Category Archives: shelfie2

Hotel California

Posted on December 14, 2025 by bawdsey

You can step out any time you like, but you can never leave. Thats branch or short line modelling for me. A brief chat with a viewer at the NEC in late November brought that thought forefront. They chatted for … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, finescale, Guyzance, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, journey, Layout, layout design, makeover, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, n gauge, NEC, northumberland, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, realism, scale modelling, scenery, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, shelfie3, shelfie4, toy train, train set, trees, TT120, Uncategorized, Welsh Marches, woodland scenics | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

57xx, Out! First Look

Posted on December 6, 2025 by bawdsey

Well it’s here, the Accurascale 57xx, and spoiler alert, its definitely been worth the wait. This release really brings the Pannier family up to date with a contemporary high quality and detailed model of this iconic and promiscuous family, nearly … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday Pannier Perfection?

Posted on December 3, 2025 by bawdsey
Posted in 57xx, accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Inspiration, Layout, man cave, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, NEC, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, pannier, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, train, TT120, Wales, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Accurascale’s 57xx converts Shelfie 2 to DCC

Posted on November 27, 2025 by bawdsey

Having been loaned an Accurascale 57xx which is DCC sound fitted, it made sense to reconfigure Shelfie2 to run in DCC.

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Wordless Wednesday Accurascale 57xx

Posted on November 26, 2025 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, blog, british finescale, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, first look, Friends, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Inspiration, Layout, man cave, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, NEC, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, pannier, peco, product news, Rapido Trains, realism, review, scale modelling, seventies, shelf layout, shelfie2, toy train, train, train set, train show, TT120, united kingdom, Wales, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Seven Sleeps to go! NEC 2025

Posted on November 15, 2025 by bawdsey

This time next Saturday I’ll hopefully be anticipating a cool one, it being the NEC model railway show hosted by Warners Publications. I’ll be taking Shelfie 2 there, Guyzance disposal point, and I’m thinking its only its fourth exhibition appearance, … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on September 3, 2025 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, artist, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, iphoneography, layout design, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, train set, TT120, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday Shelfie 2

Posted on June 25, 2025 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, black and white, blog, British Rail, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Layout, layout design, man cave, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, realism, scale modelling, seventies, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, TT120, Uncategorized, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Background Balance, Start at the end..

Posted on January 18, 2025 by bawdsey

A while back I wrote about trials I was undertaking, Throwback Paint with a mix of paint types. This was the result for Shelfie2 under natural lighting which I was quite pleased with. That then was used to fill in … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday, Accurascale Class 31

Posted on October 16, 2024 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, b&w, black and white, blog, BR Blue, British Rail, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, iphoneography, layout design, man cave, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, peco bullhead, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, train set, trainspotting, TT120, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments