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Category Archives: product news
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
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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 Accurascale 57xx
Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, blog, british finescale, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, first look, Friends, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Inspiration, Layout, man cave, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, NEC, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, pannier, peco, product news, Rapido Trains, realism, review, scale modelling, seventies, shelf layout, shelfie2, toy train, train, train set, train show, TT120, united kingdom, Wales, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday
Tagged accurascale, Exhibition, Hobby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, railroad, shelfie, toytrain, wordless wednesday
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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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Heljan Are Back to TT120!
After sensibly deciding not to duplicate a Class 31 at the introduction of the TT120 scale a couple of years ago, and sit and watch if ‘we’ bought into it, Heljan have now definitely entered the scale! The Deltic, an … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, BR Blue, British Rail, Cameo layout, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, heljan, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelu, new release, news, peco, Peco TT, product news, Rails of Sheffield, Rapido Trains, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelf layout, toy train, train, TT, TT Gauge, TT120, Uncategorized
Tagged architecture, Art, heljan, management, Model Railroad, Model Railway, photography, travel, TT120
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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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Just another day.. Wordless Wednesday
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, finescale, first look, heljan, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Inspiration, layout design, man cave, maple river, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, product news, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, toy train, train set, TT120, Uncategorized, wagon, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday
Tagged Bachmann, Hobby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, railroad, wordless wednesday
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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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