Category Archives: Kalmbach

The Backscene (Railway Modeller March 2013)

Posted on February 9, 2013 by bawdsey

One of the features of the layout that has attracted a great deal of interest is the backscene. This is a digitally printed image 14ft x 2ft. In the March 2013 Railway Modeller theres a how to article if you’re … Continue reading →

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Buckets of Nothing …

Posted on January 31, 2013 by bawdsey

Buckets, what about them? Well they are surprisingly common and noticeable when you see them. For the steam era modeller they are often seen on a locomotive tender or hanging from a lamp iron. Sand buckets for fire fighting are … Continue reading →

Posted in Bachmann, brassmasters, canon, Chris Nevard, Exhibition, Great Western, hobbies, Kalmbach, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, OO Gauge, Western Region | Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Canon, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, Railway Modeller | 1 Comment

Toy Trains on Telly, Timeshift BBC4

Posted on January 24, 2013 by bawdsey

If you missed it, or didn’t know it was on, the BBC Timeshift team have made a very good documentary on our hobby. You can view it here on the BBC’s iplayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01q9vhy/Timeshift_Series_12_The_Joy_of_(Train)_Sets/ Albion Yard was one of the layouts … Continue reading →

Posted in Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, humour, Kalmbach, Layout, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, Nevard, Photography, research, television, Uncategorized | Tagged BBC, Branch Line, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, iplayer, Layout, life, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, Railway Modeller, Timeshift | 1 Comment

Letters (and Numbers) from America

Posted on January 20, 2013 by bawdsey

B&O I-12 Caboose Many of us will be familiar with iconic American F series diesels, the streamlined nose, Santa Fe ‘Warbonnet’, Union Pacific, or Canadian National ‘Pacman’ or ‘Wet Noodle’ color schemes, as UK modellers we may not know what … Continue reading →

Posted in Bachmann, Branch Line, canon, Chris Nevard, hobbies, Kalmbach, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, OO Gauge, research, review, Southern Region, travel, Uncategorized | Tagged B&O, Bachmann, Branch Line, caboose, Canon G10, design clever, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, kadee, Layout, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, Railway Modeller, Rapido, spring mills depot, Tony Koester, usa | 4 Comments

Window Dressing and First Show

Posted on January 13, 2013 by bawdsey

First Show 2013 Yesterday I went to the CMRA show at St Albans for a day out. It was pretty much what I expected of the show, which has always been a good regional event. Spread over three floors of … Continue reading →

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Thank You, and Seasons Greetings

Posted on December 24, 2012 by bawdsey

Just a quick note to say thank you and wishing the seasons greetings to all the readers who have dropped by. I have been pleasantly surprised at the number of visits and will certainly write more stuff for you to … Continue reading →

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Retail Therapy

Posted on December 20, 2012 by bawdsey

A recent meeting in London saw me catching up with a mate whom I hadn’t seen for a few years, and over a few beers the old war stories of the good old days were revisited. We used to work … Continue reading →

Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, Canon G10, christmas, Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, humour, Kalmbach, Layout, life, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Railex, research, review, Scottish Region, shopping, Uncategorized, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region | Tagged Bachmann, Canon G10, christmas, Exhibition, Hobby, Hornby, humour, Layout, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, Railex, shopping | 4 Comments

New Product, Ain’t it Fun

Posted on December 16, 2012 by bawdsey

So so often the word ‘fun’ is trotted out these days, well this kit is certainly proving to be enjoyable to build. It goes together as well as the seperate components look on the sprue. In my modelling time I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, canon, Chris Nevard, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Ian Futers, Kalmbach, Layout, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, OO Gauge, paint, review, Scottish Region, Southern Region, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region | Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Canon, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, photography, Railway Modeller | 3 Comments

Welcome to the Jungle …

Posted on December 4, 2012 by bawdsey

Having just returned from Warley where I spent part of the weekend helping with Aberbeeg (see above), I realised four things, I can tell the time using a watch, some people speak Dutch, I can do blue diesel haze on … Continue reading →

Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, book, canon, Chris Nevard, decals, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, OO Gauge, paint, research, review, Scottish Region, Southern Region, Uncategorized, Wales, waterslide, Welsh Marches, Western Region | Tagged Bachmann, Canon G10, Exhibition, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, Railway Modeller | 1 Comment

The Train Now Arriving …

Posted on October 31, 2012 by bawdsey

The train now arriving is unusual for me, because its come out of red boxes, rather than blue. Today the Thompson Suburban coaches made by Hornby are hitting the doormats, and the example here is one of the first that … Continue reading →

Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, canon, Chris Nevard, DCC, Eastern Region, Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, Ian Futers, Kalmbach, Layout, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, OO Gauge, review, Southern Region, Uncategorized, Western Region | Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Canon, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, photography, Railway Modeller, suburban, Thompson | 1 Comment