Category Archives: shelfie3

Shelfie4 Progress

Posted on May 20, 2023 by bawdsey

Having been made redundant late last year, things slowed a little on the modelling front. However, I am now progressing with Shelfie4 and am currently working the building locations and physical sizes. Once I’m satisfied with them it’ll be a … 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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Brutal Sunday

Posted on September 11, 2022 by bawdsey

Well it’s a Sunday, and this is brutal. I’m putting together Ratio’s ARP signal box kit, and it’s brutal! Not the kit as such, though there are some ‘clunky’ elements to it, but the core prototype design, as a building … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday Shelfie 3

Posted on August 24, 2022 by bawdsey
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Throwback Thursday

Posted on July 14, 2022 by bawdsey

This came up on a Facebook memory thing, and being eight years old it intrigued me to re-read it. I did, and it brought a wry grin, (or it may have been wind), to my face. In the above post, … Continue reading →

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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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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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