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Category Archives: life
Railex Preparations Vol II
These are the latest scenic items coming off the bench in preparation for Railex. They are a straightforward build of a Howard Scenics ‘house back’ kit, and two trees, one complete with foliage and the other the bare structure awaiting … Continue reading
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, Canon G10, Chris Nevard, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, OO Gauge, research, Scottish Region, Southern Region, Uncategorized, Wales, Western Region
Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO
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Make Your Mark
Hampton Hill Makeover Bachmann OO Signalbox Catalogue. No. 44-010 Of late there have been many releases of resin cast buildings in both 4mm/OO and 2mm/N gauge scales from both Bachmann and Hornby. As these are mass produced items there is … Continue reading
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, Chris Nevard, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, OO Gauge, paint, research, Scottish Region, Southern Region, Western Region
Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Exhibition, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO
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Home Truth …
Posted in Canon G10, Chris Nevard, Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, humour, Industrial, Layout, library, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, Photography, television, top gear, Uncategorized
Tagged Branch Line, Exhibition, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, photography
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3f Jinty
It’s just about a year ago that I wrote about working over a selection of Bachmann’s very good Fowler 3F Jinties, also known as Jocko’s. Heres the ‘starter for ten’, the best RTR version to date, and a very good … Continue reading
Posted in 3f, Airfix, Bachmann, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, Chris Nevard, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, Ian Futers, Layout, life, LMS, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, OO Gauge, review, Uncategorized
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New Radnor Stepping Stone to ‘Finescale’
Thursday 24th April 1930 isn’t much of a date in the history books, we were a month away to the day from Amy Johnson landing in Darwin for example, and it appears that nothing much happened that day of any … Continue reading
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, book, Branch Line, British Rail, canon, Chris Nevard, Exhibition, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Nevard, New Radnor, OO Gauge, paint, Photography, research, Uncategorized, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region
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The Start Line
We are very fortunate that the history of the British Isles railway system has generally been very well documented through the years. There are exceptions of course, and when you start doing detailed research on well known lines and or … Continue reading
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, book, Canon G10, Chris Nevard, DCC, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, hobbies, Hornby, Ian Futers, Kalmbach, Layout, library, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Photography, research, review, Uncategorized
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Thank you
Just a quick line to say thank you to all our friends, whom have been so supportive over the past few weeks. The calls, messages, emails and cards have all been very much appreciated during this difficult time. We are … Continue reading
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, book, Canon G10, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, life, Manchester, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge
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Modification Mungus
The layout is pretty much complete for the show, but any of those few that have actually visited and seen the layout over it’s life won’t be surprised to know that even today, I’m still moving buildings and changing viewpoints … Continue reading
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, book, Canon G10, Chris Nevard, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, hobbies, Hornby, Ian Futers, Kalmbach, Layout, life, Manchester, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Photography, review
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Albion Yard 
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