Category Archives: Scottish Region

Motivation Monday Spaghetti

Posted on November 1, 2021 by bawdsey

Wiring. Yuk. If there’s something that slows a project down for me it’s wiring up a layout. Pretty much everything else I can crack on with, but this bit, it’s a real chore even for a simple three point layout. … Continue reading →

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Heljan Class 104 DMU

Posted on October 22, 2021 by bawdsey

The first public image of the CAD’s for the 4mm scale class 104 DMU have been released today. With several detail differences to be produced this is good to see progress on this project which has suffered delays due to … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday Rails Terrier (4S-010-005)

Posted on September 22, 2021 by bawdsey

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Throwback Thursday The War Department Bucketlist

Posted on September 16, 2021 by bawdsey

Back in the midsts of time I always wanted a complete set of British Rail ‘Standards’. Don’t know why, but I set about the task Hunter gatherer stylee, and apart from the WD 2-10-0, I ended up with all the … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday (A Scottish Connection)

Posted on June 2, 2021 by bawdsey

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31st Monday Motivation

Posted on May 31, 2021 by bawdsey

Well it’s a Monday and the sketch pad, pencil and track layout books are out, and that can only mean one thing. It’s a Monday I’ve got a book, a sketch pad and pencil. Over the past week or so … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday 94xx

Posted on February 25, 2021 by bawdsey

Here we are, more Pannier shenanigans! This time it’s a personality swap! A few of the 94xx’s had tank fillers in different positions, a couple of feet further back than normally associated with the class. There’s not many of them … Continue reading →

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21 First One In

Posted on January 1, 2021 by bawdsey

A while back I looked at Space and how we use it, in particular looking at a Fremo layout I’d been invited to see. I really like the concept of joining layouts together for an operating session. Last year 2020 … Continue reading →

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Motivation Monday, Getting to the point.. I

Posted on November 23, 2020 by bawdsey

I’m making no apologies for diving straight in to look at Geoff Forsters Off the beaten track blog for the motivation on this one Ground Frame Day and Levers and Rods. Recently Shelfie2 was visited for photos for a magazine … Continue reading →