Category Archives: scale

Transformation Tuesday

Posted on June 13, 2022 by bawdsey

Twelve hours To foamathon 22. Sounds exciting!

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Throwback Thursday, ‘The Crossings’ v1.0

Posted on June 2, 2022 by bawdsey

For a couple of years now we’ve been waiting for the arrival of Peco’s OO Bullhead rail crossings and slips. Well the long crossing SL-U1194, and the single slip SL-U1180 are now in the shops. A few days back one … Continue reading →

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Motivation Monday, Showtime!

Posted on April 10, 2022 by bawdsey

No one needs me to remind or tell them of the impact of Covid on the exhibition scene over the past two years, suffice to say it’s had a significant detrimental impact on the ability to run and attend shows … Continue reading →

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Peco Bullhead Crossings and Slips

Posted on April 9, 2022 by bawdsey

At Heaton Lodge’s Bath and West exhibition today, I had the opportunity to get a quick look some production samples of the crossing, and slip points on Peco’s trade exhibition stand. The crossings and slips utilise the same ‘Unifrog’ design … Continue reading →

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Asking For a Friend

Posted on April 5, 2022 by bawdsey

Any of you readers fancy a start in O gauge? A friend has for sale two of these Dapol 08’s, as new, unused. They were originally part of a plan for a small O gauge layout, and,as we all experience, … Continue reading →

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Transformation Tuesday, Paint

Posted on March 29, 2022 by bawdsey

It’s only a week since I completed Shelfie3’s wiring, and noted that that point in time was likely to be a spur onwards in the project. As I expected it did just that. The next notable step has been painting … Continue reading →

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Motivation Monday, Modelling Mosaic

Posted on March 28, 2022 by bawdsey

It’s a pleasant Monday morning here, the suns out, it’s warm and I’m fortunate enough to be sitting outside and planning my next Shelfie 3 moves. This weekend just gone I was sitting at a mosaic table and chairs, the … Continue reading →

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HO Indiana Shortline Wordless Wednesday

Posted on March 9, 2022 by bawdsey

No words as such from me, but this overview from Instagram by Tim Nicholson of his Indiana based HO scale layout, is really worth spending time watching. So so much to learn from it.

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Wordless Wednesday (or rather speechless!)

Posted on March 2, 2022 by bawdsey
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Motivation Monday, a Show!

Posted on February 14, 2022 by bawdsey

This past weekend I went to my first show in two years. And I’m pretty certain the last show I went to was the Doncaster show in 2020. I wasn’t sure what to expect on arrival, obviously C19 here in … Continue reading →

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