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Category Archives: OO9
Motivation Monday, a Shade of Grey
A couple of weeks ago I picked this up from a friend with an offer to build it for them. The reason being ‘why not?’ It came about as three of us looked at one of his layouts and with … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, baseboards, blogger, British Rail, cambrian, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, dingham, Exhibition, finescale, Forest of Dean, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, kit, Layout, layout design, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelu, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, OO9, Oxford rail, peco, railroad, railway, realism, scale modelling, scenery, shelf layout, shelfie, signalling, toy train, train set, TT120, Uncategorized, wagon, Western Region, youtube
Tagged Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, model-railroading, railroad, shelfie, train, trainset
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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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Are US Tariffs a threat to the UK model railway hobby?
Below is a Facebook post from the Hobby Industry Coalition, a group of North American hobby companies whom in the main supply ‘US’ outline products for their market. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1L1txjXbEn/?mibextid=wwXIfr The US Tariffs are recognised above, as a potential threat to … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Airfix, america, americana, Bachmann, blog, canada, Cavalex, china, clark rail works, commission, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, europe, exactrail, Facebook, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, kadee, Kalmbach, life, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, OO9, Oxford rail, peco, product news, railroad, railroad model craftsman, Rails of Sheffield, railway, Rapido Trains, Tamiya, throwback thursday, Toy trains, TT120, Uncategorized, united kingdom, usa, woodland scenics
Tagged Art, Bachmann, Hobby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, model-railroading, model-trains, tariff, trains, travel
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Transformation Tuesday, Last one out 2024
This is the last one from this year, as we head towards the new year tomorrow, we’re still in the no mans land of old year/new year and perhaps scratching round for something to do, but not a big involved … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, blogger, blogging, BR Blue, British Rail, D&E, DC, DCC, Eighties, Exhibition, Facebook, Heaton Lodge, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, layout design, life, man cave, man-cave, media, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, new year, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, planning, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, review, scale modelling, shelfie, social media, toy train, train set, transformation tuesday, TT120, tuesday transformation, Uncategorized, youtube
Tagged Bachmann, blog, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, shelfie, throwback thursday, train, train set
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Merry Christmas 2025
A quick note to wish all readers a good Christmas. I’m lucky not to be working this year, but I always spare a thought for those that are, regardless of industry or location. A shout out to the other bloggers … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, blogger, christmas, D&E, DC, DCC, Eighties, Exhibition, Facebook, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, life, man cave, mindfulness, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, new year, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, Photography, Railway Modeller, Rapido Trains, shelfie, social media, toy train, train set, TT Gauge, TT120, Uncategorized, youtube
Tagged christmas, life, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway
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‘Warley Show’ NEC 2024 November 23-24th
This weekend the ‘Warley’ show is on. It will be different this year, no longer run by the Warley club, the slot has been filled by Warners Publications. https://www.world-of-railways.co.uk/events/the-national-festival-of-railway-modelling-2024/ I’m there with Shelfie4 and helping me out will be James … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blogger, Cameo layout, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, christmas show, D&E, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, Hattons, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, layout design, LED Lighting, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, national train show, NEC, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, OO9, Oxford rail, peco, product news, railroad, railway, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, Toy trains, train show, trainset, TT120, Uncategorized, warley, wild swan
Tagged accurascale, Bachmann, Canada, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, peco, railroad, trainset
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DC Control Freak
Over the past week or so there been some concurrent internet discussions regarding the latest RTR releases and what DC controller is the best to use if you’re not using DCC. This discussion has been rumbling around for a few … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blogger, british finescale, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, exactrail, finescale, fremo, Gaugemaster, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, inglenook, layout design, life, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, railroad, Rails of Sheffield, railway, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, train set, trainset, TT, TT120, Uncategorized
Tagged HO, Model Railroad, Model Railway, o scale, OO, toytrain, trainset
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2024, Motivation Monday, First One In, Fifteen Minute Heros
With the festive season officially over, twelfth night and all that, it’s been quite a good couple of weeks of getting stuff done. Over the period I was able to do some short bursts, as well as lengthier sessions in … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, blogging, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, Conversion, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, ellis clark, Exhibition, Facebook, finescale, first look, Forest of Dean, Hattons, Heaton Lodge, heljan, hero, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, layout design, life, man cave, man-cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new year, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, product news, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, research, review, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, social media, Tamiya, Toy trains, train show, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, woodland scenics
Tagged Bachmann, Hobby, Hornby, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, motivation monday, OO, trainset
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