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Category Archives: life
Wordless Wednesday Heljan Class 47
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Cameo layout, Cavalex, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Facebook, finescale, first look, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, layout design, life, man cave, media, model, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, product news, railroad, railway, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, test, toy train, train set, trainspotting, wordless wednesday
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2024, Motivation Monday, First One In, Fifteen Minute Heros
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 Bachmann, Hobby, Hornby, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, motivation monday, OO, trainset
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Last One Out 2023, with Francis Bourgeois
As we take our last steps out of 2023, it’s time to say thank you to all you readers, who take the time out of your day to read the blog, or look at the Instagram, YouTube and Facebook pages. … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Airfix, artist, Bachmann, blog, blogging, brassmasters, British Rail, Cavalex, clark rail works, Comet Models, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, ellis clark, exactrail, Facebook, francis bourgeois, Friends, gouge, Hattons, heljan, hero, history, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, instagram, life, man cave, mansplaining, media, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new year, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, railroad, Rails of Sheffield, railway, Rapido Trains, reading, review, scale modelling, seventies, shelfie, social media, Toy trains, trainspotting, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, wild swan, woodland scenics, youtube
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Merry Christmas 23
It’s that time of year again, a quick thank you to you readers for taking your time to drop by and spend some time here. The blog, YouTube Instagram threads and Facebook wouldn’t be possible without input and inspiration from … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, blogging, brassmasters, Cameo, Chris Nevard, christmas, D&E, dapol, exactrail, Facebook, Friends, Hattons, Heaton Lodge, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, instagram, life, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railroad model craftsman, Rails of Sheffield, railway, Railway Modeller, Rapido Trains, scale modelling, shelfie, Tamiya, tangent, Toy trains, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, woodland scenics
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A noughties Bachmann Makeover
An introduction to a makeover I’m giving to a Bachmann BR Standard Class 5. The model dates from the early noughties, and still holds its own today. The overall accuracy is excellent, the shape and core dimensions are all there … Continue reading
Posted in Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Conversion, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Inspiration, journey, justdoit, life, man cave, mansplaining, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, OO, OO Gauge, planning, railroad, railway, realism, repair, research, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie, skill, Southern Region, toy train, train set, Uncategorized, Western Region, youtube
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Warley 2023 images from the trade #1
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
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The Art of Railway Modelling, James Hilton (Book Review)
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
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The Vicarious Modeller
I had one of those messages from a good friend recently. You know one of those that makes you think, sending you off on a path you’ve never previously considered, they said ; another one of those projects I can’t … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blogging, British Rail, cycling, dapol, DC, DCC, Facebook, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, instagram, journey, life, man cave, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, repair, scale modelling, social media, toy train, youtube
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Motivation Monday
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
Posted in accurascale, b&w, Bachmann, black and white, blog, Cameo, Cameo layout, Canadian, Chris Nevard, DC, DCC, dcc sound, finescale, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, justdoit, Layout, layout design, life, maple river, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, Nevard, nottinghamshire, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, shelfie3, shelfie4, train show, TT Gauge, Uncategorized
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