Category Archives: shelf layout

Groundwork Shelfie 4

Posted on June 10, 2023 by bawdsey

It might seem odd to be talking about ground work with a picture like the one above. The reality is that the structures above are ‘placed’ for the photograph, and the eye level viewpoint disguises this. This is the reality … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday Going with the Grain

Posted on March 16, 2023 by bawdsey

It seem odd that just about a year ago I was writing about Shelfie 4 taking a leap forward. Well over the past few months and weeks it definitely has. In the picture above, the core concept was structured in … Continue reading →

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Introducing, Shelfie4 Maple River

Posted on March 3, 2023 by bawdsey
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Wordless Wednesday Water

Posted on February 1, 2023 by bawdsey
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Motivation Monday, Take me to the River

Posted on January 9, 2023 by bawdsey

So the motivation today was checking out yesterday’s application of the AK Interactive Atlantic Blue onto a test piece of plastic sheet. The luminosity above is caused by the light falling on the wet acrylic gel medium. It dried well … Continue reading →

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2023 First one in

Posted on January 1, 2023 by bawdsey

Well 2023 is underway. It’ll be a big change and possibly challenge too. Both of us made redundant in December there’s a new life balance to work out, depending on whether anything turns up employment wise. One thing is certain, … Continue reading →

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Last one out!

Posted on December 31, 2022 by bawdsey

Just a quick note to say thank you for reading the blog this year, and please take time to visit the blogs and websites on the blog roll, they’re worth dipping into. So thank you again and hope to see … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday, 4575 From the Shelf of Doom

Posted on December 29, 2022 by bawdsey

A while back, roughly two years ago, this 45xx passed through the man cave. It came from an estate sale as a non-runner. The original idea was to rob the chassis from it and place it under a Bachmann 4575 … Continue reading →

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Peco Quality Line N Gauge Wagons Review

Posted on November 10, 2022 by bawdsey

New into the man cave are a batch of N gauge wagons from Peco as part of a collection of new tooling. For many many years N gauge modellers have had a staple diet of Peco Wonderful Wagons, with tooling … Continue reading →

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Motivation Monday Unboxing Planet Industrials Victory

Posted on November 7, 2022 by bawdsey

An overview of Planet Industrials Kerr Stuart ‘Victory’ class locomotive. The example I received had a couple of minor problems. The parcel having taken a few knocks the next18 DCC blanking plug had become dislodged, and one of the slide … Continue reading →

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