Category Archives: media

The Canadians are coming!

Posted on November 21, 2013 by bawdsey

Just a quick update, yesterday, after an interesting drive across the top the pennines,  through snow and snow showers, I and some other enthusiasts were treated to a presentation of the Canadian Company Rapido, Jason Shron was a very engaging … Continue reading →

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Modelling Grassland and Landscape Detailing (Review)

Posted on November 6, 2013 by bawdsey

Modelling Grassland and Landscape Detailing Price: 24.95 Published by Wild Swan Publications 2013 ISBN : 978 1 908763 068 Written by Gordon Gravett This book written by Gordon Gravett, is the third dealing specifically with the techniques he and his … Continue reading →

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You can’t always get what you want

Posted on October 30, 2013 by bawdsey

Well it’s true, not just in the world of toy trains, but life. One common wail across the interweb and to a degree at shows I’ve been to is the comment I’m waiting for such and such to be made, … Continue reading →

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Manchester, Wonderwall, Eeee, Cup of tea anyone? ….

Posted on October 4, 2013 by bawdsey

This weekend its the Manchester show, and Albion Yards penultimate showing. Its been a couple of weeks since Model Rail Live at Newark where Albion Yards own ‘wonderwall’ the seamless backscene, was one of the features of the layout that … Continue reading →

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Model Rail Live 2013, Newark

Posted on September 19, 2013 by bawdsey

This weekend the layout is at one of its last shows, Model Rail Live at Newark Showground.  http://www.modelraillive.co.uk/ Today has been spent testing, and hopefully over the weekend we may be able to configure the layout to run with DCC … Continue reading →

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Redemption

Posted on September 2, 2013 by bawdsey

I’ve written in the two layout articles that have been published that Albion Yard was/is to be scrapped, and that feeling of there still being value for me in getting something out of it modelling wise, resulted in it not … Continue reading →

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Fog in the Forest

Posted on August 9, 2013 by bawdsey

I’ve had a couple of queries regarding the dry ice we used in some of the pictures for Model Rail 186. The photoshoot for Model Rail 186 was one of the most interesting and challenging sets I’ve ever done. The … Continue reading →

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Model Rail 186

Posted on August 5, 2013 by bawdsey

For September’s Model Rail,  https:modelrail I’ve been very fortunate and privileged to have Albion Yard featured as one of the magazine layouts and be on the front cover. Inside are some brilliant pictures from Chris Nevard http://nevardmedia and there is an unusual … Continue reading →

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Six of the Best

Posted on July 28, 2013 by bawdsey

Some more stunning footage from the recently rebuilt Mosquito flying from Hamilton Airport in Canada with the CWH Lancaster, Spitfires, Hurricane and B25 Mitchell. The Mosquito is one of my favourite aircraft and I can remember being allowed access to … Continue reading →

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Is 42 really the answer to everything? …

Posted on June 29, 2013 by bawdsey

Hornby in shock horror steam engine fiasco…. Hornby today released pictures of the ‘new’ 42xx which they claimed was all their own design. We can prove this is a lie and we the ‘foamati’ demand to know why at £119 … Continue reading →

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