Category Archives: Nevard

The Impressionists III, & Even More Shades of Grey

Posted on May 23, 2013 by bawdsey

More shades of grey have appeared in the workbench. As part of a makeover of a Hornby Railroad Class 40 I’ve tried out a technique used by a number of military modellers called pre shading. The picture above shows the … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Being Idle

Posted on March 12, 2013 by bawdsey

I was asked a few days ago whats next on the blog?, and I replied I don’t know. Theres good reason for this, I tend to spend a good amount of time just ‘looking’ at all manner of things, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, Branch Line, copyright, Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, Industrial, Kalmbach, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, Nevard, OO Gauge, paint, Photography, research, travel, Uncategorized, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region | Tagged Art, Bachmann, Branch Line, Canon, diversity, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, life, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, Pop Art, Railway Modeller, Roy Lichtenstein, Tate Modern | 4 Comments

Toy Trains on Telly, Timeshift BBC4

Posted on January 24, 2013 by bawdsey

If you missed it, or didn’t know it was on, the BBC Timeshift team have made a very good documentary on our hobby. You can view it here on the BBC’s iplayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01q9vhy/Timeshift_Series_12_The_Joy_of_(Train)_Sets/ Albion Yard was one of the layouts … Continue reading →

Posted in Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, humour, Kalmbach, Layout, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, Nevard, Photography, research, television, Uncategorized | Tagged BBC, Branch Line, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, iplayer, Layout, life, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, Railway Modeller, Timeshift | 1 Comment

Last one out

Posted on December 31, 2012 by bawdsey

Today has been a quiet day just tidying up a few loose ends. One of those was 3725, a Forest of Dean Pannier with the base model again being the excellent Bachmann high cab version. Its fine having a number … Continue reading →

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More Completely Different

Posted on December 28, 2012 by bawdsey

Approaching Remembrance Sunday I posted a linked clip of the New Zealand Mosquito KA114 restoration. Well there’s another one thats worth looking at, again the photography is stunning, as is the sound track, just enjoy it.

Posted in 2012, aviation, canada, canon, life, music, Nevard, new zealand, Photography, Uncategorized | Tagged 2012, Aviation, Canon, Exhibition, KA114, life, Mosquito KA114, New Zealand, photography, restoration | 1 Comment

Retail Therapy

Posted on December 20, 2012 by bawdsey

A recent meeting in London saw me catching up with a mate whom I hadn’t seen for a few years, and over a few beers the old war stories of the good old days were revisited. We used to work … Continue reading →

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Branch Line Favourites

Posted on November 22, 2012 by bawdsey

Tempting though it was to tear open the new Ratio GWR brick built signal box kit thats arrived for review, today I’ve spent an hour or so re-glasing a Hornby GWR Autocoach. Like some of the kits I’m disposing of … Continue reading →

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Goodbye ‘Northlander’

Posted on September 28, 2012 by bawdsey

By 7:15pm today the Northlander will have completed its last run, and the ‘Near North’ will have lost another community link to be replaced by bus services. Image of 1805 courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/sean marshall

Posted in 2012, Branch Line, canon, Layout, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Nevard, Uncategorized | Tagged 2012, Canada, HO, legacy, Ontario, Ontario Northlander, sustainability | Leave a comment

Model Rail Live Update

Posted on September 8, 2012 by bawdsey

The layout doesn’t go to many shows and will only got to a couple of shows before its retirement in 2013. One up and coming show with a good mix of model and prototype interest is Model Rail Live at Barrow … Continue reading →

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108 Connections

Posted on July 8, 2012 by bawdsey

This was the result of one of those ‘good ideas’ you have from time to time. For my EM layout Bawdsey http://bawdsey.wordpress.com/, I’ve been building up the motive power and stock to reflect Eastern Region Practice in the late 1950’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 3f, Bachmann, Branch Line, canon, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, LMS, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Scottish Region, Southern Region, Uncategorized, Western Region | Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Canon, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography | 1 Comment