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Category Archives: train set
Virtue Signalling by Peco
Not so much ’high moral standards’ (though Peco have always been decent coves in my experience), but virtuous, as in very much in the way of a good thing. That’s the immediate impression on opening the TT laser cut wooden … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, finescale, Forest of Dean, gwr, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, laser, Layout, layout design, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, Peco TT, product news, prototype, railway, Railway Modeller, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelfie, sundayfunday, toy train, train set, TT, TT Gauge, Uncategorized
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TT120 First look
This is literally my first look at the new Peco TT scale products. The first thing that strikes me, as a former (environment officer), in a very good way is the packaging, 100% recyclable! As we can see it’s not … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, free-mo, Hattons, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, layout design, man cave, media, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, peco sl-U1295, peco sl-U1296, Peco TT, product news, Railway Modeller, review, scale modelling, shelfie, toy train, track, track plans, train set, train show, TT, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, unifrog
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Motivation Monday. TT
This morning Peco are setting the cat amongst the pigeons announcing a range of TT track and products! Absolutely fascinating for me, I think this is the ideal scale, big enough for good detail, and small enough to get the … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, europe, finescale, Hattons, heljan, history, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, man cave, man-cave, media, model, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, peco bullhead, Peco SL-U1180, Peco SL-U1188, Peco SL-U1189, Peco SL-U1194, Peco TT, product news, prototype, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, scale modelling, shelfie, toy train, track, train set, train show, TT, TT Gauge, Uncategorized
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Motivation Monday, Showtime!
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
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, blogger, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, DMU, Eighties, EM, Exhibition, finescale, Heaton Lodge, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, mancave, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, national train show, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, Railway Modeller, Rapido Trains, realism, scale, scale modelling, seventies, shelfie, shelfie3, toy train, train set, Uncategorized, usa
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Peco Bullhead Crossings and Slips
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
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, British Rail, Cameo layout, dapol, DC, DCC, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, model, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, OO, OO Gauge, peco, product news, railroad, railway, realism, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie3, track, train set, train show, Uncategorized, unifrog
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Asking For a Friend
Any of you readers fancy a start in O gauge? A friend has for sale two of these Dapol 08’s, as new, unused. They were originally part of a plan for a small O gauge layout, and,as we all experience, … Continue reading
Posted in Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, life, man cave, man-cave, mancave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Railway Modeller, scale, scale modelling, toy train, Toy trains, train set, Western Region
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Transformation Tuesday, Paint
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
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, baseboards, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, DMU, finescale, Hattons, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, man-cave, mancave, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, paint, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie3, toy train, track, train set, transformation tuesday, tuesday transformation, Uncategorized, video, youtube
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Motivation Monday, a Show!
This past weekend I went to my first show in two years. And I’m pretty certain the last show I went to was the Doncaster show in 2020. I wasn’t sure what to expect on arrival, obviously C19 here in … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, Conversion, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Doncaster, Exhibition, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, life, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, product news, railroad, railway, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, toy train, train set, train show, Uncategorized, united kingdom
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Wordless Wednesday Shelfie 2
Posted in accurascale, artist, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, dingham, Eighties, finescale, fremo, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, iphoneography, Layout, LED Lighting, man cave, man-cave, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, railway, realism, scale modelling, seventies, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, train set, trees, Uncategorized, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday
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Transformation Tuesday Bachmann 4575
Today is probably one of the final sections of modifying this Bachmann 4575xx. Dug out by a friend from his scrap pile the footsteps were broken and it had the original Bachmann chimney, and no chassis. It’s one of the … Continue reading
Posted in 45xx, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo layout, Conversion, DC, DCC, dcc sound, EM, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, gwr, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, man cave, mancave, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, railroad, railway, Railway Modeller, research, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, toy train, train set, transformation tuesday, tuesday transformation, Ultrascale, Uncategorized, Western Region
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