Category Archives: Inspiration

Wordless Wednesday (08 in the woods)

Posted on April 8, 2020 by bawdsey
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Wordless Wednesday Shelfie3 ?

Posted on April 1, 2020 by bawdsey
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Throwback Thursday, ‘that’ copy..

Posted on March 12, 2020 by bawdsey

This magazine, this issue, is possibly ‘that’ copy for me. Many of us will have a favourite newsstand magazine and can recall a few issues that for them, made the difference, the one that got them hooked! I remember this … Continue reading →

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Shelfie1, Thanks For Your Service.

Posted on February 16, 2020 by bawdsey

My last train out of Shelfie1 this morning. The layout has gone to a new home to primarily be a home layout and photo set. It’s been a nice layout to build and operate, for such a small layout it … Continue reading →

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Twenty Twenty, Motivation Monday, first one in.

Posted on January 13, 2020 by bawdsey

It’s been a bit quiet of late on the blog, due to external influences both to do with the hobby and ‘life’, including a bit of man cave reconstruction! This year I’ve a couple of layout projects I want to … Continue reading →

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Transformation Tuesday, Kings Cross & The Heljan 25 and 86

Posted on August 6, 2019 by bawdsey

One of the nice things about this hobby is the social element to it. Last night in ye olde London towne a group, nine, later ten, of us met up. In two different pubs we were asked what’s the occasion? … Continue reading →

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Essential Witness and Transition

Posted on July 26, 2019 by bawdsey

Essential Witness and Transition are two books that do that rare thing of capturing the railway in an engaging and artistic way. Each book contains the work of one photographer, Jim Shaughnessy for Essential Witness, and Colin Gifford for Transition. … Continue reading →

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NMRA Motivation Monday

Posted on July 15, 2019 by bawdsey

Bob Phelps receives the NMRA’s distinguished service award Saturday 13th July 2019 from NMRA President Pete Magoun, at the NMRA National Train Show in Utah. So why’s this of interest? Bob, principal product design engineer worked for Peco for 54, … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday Brew Street

Posted on June 19, 2019 by bawdsey

Chris Nevard

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Good Night and Thanks For Your Service..

Posted on June 15, 2019 by bawdsey

Well a few times I’ve mentioned on here that it’s game over. Today, it is. Developments here mean that Albion Yard has ‘left the building’. All the neat stuff has been saved, and wiring, motors and some track too. But … Continue reading →

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