Category Archives: history

We could be Hero’s*

Posted on January 21, 2015 by bawdsey

A bit of a sad start to the new year, with the hobby losing two elder statesmen, who played their part in the development of the UK’s hobby. Firstly John Brewer, who was editor of Railway Modeller, and who kindly … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Nevard, hero, history, hobbies, life, magazine, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, social media, television, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Severn & Dean

Posted on November 14, 2014 by bawdsey

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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Age shall not weary them.

Posted on November 9, 2014 by bawdsey
Posted in history, life, menin gate, remembrance, the great war, Uncategorized, world war one, ypres | 2 Comments

Space, The Final Frontier II …

Posted on October 15, 2014 by bawdsey

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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

THIRTY!

Posted on September 28, 2014 by bawdsey

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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

New! 1st Hornby King image online!

Posted on September 8, 2014 by bawdsey

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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

100

Posted on August 4, 2014 by bawdsey

Today I look out into a cloudless sky, the epitome of a summers day. One Hundred years ago ‘the war to end all wars’ started, and pretty much everyone who reads this blog will have been touched by those events, … Continue reading →

Posted in 1914, canon, flanders, history, life, menin gate, Photography, remembrance, the great war, Uncategorized, world war one, ypres | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment