Category Archives: skillset

Wordless Wednesday, Repairs

Posted on June 8, 2022 by bawdsey
Posted in 2FS, 2mm, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, finescale, Hattons, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, life, man cave, man-cave, model, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, repair, scale modelling, skillset, toy train, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

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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Wordless Wednesday Comet A44

Posted on August 18, 2021 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, brassmasters, British Rail, Cameo layout, Comet Models, commission, dapol, DCC, Eastern Region, exactrail, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, gwr, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, justdoit, Layout, light railway, LMS, LNER, man cave, mancave, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, prototype, railroad, railway, realism, research, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, skillset, Southern Region, Swindon, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region, wordless wednesday | 2 Comments

Transformation Tuesday & The Skill Fading Shelf Queens…

Posted on August 18, 2020 by bawdsey

We’ve all got them. Projects that get started and then ‘mature’…. I can look around the man cave and see an almost embarrassing number things that have been started and are yet to reach conclusion. This one above is just … Continue reading →

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Motivation Monday, The 02

Posted on August 10, 2020 by bawdsey

Nope, not the arena. This one.. This is one of those escapees from the shelf of doom. It’s been kicking around for quite a while, and last week I decided it’s about time it got finished. It’d stalled at quite … Continue reading →

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Essential Witness and Transition

Posted on July 26, 2019 by bawdsey

Essential Witness and Transition are two books that do that rare thing of capturing the railway in an engaging and artistic way. Each book contains the work of one photographer, Jim Shaughnessy for Essential Witness, and Colin Gifford for Transition. … Continue reading →

Posted in b&w, black and white, blog, blogging, book, book review, Branch Line, British Rail, canada, copyright, history, hobbies, Inspiration, Layout, library, life, man cave, mancave, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, monochrome, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Photography, product news, railway, research, review, scale, scale modelling, seasons, skill, skillset, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, travel, Uncategorized, usa | 1 Comment

Cover it!

Posted on May 18, 2019 by bawdsey

Copyright Rutland & Stamford Mercury https://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/four-arrested-at-welland-academy-after-vandalism-of-model-railway-exhibition-9070661/ https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/144657-cancelled-due-to-vandalism-stamford-show-18th-may/&ct=1558185829 Really depressing news for the exhibition circuit today. Recently we’ve seen prototype preservation organisations suffer vandalism, and this is the first time (I recall) a similar issue  within the hobby at a show. … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in 3d, 3d printing, Award, blog, Cameo, film, finescale, Friends, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, Interweb, Kalmbach, life, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, Photography, skill, skillset, Sky, Sky arts, social media, television, throwback thursday, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, tv, Uncategorized, Xtc | Leave a comment

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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