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Category Archives: Great Western
64xx Small Change …
Well having had a look recently at the 64xx, I’ve now started work on one of them to put it into the last batch of 6430 onwards, No 6433 in fact. The cab is the first bit and then its … Continue reading
Posted in Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, DCC, dcc sound, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, OO Gauge, research, Western Region
Tagged 31-635, 31-636, 31-637, Bachmann, blog, Forest of Dean, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, media, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, Railway Modeller
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Pannier Capers & the 64xx
In amongst the flurry of Hornbys releases over the first quarter Bachmann released their latest Great Western design, Colletts 64xx 0-6-0T Pannier. These were a derivative of the earlier 54xx, very much the same engine but with larger diameter wheels. … Continue reading
Posted in Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, critic, DCC, dcc sound, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, research, review, social media, Uncategorized, Western Region
Tagged 31-635, 31-636, 31-637, 64xx, Bachmann, Branch Line, Canon, Forest of Dean, Hobby, Hornby, media, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, Railway Modeller
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Wordless Wednesday 87xx
Posted in Bachmann, blog, blogger, Branch Line, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, iphone, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, research, social media, Western Region, wordless wednesday
Tagged Model Railroad, Model Railway, toytrain, toytrainset, wordless wednesday
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Hornby. Hitting the right notes in 2015?
Well it’s very nearly a year since the last foam filled festival of angst and fundamentalist fervor. In one sleeps time will Hornby hit the right notes with, (allegedly), two new steam engine projects, a passenger coach, (singular), and a … Continue reading
Posted in Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, christmas, DCC, dcc sound, djm, Eastern Region, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, LNER, magazine, media, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, n gauge, Nevard, OO Gauge, Rapido Trains, research, Scottish Region, social media, Southern Region, Western Region, wordless wednesday
Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, djm, HO, Hobby, Hornby, hornby 2015, life, media, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, Railway Modeller, Rapido
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Severn & Dean
You’ll note a new page on the blog, this is to cover the larger layout project, the post below is the first page entry. Today’s been an interesting day having the privilege of watching Chris Nevard http://nevardmedia take pictures of … Continue reading
Posted in Branch Line, Chris Nevard, DCC, dcc sound, Forest of Dean, Great Western, history, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, life, magazine, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Photography, research, shelfie, Uncategorized, Western Region
Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, Railway Modeller
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Destination Anywhere
Well, its more destination ‘AnyRail’, than anywhere actually, https://www.anyrail.com and that’s where some of the schematic plan above has come from. More of that later .. I’m at one of those stages where you have a number of ideas/projects all running … Continue reading
Posted in DCC, dcc sound, Forest of Dean, Great Western, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, research, Welsh Marches, Western Region
Tagged anyrail, Branch Line, dean, Forest of Dean, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, peco, plan, Railway Modeller, severn, track plan, western
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Space, The Final Frontier II …
Last night I had the real privilege of meeting a hero, they, (whoever ‘they’ are), say you should never meet your hero’s for fear of disappointment, but this was a real pleasure. The hero wasn’t a person, but a layout, … Continue reading
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, blogging, Branch Line, British Rail, Chris Nevard, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hero, history, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, library, life, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Railex, research, Scottish Region, shelfie, Southern Region, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region
Tagged Albion Yard, Bachmann, Branch Line, Buckingham, Buckingham EM, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Godwins law, HO, Hobby, Hornby, humour, Layout, media, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, Railex, Railway Modeller, Tony Gee, Tony Koester
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THIRTY!
Tonight, thirty years ago, as the doors closed at Scaleforum, Paul Karau, Gerry Beale and Bob Barlow arguably instigated one of the biggest changes in the UK’s model railway publishing, with the decision to produce a magazine dedicated to ‘finescale’ … Continue reading
Posted in Bachmann, blog, blogger, Exhibition, Great Western, history, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, magazine, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, Nevard, OO Gauge, research, review, Scottish Region, social media, Southern Region, Uncategorized, Western Region
Tagged analogue, archive, blog, Branch Line, finescale, HO, Hobby, Layout, life, media, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, publishing, Railway Modeller
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New! 1st Hornby King image online!
Link to first royalty free image of Hornby King! Hornby King
Posted in Bachmann, canon, Canon G10, Chris Nevard, copyright, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Great Western, history, hobbies, Hornby, humour, Kalmbach, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, media, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, Nevard, OO Gauge, Photography, Scottish Region, social media, Southern Region, Uncategorized, Western Region
Tagged Bachmann, Canon, design clever, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, humour, life, media, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, photography, Railway Modeller
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Some Might Say …
As remarked upon in my previous post there are a good number of people in the hobby that spend far too much time telling you how something should be done, what can be done and what can’t be done, with … Continue reading
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, canon, Chris Nevard, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, humour, Kalmbach, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, Manchester, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Railex, Scottish Region, shelfie, Southern Region, Uncategorized, Western Region
Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Canon, Canon G10, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, life, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, photography, Railex, Railway Modeller
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