Category Archives: Forest of Dean

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 →

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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 →

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Throwback Thursday (Space Connections Part 1)

Posted on December 27, 2018 by bawdsey

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 →

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Throwback Thursday, (Illuminating Shelfie2)

Posted on November 29, 2018 by bawdsey

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 →

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Warley images number 1 Peco

Posted on November 24, 2018 by bawdsey

Peco’s new OO crossings as 3D EP prints. Latest news is in tooling, anticipated first quarter 2019.

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Lights, Camera, Action..

Posted on November 23, 2018 by bawdsey

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 →

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Hattons 14xx Finale

Posted on November 17, 2018 by bawdsey

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 →

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Wordless Wednesday ( Hattons 14xx 48xx 58xx)

Posted on October 10, 2018 by bawdsey

Hattons 14xx H1409 H1412 H1410 H1416

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Throwback Thursday Trees

Posted on October 4, 2018 by bawdsey

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 →

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on August 8, 2018 by bawdsey
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 | Leave a comment