Category Archives: Southern Region

FCUK (16 Tons of French Connection in the Forest)

Posted on May 19, 2012 by bawdsey

One of the noticeable things in Forest of Dean images is the variety of apparently similar mineral wagons. I have a good few of the Bachmann varieties which have taken precedence gradually over the Airfix mineral wagon kit of the … Continue reading →

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Railex Preparations Vol III

Posted on May 14, 2012 by bawdsey

Today the layout was put up for the first time in six months, and I’m pleased to report that apart from dirty track, there have been no problems with the layouts running. A few people have asked what is the … Continue reading →

Posted in 3f, Airfix, Bachmann, Branch Line, brassmasters, Canon G10, Chris Nevard, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, OO Gauge, Scottish Region, Southern Region, Uncategorized, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region | Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography | 7 Comments

All the same, but different …

Posted on May 10, 2012 by bawdsey

One of the key features in setting a scene for a model railway is in choosing what stock and locomotives you run. Do this right and you can enhance the overall appearance of your train set. When Albion Yard was … Continue reading →

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Railex Preparations Vol II

Posted on May 5, 2012 by bawdsey

These are the latest scenic items coming off the bench in preparation for Railex. They are a straightforward build of a Howard Scenics ‘house back’ kit, and two trees, one complete with foliage and the other the bare structure awaiting … Continue reading →

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Railex Preparations Vol I

Posted on April 23, 2012 by bawdsey

Over the next couple of weeks or so I’ll be burning some midnight oil as Railex at Aylesbury approaches. The layout will be assembelled as its been stored for five months or so and tested. In the intervening period I’ve … Continue reading →

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Make Your Mark

Posted on March 24, 2012 by bawdsey

Hampton Hill Makeover Bachmann OO Signalbox Catalogue. No. 44-010 Of late there have been many releases of resin cast buildings in both 4mm/OO and 2mm/N gauge scales from both Bachmann and Hornby. As these are mass produced items there is … Continue reading →

Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, Chris Nevard, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, OO Gauge, paint, research, Scottish Region, Southern Region, Western Region | Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Exhibition, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO | 2 Comments

Fifteen Minute Heroes

Posted on March 15, 2012 by bawdsey

Ever thought I’ve only got fifteen minutes, not enough time to do anything with that, well this new page will hopefully show one or two of my fast jobs that make a difference. They’re not much, but all become a … Continue reading →

Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, Chris Nevard, DCC, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Ian Futers, Layout, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, OO Gauge, research, Scottish Region, Southern Region, Western Region | Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Exhibition, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, photography | 1 Comment

‘Trinity’ 08 Brassmaster Rods

Posted on March 4, 2012 by bawdsey

Heres a quick step by step on how to do the conversion. This isn’t the Brassmasters version as they assume a wheelchange too, which if you’re doing EM/S4 is the most likely way forward. I didn’t want the expense of … Continue reading →

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Bachmann/Brassmasters/Shawplan Trinity 08

Posted on February 26, 2012 by bawdsey

Not quite the holy trinity, but a decent place to start. Many years ago when t’interweb was a bunch of MSN chatrooms and Yahoo groups with people in effect emailing each other abuse, I did a makeover of four Bachmann 08’s, one … Continue reading →

Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, book, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, Chris Nevard, decals, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Ian Futers, Industrial, Kalmbach, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, OO Gauge, paint, research, Scottish Region, Southern Region, Uncategorized, waterslide, Western Region | Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Exhibition, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, photography | 1 Comment

Inspiring Magazine

Posted on February 16, 2012 by bawdsey

Yesterday I received a copy of Narrow Gauge and Industrial Railway Modelling Review, from Bob Barlow. Bob has recently taken the editors chair, Roy Link now taking on the role of production editor. The magazine has always been a good … Continue reading →

Posted in Bachmann, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, Canon G10, Chris Nevard, Eastern Region, Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, Ian Futers, Industrial, Kalmbach, Layout, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, OO Gauge, Scottish Region, Southern Region, Uncategorized, Western Region | Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Exhibition, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, photography | 1 Comment