Category Archives: nmra

Front End Friday, Maple River

Posted on June 26, 2025 by bawdsey
Posted in #FEF, accurascale, artist, Bachmann, blogger, Cameo layout, canada, Canadian, canadian national, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, Industrial, layout design, maple river, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, n gauge, nmra, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, toy train, train show, TT120, Uncategorized, woodland scenics | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday Maple River

Posted on June 18, 2025 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, Canadian, canadian national, canadian pacific, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, exactrail, finescale, HO, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, Industrial, Layout, layout design, life, man cave, maple river, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, Narrow Gauge, nmra, o scale, Ontario, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railroad model craftsman, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, tangent, toy train, TT120, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

Posted on July 5, 2023 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, america, americana, Bachmann, blogger, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, Canadian, canadian national, canadian pacific, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, exactrail, Exhibition, finescale, free-mo, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, Industrial, kadee, Layout, man cave, maple river, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, national train show, nmra, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie4, toy train, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

Monday Motivation Scenery

Posted on June 19, 2023 by bawdsey

This was a few months back, initial track laying and ballasting done, and no backscene of lighting rig. At this point I knew I’d have foreground water, just not how much or how I’d represent it. A few months on … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday, Shelfie 4 Testing the concrete canyon

Posted on March 15, 2023 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, americana, Bachmann, blogger, brassmasters, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, exactrail, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, layout design, LED Lighting, man cave, maple river, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, nmra, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, railroad, railroad model craftsman, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, scenery, shelfie, shelfie4, tangent, toy train, TT Gauge, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

Monday Motivation, Saturday’s Try Out

Posted on March 6, 2023 by bawdsey

This, above, was where I was Friday morning. The day after, a Saturday no less, the appearance is markedly different, there’s weed and grass in the early stages of development. The core operation shakedown of Shelfie 4, Maple River is … Continue reading →

Posted in #saturday, accurascale, artist, Bachmann, blogging, Branch Line, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, exactrail, finescale, Hattons, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Kalmbach, Layout, layout design, LED Lighting, man cave, maple river, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, nmra, O Gauge, o scale, Ontario, OO, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railroad model craftsman, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, scenery, shelfie, shelfie4, tangent, toy train, train set, TT, Uncategorized, woodland, woodland scenics | Leave a comment

Introducing, Shelfie4 Maple River

Posted on March 3, 2023 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, exactrail, finescale, freelance, Hattons, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, iphoneography, Kalmbach, Layout, layout design, LED Lighting, man cave, maple river, media, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, nmra, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, toy train, track plans, TT, usa, woodland scenics, youtube | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday, Laramie Wyoming

Posted on November 9, 2022 by bawdsey

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Posted in 4th july, america, americana, b&w, Bachmann, black and white, blog, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Inspiration, iphone, iphoneography, Kalmbach, laramie, Layout, layout design, LED, LED Lighting, man cave, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monochrome, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, national train show, nmra, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, railroad, railroad model craftsman, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale, scale modelling, skill, toy train, track, train show, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, Union Pacific, usa, wordless wednesday, Wyoming | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Motivation Monday, Modelling Mosaic

Posted on March 28, 2022 by bawdsey

It’s a pleasant Monday morning here, the suns out, it’s warm and I’m fortunate enough to be sitting outside and planning my next Shelfie 3 moves. This weekend just gone I was sitting at a mosaic table and chairs, the … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, Art, art reference, artist, Bachmann, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, Exhibition, finescale, Hattons, Heaton Lodge, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, journey, Layout, LED, LED Lighting, life, man-cave, mancave, media, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monday motivation, mosaic, motivation monday, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, national train show, nmra, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, realism, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, shelfie3, shelfie4, skill, skillset, toy train, train show, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Transformation Tuesday, Going with the Grain

Posted on April 20, 2021 by bawdsey

Working on several projects simultaneously is common for me, and the grain cars here are no exception. With significant changes at the house it made sense to use some of the time available to kick start Shelfie4. Going between Shelfie3 … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, americana, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, DCC, dcc sound, exactrail, finescale, free-mo, freelance, fremo, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, justdoit, kadee, Layout, LED, LED Lighting, life, man cave, mancave, model, model photography, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, nmra, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, prototype, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, research, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie3, shelfie4, tangent, toy train, Toy trains, train set, trainset, transformation tuesday, tuesday transformation, Uncategorized | 2 Comments