Region, toy train, train set, train show, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Warley 2023 Images from the trade #4

RAPIDO TRAINS UK As with the Dapol 14T tank wagon these GWR B-Set coaches are of interest for my Forest of Dean project. Whilst not specific to the lines in question to passenger services finishing before my core interest period, … Continue reading

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Warley 2023 images from the trade #3

DAPOL The Dapol stand was quite difficult to get non reflective images from, this 14T tank wagon in an appropriate Forest of Dean colour scheme grabs my interest immediately. The big Forest of Dean project is still kicking around in … Continue reading

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Warley 2023 images from the trade #2

HELJAN There are some models that have that X factor, I don’t have any significant interest in O gauge, I have no connection at all to the 153 DMU class, I’ve never even ridden in one that I recall, yet … Continue reading

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Warley 2023 images from the trade #1

REVOLUTION

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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

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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 | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday (The Wheat Sheaf)

Posted in america, americana, Bachmann, baseboards, blogger, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, Canadian, canadian national, canadian pacific, dcc sound, decals, Eighties, exactrail, Exhibition, free-mo, fremo, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Industrial, Layout, layout design, man cave, maple river, media, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, research, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie4, test, toy train, train show, TT Gauge, usa, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

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

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