Category Archives: railroad model craftsman

Wordless Wednesday Maple River

Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, Canadian, canadian national, canadian pacific, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, exactrail, finescale, HO, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, Industrial, Layout, layout design, life, man cave, maple river, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, Narrow Gauge, nmra, o scale, Ontario, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railroad model craftsman, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, tangent, toy train, TT120, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

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

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Merry Christmas 23

It’s that time of year again, a quick thank you to you readers for taking your time to drop by and spend some time here. The blog, YouTube Instagram threads and Facebook wouldn’t be possible without input and inspiration from … Continue reading

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Monday Motivation Scenery

This was a few months back, initial track laying and ballasting done, and no backscene of lighting rig. At this point I knew I’d have foreground water, just not how much or how I’d represent it. A few months on … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday, Shelfie 4 Testing the concrete canyon

Posted in accurascale, americana, Bachmann, blogger, brassmasters, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, exactrail, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, layout design, LED Lighting, man cave, maple river, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, nmra, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, railroad, railroad model craftsman, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, scenery, shelfie, shelfie4, tangent, toy train, TT Gauge, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday, Shelfie 4

Posted in accurascale, americana, b&w, Bachmann, black and white, blog, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, DC, DCC, dcc sound, exactrail, finescale, free-mo, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, iphoneography, Kalmbach, Layout, layout design, LED Lighting, man cave, maple river, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, railroad, railroad model craftsman, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie4, toy train, True North, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | 1 Comment

Monday Motivation, Saturday’s Try Out

This, above, was where I was Friday morning. The day after, a Saturday no less, the appearance is markedly different, there’s weed and grass in the early stages of development. The core operation shakedown of Shelfie 4, Maple River is … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday, Laramie Wyoming

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Posted in 4th july, america, americana, b&w, Bachmann, black and white, blog, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Inspiration, iphone, iphoneography, Kalmbach, laramie, Layout, layout design, LED, LED Lighting, man cave, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monochrome, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, national train show, nmra, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, railroad, railroad model craftsman, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale, scale modelling, skill, toy train, track, train show, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, Union Pacific, usa, wordless wednesday, Wyoming | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

MRJ 288 and a Craftsman

Not a bad thing to come home to after a hard day at the office, (stop laughing at the back). MRJ number 288 edited by Jerry Clifford. A nice issue this one, with a broad range of subject matter, ^^see … Continue reading

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