Category Archives: product news

Hornby 61XX R3723 Review

Posted on June 21, 2020 by bawdsey

Hornby Prairie R3723 R3723x R3719 R3719x R3721 R3721x R3725 R3725x In through the man cave doors this week from Hornby is their latest release of a GWR 61xx design. The original Hornby 61XX model was the 1970’s Airfix model, well … Continue reading →

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Hornby Prairie R3723/R3723x

Posted on June 19, 2020 by bawdsey

The first of the Hornby Large Prairies has arrived at the man cave. Firstly an apology, I’ve taken it out of its box and run it already. Sorry about that, but if you want to watch someone literally opening a … Continue reading →

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Warley News No3 Peco

Posted on November 23, 2019 by bawdsey

Note the red tie bars are due to this being an assembly of test components, the model will feature regular colour tie bars. Code 70 HO US track was on display. The Peco Parkside range had EPs of the 13T … Continue reading →

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Warley News 2019 No2 Heljan

Posted on November 23, 2019 by bawdsey

Also announced a GWR 2251 class in 7mm Scale, more details to follow. Note: The brown railcar detail shots are 4mm Scale, the red EP is 7mm.

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Warley news 2019 no1 KR Models GT3

Posted on November 23, 2019 by bawdsey

Looking very promising.

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Man Cave Makeover

Posted on September 8, 2019 by bawdsey

This weekend amongst night shifts and a quick visit to Expo EM North, I’ve been completing the final elements of Shelfie2. Like most man caves mine has too much ‘stuff’, particularly ‘stuff’ that gets in the way. I have two … Continue reading →

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Transformation Tuesday, Kings Cross & The Heljan 25 and 86

Posted on August 6, 2019 by bawdsey

One of the nice things about this hobby is the social element to it. Last night in ye olde London towne a group, nine, later ten, of us met up. In two different pubs we were asked what’s the occasion? … Continue reading →

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Essential Witness and Transition

Posted on July 26, 2019 by bawdsey

Essential Witness and Transition are two books that do that rare thing of capturing the railway in an engaging and artistic way. Each book contains the work of one photographer, Jim Shaughnessy for Essential Witness, and Colin Gifford for Transition. … Continue reading →

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NMRA Motivation Monday

Posted on July 15, 2019 by bawdsey

Bob Phelps receives the NMRA’s distinguished service award Saturday 13th July 2019 from NMRA President Pete Magoun, at the NMRA National Train Show in Utah. So why’s this of interest? Bob, principal product design engineer worked for Peco for 54, … Continue reading →

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Great Central Grand Day Out

Posted on June 14, 2019 by bawdsey

This weekend it’s the Great Central Model Railway show centred around operating real trains, and the Model Railway Exhibition at Quorn station. It’s the first time I’ve been as a punter and for £23.00 including all day parking very good … Continue reading →

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