Category Archives: TT Gauge

Wordless Wednesday

Posted in accurascale, america, americana, Bachmann, blogger, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, Canadian, canadian national, canadian pacific, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, exactrail, Exhibition, finescale, free-mo, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, Industrial, kadee, Layout, man cave, maple river, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, national train show, nmra, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie4, toy train, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

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

Monday Motivation Scenery

This was a few months back, initial track laying and ballasting done, and no backscene of lighting rig. At this point I knew I’d have foreground water, just not how much or how I’d represent it. A few months on … Continue reading

Posted in accurascale, america, americana, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, DC, DCC, dcc sound, exactrail, Exhibition, finescale, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, inglenook, Kalmbach, Layout, LED, light railway, man cave, maple river, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, nmra, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, OO9, railroad, railroad model craftsman, railway, realism, scale modelling, scenery, shelfie, shelfie4, tangent, toy train, track plans, TT Gauge, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Groundwork Shelfie 4

It might seem odd to be talking about ground work with a picture like the one above. The reality is that the structures above are ‘placed’ for the photograph, and the eye level viewpoint disguises this. This is the reality … Continue reading

Posted in ak interactive, america, americana, Bachmann, baseboards, blog, Branch Line, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, DC, DCC, dcc sound, exactrail, Exhibition, finescale, free-mo, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Industrial, kadee, Layout, layout design, LED Lighting, light railway, man cave, maple river, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, planning, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, saturday, scale, scale modelling, scenery, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, tangent, toy train, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, woodland scenics | Leave a comment

Shelfie4 Progress

Having been made redundant late last year, things slowed a little on the modelling front. However, I am now progressing with Shelfie4 and am currently working the building locations and physical sizes. Once I’m satisfied with them it’ll be a … Continue reading

Posted in accurascale, america, americana, Bachmann, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, DCC, dcc sound, exactrail, Exhibition, finescale, HO, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, kadee, Kalmbach, Layout, layout design, man cave, maple river, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, planning, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, scale, shelfie, shelfie3, shelfie4, toy train, train set, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, usa, woodland scenics | Leave a comment

Throwback Thursday Going with the Grain

It seem odd that just about a year ago I was writing about Shelfie 4 taking a leap forward. Well over the past few months and weeks it definitely has. In the picture above, the core concept was structured in … Continue reading

Posted in america, americana, Bachmann, baseboards, blog, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, DC, DCC, dcc sound, exactrail, finescale, free-mo, fremo, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, kadee, Layout, layout design, LED, LED Lighting, man cave, mancave, maple river, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, planning, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, tangent, throwback thursday, thursday throwback, toy train, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, woodland scenics | 1 Comment

Wordless Wednesday, Shelfie 4 Testing the concrete canyon

Posted in accurascale, americana, Bachmann, blogger, brassmasters, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, exactrail, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, layout design, LED Lighting, man cave, maple river, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, nmra, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, railroad, railroad model craftsman, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, scenery, shelfie, shelfie4, tangent, toy train, TT Gauge, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday Water

Posted in accurascale, ak interactive, Bachmann, blogger, Cameo, Cameo layout, Cavalex, DC, DCC, dcc sound, exactrail, finescale, Hattons, Heaton Lodge, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, Ian Futers, Inspiration, Layout, layout design, LED Lighting, man cave, maple river, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale, scale modelling, scenery, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, tangent, toy train, train set, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, 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

Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Brutal, Cameo layout, Cavalex, DC, DCC, dcc sound, djm, first look, Hattons, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Inspiration, light railway, man cave, media, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, product news, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, review, scale modelling, shelfie, test, toy train, train set, TT, TT Gauge, video, youtube | Leave a comment

Motivation Monday, Take me to the River

So the motivation today was checking out yesterday’s application of the AK Interactive Atlantic Blue onto a test piece of plastic sheet. The luminosity above is caused by the light falling on the wet acrylic gel medium. It dried well … Continue reading

Posted in accurascale, ak interactive, Art, Bachmann, baseboards, blog, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, DC, DCC, dcc sound, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Inspiration, justdoit, Layout, layout design, LED, LED Lighting, man cave, mancave, maple river, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, Rapido Trains, realism, research, review, scale, scale modelling, scenery, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, the river, toy train, train set, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, youtube | 2 Comments