Category Archives: trainset

Wordless Wednesday, Getting to the Point..

Posted on April 17, 2024 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, BR Blue, Branch Line, british finescale, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, DMU, finescale, first look, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, Ian Futers, Inspiration, Layout, layout design, life, man cave, mancave, media, Midland Region, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, railroad, railway, realism, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, seventies, shelf layout, shelfie, social media, toy fair, train set, trainset, TT Gauge, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Wordless Wednesday Shelfie 3

Posted on August 24, 2022 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, black and white, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, DMU, finescale, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, iphoneography, Layout, layout design, man cave, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, peco bullhead, railroad, railway, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie3, toy train, trainset, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

TT Tuesday Tracks

Posted on July 12, 2022 by bawdsey

This probably looks like a boring old bit of flexitrack on first glance for Peco’s new TT track range, and yup, it’s 12mm gauge flexible track. End of story surely! However it does deserve a closer look. There are two … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, finescale, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, Peco TT, product news, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, review, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, toy train, track, track plans, trainset, TT, TT Gauge, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Throwback Thursday, ‘The Crossings’ v1.0

Posted on June 2, 2022 by bawdsey

For a couple of years now we’ve been waiting for the arrival of Peco’s OO Bullhead rail crossings and slips. Well the long crossing SL-U1194, and the single slip SL-U1180 are now in the shops. A few days back one … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, djm, Exhibition, finescale, heljan, HO, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, man cave, man-cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, peco bullhead, Peco SL-U1180, Peco SL-U1188, Peco SL-U1189, Peco SL-U1194, product news, railroad, railway, Railway Modeller, Rapido Trains, realism, review, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie3, throwback thursday, thursday throwback, toy train, track, trainset, Uncategorized, unifrog, youtube | Leave a comment

2022 First One In

Posted on January 1, 2022 by bawdsey

Last year on First one in I wrote about Geoff Taylor’s Barmouth layout and his very clever use of ‘space’ to achieve a multi location layout. In December (21), I had the privilege of helping out with Simon George’s Heaton … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, baseboards, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, Chris Nevard, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Exhibition, finescale, Forest of Dean, fremo, Hattons, Heaton Lodge, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, justdoit, Layout, LED, LED Lighting, man cave, mancave, model, model photography, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new year, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, realism, research, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, Toy trains, track, trainset, tree, trees, Uncategorized, Welsh Marches, Western Region, woodland, woodland scenics | Leave a comment

Heljan Class 02 Diesel Update

Posted on December 19, 2021 by bawdsey

Today at Heaton Lodge Junction exhibition at Wakefield Heljan had their first EP of the 4mm OO scale class 02 diesel shunter. It’s important to note this is the first hand assembled version of the model, and there was no … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, Hattons, Heaton Lodge, heljan, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Inspiration, iphone, Layout, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, product news, prototype, Railway Modeller, Rapido Trains, realism, scale, scale modelling, shelfie, toy fair, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, train show, trainset, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Heljan OO class 45

Posted on December 11, 2021 by bawdsey

At Heaton Lodge Junction’s exhibition in Wakefield, Heljan have a small display case with some of their latest tooling and EP’s. One of those is the Class 45 in OO. My initial thoughts are that it captures the look of … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, British Rail, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Exhibition, finescale, Hattons, Heaton Lodge, heljan, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, product news, railroad, railway, Railway Modeller, scale, scale modelling, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train show, trainset, Western Region | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday Heaton Lodge

Posted on December 8, 2021 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, British Rail, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, Exhibition, great britain, Hattons, Heaton Lodge, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, LED, LED Lighting, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, railway, Railway Modeller, Rapido Trains, realism, scale, scale modelling, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, train show, trainset, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | 1 Comment

Wordless Wednesday Rails Terrier (4S-010-005)

Posted on September 22, 2021 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, black and white, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, EM, finescale, Great Western, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, iphoneography, Layout, light railway, man cave, mancave, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monochrome, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie, shelfie2, Southern, Southern Region, toy train, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, Western Region, wordless wednesday | 3 Comments

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