Category Archives: Oxford rail

Cool Sunday, Shelfie 5

Posted on May 3, 2026 by bawdsey

Literally, it’s like 12c and I’m outside. With me, some Tim Horn boards, some Peco TT120 track, superglue, plasticard, and a good weight. Welcome to Shelfie 5 I suppose! The concept here is a relatively simple test piece, the sort … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday 517

Posted on April 29, 2026 by bawdsey
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Motivation Monday, a Shade of Grey

Posted on April 6, 2026 by bawdsey

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 →

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Accurascale’s 57xx converts Shelfie 2 to DCC

Posted on November 27, 2025 by bawdsey

Having been loaned an Accurascale 57xx which is DCC sound fitted, it made sense to reconfigure Shelfie2 to run in DCC.

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Wordless Wednesday Accurascale 57xx

Posted on November 26, 2025 by bawdsey
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Wordless Wednesday Class 30 To 31

Posted on May 7, 2025 by bawdsey
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 , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Are US Tariffs a threat to the UK model railway hobby?

Posted on May 1, 2025 by bawdsey

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 →

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Just another day.. Wordless Wednesday

Posted on January 22, 2025 by bawdsey
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The Background Balance, Start at the end..

Posted on January 18, 2025 by bawdsey

A while back I wrote about trials I was undertaking, Throwback Paint with a mix of paint types. This was the result for Shelfie2 under natural lighting which I was quite pleased with. That then was used to fill in … Continue reading →

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‘Warley Show’ NEC 2024 November 23-24th

Posted on November 22, 2024 by bawdsey

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 →

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