Category Archives: Layout

Wordless Wednesday 9F

Posted on June 17, 2015 by bawdsey
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Railex 2015

Posted on May 18, 2015 by bawdsey

This coming weekend sees Railex 2015, at Aylesbury Bucks. One of the best shows of the year and consistently high quality. Aberbeeg will be there, an opportunity to see a large S7 layout with scale length trains. Also DCC sound … Continue reading →

Posted in British Rail, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, iphone, Layout, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Railex, toytrainset, train set, Western Region | Tagged , | 6 Comments

Wordless Wednesday 52xx R3124

Posted on May 12, 2015 by bawdsey
Posted in blog, blogger, brassmasters, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Railex, social media, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Beginning of the end?

Posted on March 20, 2015 by bawdsey

Or, end of the beginning? Simple answer is I don’t know. This was one of the pieces that never really hung together, so it’s gone. On that bombshell …

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Red Alert! R3243 Box Opened …

Posted on March 15, 2015 by bawdsey

I’ve remarked before on this blog and in conversations that over the past ten years or so, most of my ready to run purchases have gone to Bachmann. That has primarily been because hornby  (and others), haven’t been making the … Continue reading →

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And relaaaax….

Posted on March 9, 2015 by bawdsey

Its been a bit quiet on the blog front of late, and that’s because I’ve been working on a large writing and modelling project with my good friend Paul Lunn. It has re-fired the brain cells though with quite a … Continue reading →

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Projects, Projects!

Posted on February 27, 2015 by bawdsey

Well this month and a good part of the previous two in fact have been busy working on a number of projects with Paul Lunn. More to come later on this but it mixes his layout design skills, our ‘tag … Continue reading →

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Narrow Gauge & Industrial 101

Posted on January 22, 2015 by bawdsey

101. Sometimes referred to as the starting point or base line experience, the origin I believe from within the US education system. An introductory point. NGI 101 breaks a few rules right from the start in terms of UK magazines, … Continue reading →

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2014, Year of the Shelfie ..

Posted on December 30, 2014 by bawdsey

2014 the year of the Shelfie, and a note to say thank you for taking the time to read this blog over the year. Its been quite a busy year, right the way through as far as modelling projects go, … Continue reading →

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Seasons Greetings

Posted on December 23, 2014 by bawdsey

Just a quick note to wish all you readers the seasons greetings as we head towards the end of the year. The picture above is Albion Yard with the first fall of the winter, a good number of you will … Continue reading →

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