Category Archives: media

We Can Be Hero’s

Posted on March 28, 2014 by bawdsey

Hero’s in toy trains? Well here’s two of them. A GoPro hero, and a Bachmann 08. GoPro cameras are well known for their build quality, functionality, compact size, robustness, and last but not least image quality. The second hero here … Continue reading →

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Girls on Film (well two blokes actually)

Posted on March 27, 2014 by bawdsey

Well that’s a wrap as telly and filum experts would say. Paul Lunn and I have just finished two days filming with Chris Walsh of Activity Media. The two days were quite intense with changes from layout to layout, Albion … Continue reading →

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Day two

Posted on March 27, 2014 by bawdsey

Day two of filming, the aggregate depot being one of the examples used.

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Filum stars

Posted on March 26, 2014 by bawdsey

Filming today, hard work but good fun!

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2014, Year of the ‘Shelfie’ / Selfie

Posted on March 11, 2014 by bawdsey

2013 was, we are told the year of the ‘selfie’, basically a self portrait taken with a smartphone or tablet and bunged on the interweb for millions to drool over. Interestingly there’s some research that shows that if you are … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year Bargain!

Posted on January 1, 2014 by bawdsey

A quick post today to say thank you for everyone who has read and commented on the blog over the past year, I hope reading the blog has given you as much enjoyment as I’ve had writing it. 2013 was … Continue reading →

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Hornby 2015 predictions and Sentinel maintenance 101

Posted on December 27, 2013 by bawdsey

Well with Christmas day out of the way, it was time to give one of Santa’s presents a little run. I’d been fortunate enough to receive one of the new Sentinel shunters from Hornby and with a little time on … Continue reading →

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Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2013 by bawdsey

For all the readers and followers of the blog, have a good Christmas and wishing you the compliments of the season. Paul M-P

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Skyward, Head in the Clouds

Posted on December 11, 2013 by bawdsey

Many of my regular readers will know that I work in the aviation industry and have done so for many years. As part of that vocation I’ve been fortunate enough to ride ‘up front’ with the engine drivers on many occasions. … Continue reading →

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Octagenarian Model Railroader

Posted on November 28, 2013 by bawdsey

This dropped on the mat this morning. 80 years young, why young? One thing that I’ve always liked about MRR is that it rarely feels stale and seems to evolve, whilst still covering news, reviews and overall good quality modelling. … Continue reading →

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