Category Archives: TT Gauge

Last One Out 2023, with Francis Bourgeois

Posted on December 31, 2023 by bawdsey

As we take our last steps out of 2023, it’s time to say thank you to all you readers, who take the time out of your day to read the blog, or look at the Instagram, YouTube and Facebook pages. … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas 23

Posted on December 25, 2023 by bawdsey

It’s that time of year again, a quick thank you to you readers for taking your time to drop by and spend some time here. The blog, YouTube Instagram threads and Facebook wouldn’t be possible without input and inspiration from … Continue reading →

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Warley 2023 images from the trade #1

Posted on November 25, 2023 by bawdsey

REVOLUTION

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Feel Good Friday

Posted on November 10, 2023 by bawdsey

In the pub, The Ship good beer, good company, good toys, what’s not to like? The OO class 11 above, a Heljan and Model Rail collaboration is estimated to arrive very early 2024. I can see me falling for one, … Continue reading →

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F***ed Up Friday, not Feel Good Friday!

Posted on November 3, 2023 by bawdsey

Well it’s one of those Fridays. A quick bit of modelling before heading out of the corral, what could possibly go wrong? Well, the above basically, that’s what could go wrong, and has. Having completed the painting and decal application … Continue reading →

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The Art of Railway Modelling, James Hilton (Book Review)

Posted on November 1, 2023 by bawdsey

The Art of Railway Modelling £18.50 Wild Swan Books Ltd ISBN 9 781912 038558 The Art of Railway Modelling” by James Hilton is a very different look at the captivating world of railway modelling. James, an experienced modeller himself, shares … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday Shelfie 2 (Guyzance)

Posted on October 25, 2023 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, black and white, Branch Line, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, Eighties, fall, finescale, freelance, Hattons, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hornby, Industrial, iphoneography, Layout, LED Lighting, man cave, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, peco bullhead, railroad, railway, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, TT Gauge, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

Monday Motivation ‘Sable’

Posted on October 9, 2023 by bawdsey

Many of us will have the SABLE (Stash Aquired Beyond Life Expectancy) pile. Actually mine is quite manageable, at one time I did have a collection of plastic kits that with brutal realism wasn’t going to get built, and they … Continue reading →

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Motivation Monday

Posted on August 7, 2023 by bawdsey

Sometimes just flicking through the pictures taken during projects is a useful little reminder of how things have gone, and a prompt for going. The image above is of Shelfie4 in March 23. It’s a key picture, almost a milestone … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday Shelfie 4 Shapeshifter

Posted on July 26, 2023 by bawdsey
Posted in b&w, Bachmann, black and white, blog, BR Blue, British Rail, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, finescale, heljan, HO, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, man cave, maple river, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monochrome, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, toy train, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment