Category Archives: Forest of Dean

Bachmann 94xx Pannier Review 35-025

Posted on November 27, 2020 by bawdsey

If ever you wanted to know how to capture the functional, brooding mass of the last pannier, this is it. Bachmanns 94XX. The first thing that struck me on opening the box, (no video, sorry about that), is it just … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday, Chris Klein, Minerva Models

Posted on August 19, 2020 by bawdsey

minerva chris-klein Lovely bloke, he’ll be missed. RIP

Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DCC, dcc sound, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, gwr, Hattons, heljan, hobbies, Hobby, Inspiration, Layout, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, news, O Gauge, o scale, obituary, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, Railway Modeller, scale, scale modelling, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, train show, trainset, Wales, Western Region, wordless wednesday | 1 Comment

Throwback Thursday, The 74

Posted on May 14, 2020 by bawdsey

74xx Bachmann 64xx 31-636 It was around five years back that Bachmann brought their 64xx to market. Adding to the high and low cab variations of the 57xx family already in the range. I bought a couple for the Forest … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020, 3d, 3d printing, 64xx, 74xx, accurascale, Bachmann, bachmann 74xx, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, cambrian, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, gwr, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, man cave, mancave, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, railway, Railway Modeller, realism, research, review, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie, throwback thursday, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday Shelfie2

Posted on March 25, 2020 by bawdsey
Posted in autumn, Bachmann, black and white, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, fall, finescale, Forest of Dean, fremo, Great Western, gwr, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, iphoneography, Layout, LED, LED Lighting, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, railway, Railway Modeller, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, train show, trainset, tree, trees, Western Region, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

Dapol 57xx/96xx Pannier (Sold) 7S-007-003

Posted on November 7, 2019 by bawdsey
Posted in Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, Cameo layout, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, gwr, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, man cave, mancave, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, railway, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, Western Region | 2 Comments

Wordless Wednesday Bachmann 45

Posted on July 9, 2019 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, autumn, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Forest of Dean, Great Western, gwr, heljan, hobbies, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

Good Night and Thanks For Your Service..

Posted on June 15, 2019 by bawdsey

Well a few times I’ve mentioned on here that it’s game over. Today, it is. Developments here mean that Albion Yard has ‘left the building’. All the neat stuff has been saved, and wiring, motors and some track too. But … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019, accurascale, autumn, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, DVD, Eastern Region, Exhibition, finescale, Forest of Dean, Friends, Great Western, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, iain rice, Ian Futers, Industrial, Inspiration, justdoit, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, magazine, man cave, mancave, media, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, Nevard, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, Railway Modeller, Rapido Trains, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, social media, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, Western Region | 9 Comments

Monday Motivation (Shelfie2, First Results)

Posted on January 14, 2019 by bawdsey

This weekend was a good shakedown for Shelfie2 at the Define show. The Dinghams worked with a high degree of reliability, and generated quite a bit of interest by themselves. The stock worked well too, and we had a visitor … Continue reading →

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Thank You and Happy New Year 2019

Posted on December 31, 2018 by bawdsey

Just a quick note to wish readers a happy new year and to say thanks for taking time out of your life, to read the blog. It means a lot that you visit, it really does, and it’s a pleasant … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, 2019, accurascale, Bachmann, blog, blogger, blogging, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, canadian national, canadian pacific, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, Forest of Dean, Friends, Great Western, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, Kalmbach, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, man cave, mancave, media, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new year, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, Rapido Trains, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, social media, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, transformation tuesday, Western Region | 1 Comment

Notes from the Man Cave, Getting to Grips with Dinghams

Posted on December 29, 2018 by bawdsey

Many years back I settled on three link couplings for my rolling stock on the OO and EM layouts I’ve either made or been involved with. Their visual benefits are easy to see, but they do have a few practical … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, Cameo, Cameo layout, DCC, dcc sound, dingham, EM, Exhibition, finescale, Forest of Dean, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, kadee, Layout, man cave, mancave, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, Rapido Trains, research, review, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, wagon, Western Region, woodland scenics | 6 Comments