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Category Archives: model
57xx, Out! First Look
Well it’s here, the Accurascale 57xx, and spoiler alert, its definitely been worth the wait. This release really brings the Pannier family up to date with a contemporary high quality and detailed model of this iconic and promiscuous family, nearly … Continue reading
Posted in 57xx, accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, British Rail, Cameo layout, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, first look, Forest of Dean, Great Western, gwr, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, man cave, Midland Region, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, NEC, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, pannier, peco, product news, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, Swindon, toy train, TT120, Uncategorized, Wales, Western Region
Tagged finished-models
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Accurascale’s 57xx converts Shelfie 2 to DCC
Having been loaned an Accurascale 57xx which is DCC sound fitted, it made sense to reconfigure Shelfie2 to run in DCC.
Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, Conversion, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, first look, gwr, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, n gauge, NEC, new release, O Gauge, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, product news, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie2, throwback thursday, toy train, train set, Uncategorized, Wales, Western Region, woodland scenics
Tagged accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, Exhibition, finescale, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, trainset
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Wordless Wednesday
Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, artist, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, iphoneography, layout design, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, train set, TT120, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday
Tagged Bachmann, finescale, Hobby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, OO Gauge, shelfie
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How it Started Bachmann’s 08..
This, ^^ this ^^ is how it started. A chance find on Facebook, advertised fairly as damaged and a poor runner. I wasn’t looking for one but the price vs condition made me think this is worth a punt. The … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, BR Blue, brassmasters, British Rail, D&E, dapol, DC, DCC, dingham, Eighties, Facebook, heljan, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, makeover, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, repair, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, train, Uncategorized
Tagged Bachmann, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO
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Snailbeach Sunday, 009
A couple of days back I wrote about Red Wharf Bay, memories of an Iain Rice plan, jogged by standing on a beach watching the tide roll in. The beach features in this post too, but of an entirely different … Continue reading
Posted in 009, 1914, accurascale, Bachmann, baldwin, Branch Line, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, finescale, freelance, Hattons, heljan, hobbies, Hobby, iain rice, Industrial, Inspiration, Layout, light railway, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, product news, prototype, railroad, railway, realism, research, review, scale modelling, shelfie, Snailbeach, toy train, transformation tuesday, tuesday transformation, Uncategorized, wagon, Wales
Tagged Model Railway, model-railways, OO Gauge, railway, travel
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Wordless Wednesday Class 30 To 31
Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Conversion, D&E, dapol, DC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, O Gauge, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie3, toy train, train set, TT120, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday
Tagged accurascale, british rail, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, wordless wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday RiP Andy York
Posted in artist, b&w, black and white, blog, BR Blue, British Rail, Cameo layout, Eighties, finescale, Friends, hero, hobbies, Influencer, Inspiration, layout design, life, media, model, Modelling, OO Gauge, realism
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Heljan 02 Review
Heljan have a good record of producing interesting OO gauge diesel shunters and the 02 production sample seen here seamlessly fits into that range. The 02’s were made by the Yorkshire Engine Company of Sheffield as a batch of twenty … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, BR Blue, British Rail, Cameo layout, D&E, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, EM, finescale, first look, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, inglenook, Inspiration, LED Lighting, man cave, Midland Region, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, new release, news, O Gauge, OO Gauge, peco bullhead, product news, prototype, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, review, shelf layout, toy train, Uncategorized, woodland scenics, Yorkshire
Tagged Art, china, first look, food, heljan, Hobby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO Gauge, railroad, railway, review, train, travel, writing
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Accurascale’s Diagram 1/108 and 1/109 16T Mineral Wagon Review
Into the man cave this past week or two Accurascale’s 16Ton minerals have rattled across the doorstep. Two varieties have arrived a set of Diagram 108 re-body, and a set of Diagram 109 riveted body vehicles. They are packaged in … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Cameo layout, D&E, DC, DCC, Eastern Region, Eighties, finescale, first look, Forest of Dean, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, man cave, Midland Region, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, new release, OO, OO Gauge, peco, peco bullhead, product news, prototype, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, seventies, shades of grey, shelf layout, Southern Region, toy train, train set, Uncategorized, wagon
Tagged Bachmann, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, railroad, railway
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Wordless Wednesday (Heljan & Accurascale
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo layout, D&E, DC, DCC, Exhibition, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, man cave, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, realism, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, toy train, train set, woodland scenics
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