Category Archives: Layout

Wordless Wednesday, Getting to the Point..

Posted on April 17, 2024 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, BR Blue, Branch Line, british finescale, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, DMU, finescale, first look, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, Ian Futers, Inspiration, Layout, layout design, life, man cave, mancave, media, Midland Region, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, railroad, railway, realism, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, seventies, shelf layout, shelfie, social media, toy fair, train set, trainset, TT Gauge, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Feel Good Friday, A Step Away..

Posted on March 8, 2024 by bawdsey

It’s good to take a step away from stuff. This post was to be an #FEF theme, but having been away for a few days last week mixing work with pleasure, (it can work), I thought I’d put up some … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, blogging, cambrian, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, europe, feelgoodfriday, fef, friday flashback, fridayfunday, Friends, hiking, hobbies, Hobby, Inspiration, iphoneography, journey, justdoit, Layout, life, media, mindfulness, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, natural light, Photography, railroad, railway, scenery, seasons, shelfie, Sky, snow, snowdonia, social media, toy train, Uncategorized, united kingdom, Wales, walking | 2 Comments

2024, Motivation Monday, First One In, Fifteen Minute Heros

Posted on January 1, 2024 by bawdsey

With the festive season officially over, twelfth night and all that, it’s been quite a good couple of weeks of getting stuff done. Over the period I was able to do some short bursts, as well as lengthier sessions in … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, blogging, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, Conversion, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, ellis clark, Exhibition, Facebook, finescale, first look, Forest of Dean, Hattons, Heaton Lodge, heljan, hero, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, layout design, life, man cave, man-cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new year, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, product news, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, research, review, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, social media, Tamiya, Toy trains, train show, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, woodland scenics | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Warley 2023 images from the trade #1

Posted on November 25, 2023 by bawdsey

REVOLUTION

Posted in blog, BR Blue, British Rail, Cameo layout, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, first look, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Inspiration, Layout, life, man cave, media, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, OO9, product news, prototype, railroad, railway, realism, saturday, shelf layout, toy train, train set, train show, TT, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, warley | 1 Comment

F***ed Up Friday, not Feel Good Friday!

Posted on November 3, 2023 by bawdsey

Well it’s one of those Fridays. A quick bit of modelling before heading out of the corral, what could possibly go wrong? Well, the above basically, that’s what could go wrong, and has. Having completed the painting and decal application … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, ak interactive, Bachmann, blogging, BR Blue, British Rail, Brutal, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, decals, feelgoodfriday, finescale, freelance, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, life, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, OO9, paint, peco, railroad, railway, repair, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, transfers, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, wagon, waterslide | Leave a comment

The Art of Railway Modelling, James Hilton (Book Review)

Posted on November 1, 2023 by bawdsey

The Art of Railway Modelling £18.50 Wild Swan Books Ltd ISBN 9 781912 038558 The Art of Railway Modelling” by James Hilton is a very different look at the captivating world of railway modelling. James, an experienced modeller himself, shares … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, americana, Art, art reference, artist, Bachmann, baseboards, blogging, book, book review, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, Exhibition, finescale, freelance, HO, ho scale, Hobby, Industrial, Inspiration, Layout, layout design, life, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, planning, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, reference, research, review, scale modelling, shelf layout, track, track plans, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, united kingdom, wild swan | 1 Comment

Wordless Wednesday Shelfie 2 (Guyzance)

Posted on October 25, 2023 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, black and white, Branch Line, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, Eighties, fall, finescale, freelance, Hattons, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hornby, Industrial, iphoneography, Layout, LED Lighting, man cave, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, peco bullhead, railroad, railway, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, TT Gauge, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

Motivation Monday

Posted on August 7, 2023 by bawdsey

Sometimes just flicking through the pictures taken during projects is a useful little reminder of how things have gone, and a prompt for going. The image above is of Shelfie4 in March 23. It’s a key picture, almost a milestone … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday Shelfie 4 Shapeshifter

Posted on July 26, 2023 by bawdsey
Posted in b&w, Bachmann, black and white, blog, BR Blue, British Rail, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, finescale, heljan, HO, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, man cave, maple river, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monochrome, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, toy train, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday

Posted on July 5, 2023 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, america, americana, Bachmann, blogger, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, Canadian, canadian national, canadian pacific, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, exactrail, Exhibition, finescale, free-mo, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, Industrial, kadee, Layout, man cave, maple river, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, national train show, nmra, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie4, toy train, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment