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Category Archives: Forest of Dean
Notes from the Man Cave, Getting to Grips with Dinghams
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
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Throwback Thursday (Space Connections Part 1)
This hobby covers a good spectrum of social aspects, most modellers I know aren’t club members but either work alone or in small groups. ‘Space’ in the UK is often at a premium and frequently costly, so it’s no surprise … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo layout, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, Forest of Dean, fremo, fremo module, Friends, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, life, man cave, mancave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, Rapido Trains, research, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, throwback thursday, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, usa, Welsh Marches, Western Region
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Throwback Thursday, (Illuminating Shelfie2)
These images are about two years old, I find that surprising because sometimes time seems to stand still with a layout, despite progress being made. Shelfie2 has had a bit of a Byzantine journey, ranging from a North Wales DMU … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, autumn, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, dingham, Eastern Region, Eighties, Exhibition, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, gwr, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, LED, LED Lighting, life, LMS, LNER, man cave, mancave, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, northumberland, O Gauge, o scale, OO, Oxford rail, peco, Rapido Trains, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, seasons, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, Southern Region, throwback thursday, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, tree, trees, Uncategorized, Western Region, woodland, woodland scenics, woods
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Warley images number 1 Peco
Peco’s new OO crossings as 3D EP prints. Latest news is in tooling, anticipated first quarter 2019.
Posted in 3d, 3d printing, accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Exhibition, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, gwr, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, iphoneography, Layout, LMS, LNER, man cave, mancave, media, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, product news, Rapido Trains, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, Southern, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Western Region
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Lights, Camera, Action..
This week I’ve been scratching my head quite a bit. Shelfie2 is reaching the final assembly stage. I’ve decided to go ‘hands free’ operation and have spent a good bit of time getting Dingham couplings to work, which I’ll write … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, Chris Nevard, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, dingham, Eastern Region, Exhibition, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, iphoneography, Layout, LED, LED Lighting, LMS, LNER, man cave, mancave, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, Nevard, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, paint, peco, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie1, shelfie2, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, tree, trees, Uncategorized, Western Region, woodland, woodland scenics
Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Canon G10, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, toytrain, trainset
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Hattons 14xx Finale
Well here it is, the end game has been played for this one I think. It’s been a frustrating journey for such a pretty model. Starting with my initial thoughts here https://albionyard.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/hattons-djm-14xx-review-h1410/, and the subsequent trials and tribulations with the … Continue reading
Posted in 14xx, 48xx, 58xx, accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, djm, Eastern Region, Exhibition, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, gwr, H1410, Hattons, heljan, HO, Hornby, iphoneography, Layout, llangunllo, LMS, LNER, man cave, mancave, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, New Radnor, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, Rapido Trains, review, scale, scale modelling, shelfie1, shelfie2, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region
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Wordless Wednesday ( Hattons 14xx 48xx 58xx)
Hattons 14xx H1409 H1412 H1410 H1416
Posted in 14xx, 48xx, 58xx, Airfix, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, djm, Eastern Region, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, gwr, H1410, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, New Radnor, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, scale, scale modelling, Southern Region, Swindon, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region, wordless wednesday
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Throwback Thursday Trees
Earlier in the year I was in the Mancave looking at the changeover between the 3D model and the backscene. Today’s seen quite a change.. As we’re getting into the Autumn I spend a good amount of time looking at … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DCC, dcc sound, dingham, Eastern Region, Exhibition, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Industrial, iphoneography, Layout, life, llangunllo, LMS, LNER, man cave, mancave, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, New Radnor, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie2, Southern Region, throwback thursday, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, tree, trees, Uncategorized, Welsh Marches, Western Region, woodland, woodland scenics, woods
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Wordless Wednesday
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
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Throwback Thursday, Fifteen Minute Heroes, How to Gain Weight
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
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