Category Archives: Industrial

Wordless Wednesday TT120

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Crowdfunding of a different kind!

This is a bit of an unusual one, we often think of crowdfunding for new products, this however is to save a building and will be of charity status. As it’s an auction bid, if unsuccessful you get your money … Continue reading

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DJM 14xx and Pi Victory both sold STC

DJM Sold STC £65 inc Uk p&p This was a return stock item that I picked up after the demise of DJM models. It runs very well and has a BR smokebox door rather than the correct GWR style. Couplings … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas 2025 and a little plan…

Firstly, to all readers, have a good Christmas and best wishes for the season, especially if Christmas isn’t your thing for whatever reason! In the usual carnage and chaos that is the run up to Christmas Day, tidying is done. … Continue reading

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57xx, Out! First Look

Well it’s here, the Accurascale 57xx, and spoiler alert, its definitely been worth the wait. This release really brings the Pannier family up to date with a contemporary high quality and detailed model of this iconic and promiscuous family, nearly … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday Pannier Perfection?

Posted in 57xx, accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Inspiration, Layout, man cave, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, NEC, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, pannier, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, train, TT120, Wales, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Accurascale’s 57xx converts Shelfie 2 to DCC

Having been loaned an Accurascale 57xx which is DCC sound fitted, it made sense to reconfigure Shelfie2 to run in DCC.

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Wordless Wednesday Accurascale 57xx

Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, blog, british finescale, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, first look, Friends, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Inspiration, Layout, man cave, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, NEC, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, pannier, peco, product news, Rapido Trains, realism, review, scale modelling, seventies, shelf layout, shelfie2, toy train, train, train set, train show, TT120, united kingdom, Wales, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday

Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, artist, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, iphoneography, layout design, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, train set, TT120, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

How it Started Bachmann’s 08..

This, ^^ this ^^ is how it started. A chance find on Facebook, advertised fairly as damaged and a poor runner. I wasn’t looking for one but the price vs condition made me think this is worth a punt. The … Continue reading

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