Category Archives: Railex

Time on your hands ..

Posted on April 19, 2014 by bawdsey

I’ve often said it but time is the most valuable commodity we modellers have. It matters not if you ‘buy’ time, either literally by paying someone to do something for you, or making the best use of your own time … Continue reading →

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19th Nervous Breakdown

Posted on March 24, 2014 by bawdsey

With just a day to go before filming and still work to do, I’ll probably be on my 29th let alone 19th by the end of the week! Pretty much everything else is done, Paul Lunn has worked the ‘storyline’ … Continue reading →

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Dead Line

Posted on March 23, 2014 by bawdsey

With filming commencing this week on a layout planning DVD, myself and Paul Lunn are beavering away to get everything complete. This is Wharfedale Road, a ‘shelfie’ I’ve built for the filming and have a day or so left to … Continue reading →

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Western Wanderers

Posted on March 17, 2014 by bawdsey

This weekend I’ve been immersed in western region influences. I’d always wanted to get hold of a 97xx either the K’s kit or at a push one of the Korean brass imports made in the 80’s by Samhongsa. This weekend … Continue reading →

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Warley & The Digital Backscene

Posted on November 22, 2013 by bawdsey

This weekend is the final show for the layout, and we are stand B50 at the NEC Warley show. One of the main features of the layout is the backscene, which is a digital print. It is one of the … Continue reading →

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You can’t always get what you want

Posted on October 30, 2013 by bawdsey

Well it’s true, not just in the world of toy trains, but life. One common wail across the interweb and to a degree at shows I’ve been to is the comment I’m waiting for such and such to be made, … Continue reading →

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Mark One Suburbia

Posted on October 16, 2013 by bawdsey

One of the typical coaches for the British Rail era that covered commuter and suburban train stock is the British Rail Mk1 suburban coaches. There are two manufacturers in 4mm scale that produce this as ready to run, Bachmann and … Continue reading →

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Rock ‘N’ Roll Star

Posted on October 7, 2013 by bawdsey

Perhaps that genuine buzz looking at the who’s who of names from the history of our UK branch of the hobby engraved in the Visitors Cup, is a touch of what it feels like to be a rock and roll … Continue reading →

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Model Rail Live 2013, Newark

Posted on September 19, 2013 by bawdsey

This weekend the layout is at one of its last shows, Model Rail Live at Newark Showground.  http://www.modelraillive.co.uk/ Today has been spent testing, and hopefully over the weekend we may be able to configure the layout to run with DCC … Continue reading →

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Fog in the Forest

Posted on August 9, 2013 by bawdsey

I’ve had a couple of queries regarding the dry ice we used in some of the pictures for Model Rail 186. The photoshoot for Model Rail 186 was one of the most interesting and challenging sets I’ve ever done. The … Continue reading →

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