Category Archives: shelfie

Wordless Wednesday (Shelfie2)

Posted on January 2, 2019 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dingham, Eastern Region, Exhibition, finescale, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Industrial, iphoneography, Layout, man cave, mancave, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, Rapido Trains, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, social media, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, woodland, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | 4 Comments

Thank You and Happy New Year 2019

Posted on December 31, 2018 by bawdsey

Just a quick note to wish readers a happy new year and to say thanks for taking time out of your life, to read the blog. It means a lot that you visit, it really does, and it’s a pleasant … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, 2019, accurascale, Bachmann, blog, blogger, blogging, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, canadian national, canadian pacific, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, Forest of Dean, Friends, Great Western, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, Kalmbach, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, man cave, mancave, media, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new year, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, Rapido Trains, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, social media, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, transformation tuesday, Western Region | 1 Comment

Notes from the Man Cave, Getting to Grips with Dinghams

Posted on December 29, 2018 by bawdsey

Many years back I settled on three link couplings for my rolling stock on the OO and EM layouts I’ve either made or been involved with. Their visual benefits are easy to see, but they do have a few practical … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, Cameo, Cameo layout, DCC, dcc sound, dingham, EM, Exhibition, finescale, Forest of Dean, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, kadee, Layout, man cave, mancave, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, Rapido Trains, research, review, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, wagon, Western Region, woodland scenics | 6 Comments

Throwback Thursday (Space Connections Part 1)

Posted on December 27, 2018 by bawdsey

This hobby covers a good spectrum of social aspects, most modellers I know aren’t club members but either work alone or in small groups. ‘Space’ in the UK is often at a premium and frequently costly, so it’s no surprise … Continue reading →

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Happy Christmas 2018

Posted on December 24, 2018 by bawdsey

It’s that time of year again! This one seems to have flown past! So just a quick line to wish you readers a very happy Christmas, and to take a moment or two to think about those whom are by … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday, (Illuminating Shelfie2)

Posted on November 29, 2018 by bawdsey

These images are about two years old, I find that surprising because sometimes time seems to stand still with a layout, despite progress being made. Shelfie2 has had a bit of a Byzantine journey, ranging from a North Wales DMU … Continue reading →

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Warley images number 1 Peco

Posted on November 24, 2018 by bawdsey

Peco’s new OO crossings as 3D EP prints. Latest news is in tooling, anticipated first quarter 2019.

Posted in 3d, 3d printing, accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Exhibition, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, gwr, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, iphoneography, Layout, LMS, LNER, man cave, mancave, media, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, product news, Rapido Trains, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, Southern, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Western Region | 1 Comment

#justdoit the colours of autumn

Posted on October 21, 2018 by bawdsey

It’s probably no great secret to long term readers of the blog that I like the Autumn or Fall season. I’m lucky in my occupation gives me time out and availability to capture and enjoy the seasons that perhaps nine … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday (Shelfie)

Posted on June 20, 2018 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, canon, Canon G10, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, Great Western, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, iain rice, Industrial, Layout, LMS, LNER, mancave, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, Photography, Rapido Trains, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, trees, Western Region, wordless wednesday | 1 Comment

Motivation Monday Transfer Transformers

Posted on May 21, 2018 by bawdsey

A few years back my brother got hold of a couple of Kadee 40ft boxcars, and I weathered one. It was ok but not really one that I could get enthused about, so I tried doing a patched out livery. … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, DCC, dcc sound, decals, finescale, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, iphoneography, kadee, Kalmbach, Layout, life, man cave, mancave, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, Ontario, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, Rapido Trains, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, True North, Uncategorized, waterslide | 1 Comment