Category Archives: skill

Showtime, ‘This is Pop’ 7pm ET

Posted on January 11, 2018 by bawdsey

For fans of pre Brit-Pop music, and that crossover from MOR music to the punk era, tonight on ‘Showtime’ 7pm ET there a unique documentary regarding the British band XTC, called ‘This is Pop’. http://xtcbumperbookoffunforboysandgirls.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/showtime-xtc-documentary-charlie-thomas.html?m=1 The connection with the hobby … Continue reading →

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Modelu Award

Posted on November 26, 2017 by bawdsey

Alan Buttler owner of Modelu receives the 2017 Gwyn Humphreys award at Warley 2017, for innovation in the hobby! https://www.modelu3d.co.uk

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Wordless Wednesday XTC

Posted on October 4, 2017 by bawdsey
Posted in 2017, 3d, 3d printing, Bachmann, blog, blogger, Branch Line, Cameo, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, DVD, Eighties, film, finescale, Friends, Great Western, hero, history, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, life, media, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Modelu, music, n gauge, Nevard, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, paint, Photography, Rapido Trains, Scottish Region, skill, skillset, Sky, Sky arts, social media, Southern Region, television, toy fair, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, Western Region, wordless wednesday, Xtc | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Biggest Little Railway, Toy Trains on Telly?

Posted on March 28, 2017 by bawdsey

My mate Mr Parker  (philsworkbench) gets the low down on a telly project to be filmed this summer, sounds bonkers, and fascinating in the same sentence!

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Eighties Body Snatcher Throwback

Posted on February 17, 2017 by bawdsey

Ok mullet wearers, here’s a poptastic 80’s child for you. It’s an Airfix 14xx body with a Perceverance chassis underneath. Made in the era of Kylie, wads of yuppie cash, XR3i’s and mobile Motorola phones the size of house bricks … Continue reading →

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Manic Monday

Posted on September 26, 2016 by bawdsey

4mm scale shackles. If I give up the day job I could try out as a jeweller! A mix of frustrating, and satisfaction assembling these, and remembering to breath…

Posted in Bachmann, blog, blogging, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, Great Western, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, magazine, media, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Modelu, Nevard, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, Railex, Rapido Trains, Scottish Region, skill, skillset, toy fair, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, wagon | 6 Comments

Throwback Thursday, better late than never …

Posted on July 8, 2016 by bawdsey

A few weeks ago on a Thursday, I wrote about using double sided tape to hold down or rather ‘up’ Tortoise point motors. albionyard-back-on-track/ Well all went well overnight, or part of it. In the morning I arrived to find … Continue reading →

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Toady Tuesday

Posted on June 14, 2016 by bawdsey

Nope, not the shuffling queue of hooded, hook nosed disciples heading to a convenient internet portal to join the weekly disembowelling of a toy train manufacturer, but an update on my Toad.     A year or so ago I started … Continue reading →

Posted in Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Modelu, Nevard, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, Railex, research, Scottish Region, skill, skillset, Southern Region, toy train, toytrainset, train set, Western Region | 7 Comments

Throwback Thursday Pannier

Posted on April 28, 2016 by bawdsey

Well here’s a throwback for you. It’s a 1950’s era OO gauge Pannier. Today it has a retro sort of charm to it, with it’s cast body and basic chassis. Powered by an Triang XO3 motor through what looks like … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, Bachmann, Barn find, blog, British Rail, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, Great Western, hero, history, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, life, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Nevard, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, shelfie, skill, skillset, social media, throwback thursday, toy fair, toy train, toytrainset, train set, Western Region | 2 Comments

The Other 02

Posted on November 17, 2015 by bawdsey

Much frothing has taken place over the past few weeks regarding 02’s of the steam engine variety, I’ve not seen one yet, though Warley show beckons and I may catch up with one there. With the Warley show coming up … Continue reading →

Posted in Bachmann, blog, brassmasters, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, life, Manchester, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, OO Gauge, paint, research, skill, skillset, toy train, toytrainset, train set, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments