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TT120 TTown and TTrack Planning …

When TT120 was announced it caught my attention. A scale between N and OO/HO appeals to me particularly if the quality of products are good. My plan for a Forest of Dean system layout is one that at the moment … Continue reading

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Peco OO Track, Three Minutes of Bullhead

This video is about a year old and was done for a couple of friends whom were interested in using the Peco bullhead track hence this being a very quick first look type of presentation. Around that time there were … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday Heljan Class 47

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Feel Good Friday, Accurascale’s classic 37

My first thoughts on the Accurascale class 37. Shot almost in real time apart from changing camera position, what you see is what I got, so no preparation as such apart from having the box ready to open. I did … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday (The Wheat Sheaf)

Posted in america, americana, Bachmann, baseboards, blogger, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, Canadian, canadian national, canadian pacific, dcc sound, decals, Eighties, exactrail, Exhibition, free-mo, fremo, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Industrial, Layout, layout design, man cave, maple river, media, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, research, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie4, test, toy train, train show, TT Gauge, usa, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

Rapido OO Hunslet Part 2 Chassis Test

In my first quick look at the Rapido Trains Uk 16inch Hunslet, I assumed the chassis was fully geared. Having had some issues with fully geared chassis’ before I was wondering how this one would perform. However a look at … Continue reading

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