Category Archives: Forest of Dean

Fog in the Forest

I’ve had a couple of queries regarding the dry ice we used in some of the pictures for Model Rail 186. The photoshoot for Model Rail 186 was one of the most interesting and challenging sets I’ve ever done. The … Continue reading

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Model Rail 186

For September’s Model Rail,  https:modelrail I’ve been very fortunate and privileged to have Albion Yard featured as one of the magazine layouts and be on the front cover. Inside are some brilliant pictures from Chris Nevard http://nevardmedia and there is an unusual … Continue reading

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Exhibition Diary 2013

This year is going to be a short season starting next weekend 20th July for Albion Yard at Larkrail 2013 http:Camrail.htm The exhibition page will be updated in the next week or so with the remaining three shows the layout … Continue reading

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Is 42 really the answer to everything? …

Hornby in shock horror steam engine fiasco…. Hornby today released pictures of the ‘new’ 42xx which they claimed was all their own design. We can prove this is a lie and we the ‘foamati’ demand to know why at £119 … Continue reading

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SuperQuick Track …

Superquick? making track? Surely they make railway buildings and des rez in cardboard?, They don’t do track do they … Well, technically that’s true, but in preparation for a DVD project with Paul Lunn and Chris Walsh of Activity Media … Continue reading

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The Backscene (Railway Modeller March 2013)

One of the features of the layout that has attracted a great deal of interest is the backscene. This is a digitally printed image 14ft x 2ft. In the March 2013 Railway Modeller theres a how to article if you’re … Continue reading

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Last one out

Today has been a quiet day just tidying up a few loose ends. One of those was 3725, a Forest of Dean Pannier with the base model again being the excellent Bachmann high cab version. Its fine having a number … Continue reading

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New Product, Ain’t it Fun

So so often the word ‘fun’ is trotted out these days, well this kit is certainly proving to be enjoyable to build. It goes together as well as the seperate components look on the sprue. In my modelling time I’ve … Continue reading

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Branch Line Favourites

Tempting though it was to tear open the new Ratio GWR brick built signal box kit thats arrived for review, today I’ve spent an hour or so re-glasing a Hornby GWR Autocoach. Like some of the kits I’m disposing of … Continue reading

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Balancing Act

This week I’ve had both Albion Yard and Bawdsey up for a digital meejah project. It’s been interesting doing a compare and contrast between the two layouts and styles. They have similar footprint dimensions but have a very different execution … Continue reading

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