Category Archives: research

The Importance of Being Idle

Posted on March 12, 2013 by bawdsey

I was asked a few days ago whats next on the blog?, and I replied I don’t know. Theres good reason for this, I tend to spend a good amount of time just ‘looking’ at all manner of things, and … Continue reading →

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The Backscene (Railway Modeller March 2013)

Posted on February 9, 2013 by bawdsey

One of the features of the layout that has attracted a great deal of interest is the backscene. This is a digitally printed image 14ft x 2ft. In the March 2013 Railway Modeller theres a how to article if you’re … Continue reading →

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Toy Trains on Telly, Timeshift BBC4

Posted on January 24, 2013 by bawdsey

If you missed it, or didn’t know it was on, the BBC Timeshift team have made a very good documentary on our hobby. You can view it here on the BBC’s iplayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01q9vhy/Timeshift_Series_12_The_Joy_of_(Train)_Sets/ Albion Yard was one of the layouts … Continue reading →

Posted in Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, humour, Kalmbach, Layout, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, Nevard, Photography, research, television, Uncategorized | Tagged BBC, Branch Line, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, iplayer, Layout, life, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, Railway Modeller, Timeshift | 1 Comment

Letters (and Numbers) from America

Posted on January 20, 2013 by bawdsey

B&O I-12 Caboose Many of us will be familiar with iconic American F series diesels, the streamlined nose, Santa Fe ‘Warbonnet’, Union Pacific, or Canadian National ‘Pacman’ or ‘Wet Noodle’ color schemes, as UK modellers we may not know what … Continue reading →

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Last one out

Posted on December 31, 2012 by bawdsey

Today has been a quiet day just tidying up a few loose ends. One of those was 3725, a Forest of Dean Pannier with the base model again being the excellent Bachmann high cab version. Its fine having a number … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Airfix, Bachmann, book, Branch Line, British Rail, canada, canon, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, paint, Photography, research, review, Uncategorized, Wales, waterslide, Welsh Marches, Western Region | Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Canon, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, life, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, Railway Modeller | 3 Comments

Thank You, and Seasons Greetings

Posted on December 24, 2012 by bawdsey

Just a quick note to say thank you and wishing the seasons greetings to all the readers who have dropped by. I have been pleasantly surprised at the number of visits and will certainly write more stuff for you to … Continue reading →

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Retail Therapy

Posted on December 20, 2012 by bawdsey

A recent meeting in London saw me catching up with a mate whom I hadn’t seen for a few years, and over a few beers the old war stories of the good old days were revisited. We used to work … Continue reading →

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Move along, Nuthin to see here …

Posted on December 17, 2012 by bawdsey

Thats an easy mistake to make. This sort of scene regardless of whether it’s out in the sticks like here or down a back alley in suburbia or ‘downtown’ are easy to wander past without a thought for modelling. But … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Jungle …

Posted on December 4, 2012 by bawdsey

Having just returned from Warley where I spent part of the weekend helping with Aberbeeg (see above), I realised four things, I can tell the time using a watch, some people speak Dutch, I can do blue diesel haze on … Continue reading →

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Stop, Theif!

Posted on November 3, 2012 by bawdsey

Yes folks it’s that old favourite of ours, the internet’s free, take what you want and don’t pay for it! Copyright theft, hey, no one gets hurt, it’s a victimless crime. Overcharging!, hey, no one gets hurt, it’s a victimless … Continue reading →

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