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Last one out 2025
Today I have mostly been tidying up. Making room for stuff, and theoretically getting rid of stuff, which mainly means making a tidier pile of stuff. I bought into MRJ immediately I saw it and have every copy since 0, … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blogging, British Rail, Cameo layout, christmas, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, heljan, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, layout design, life, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelu, n gauge, NEC, new year, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, planning, railroad, railway, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, shelfie3, shelfie4, track plans, TT120, Uncategorized
Tagged Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Hobby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, new year, OO, toytrain
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Hatfield to Hertford Great Northern Book Review
McMullens. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of drinking McMullens finest, let me know what it is, me and my mates are still waiting. The memories of their Hartsman (see what they did there), and Steingold lagers and the truly … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, book review, British Rail, Eastern Region, first look, GNR, heljan, history, ho scale, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, j67, layout design, library, LNER, Maps, Model Railroad, Model Railway, n gauge, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, planning, prototype, railroad, railway, reading, reference, research, review, seventies, signalling, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, book review, books, hertfordshire, history, Hobby, Model Railway, photography, travel, writing
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Hotel California
You can step out any time you like, but you can never leave. Thats branch or short line modelling for me. A brief chat with a viewer at the NEC in late November brought that thought forefront. They chatted for … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, finescale, Guyzance, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, journey, Layout, layout design, makeover, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, n gauge, NEC, northumberland, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, realism, scale modelling, scenery, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, shelfie3, shelfie4, toy train, train set, trees, TT120, Uncategorized, Welsh Marches, woodland scenics
Tagged history, trains, travel
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57xx, Out! First Look
Well it’s here, the Accurascale 57xx, and spoiler alert, its definitely been worth the wait. This release really brings the Pannier family up to date with a contemporary high quality and detailed model of this iconic and promiscuous family, nearly … Continue reading
Posted in 57xx, accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, British Rail, Cameo layout, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, first look, Forest of Dean, Great Western, gwr, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, man cave, Midland Region, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, NEC, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, pannier, peco, product news, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, Swindon, toy train, TT120, Uncategorized, Wales, Western Region
Tagged finished-models
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Accurascale’s 57xx converts Shelfie 2 to DCC
Having been loaned an Accurascale 57xx which is DCC sound fitted, it made sense to reconfigure Shelfie2 to run in DCC.
Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, Conversion, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, first look, gwr, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, n gauge, NEC, new release, O Gauge, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, product news, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie2, throwback thursday, toy train, train set, Uncategorized, Wales, Western Region, woodland scenics
Tagged accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, Exhibition, finescale, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, trainset
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Seven Sleeps to go! NEC 2025
This time next Saturday I’ll hopefully be anticipating a cool one, it being the NEC model railway show hosted by Warners Publications. I’ll be taking Shelfie 2 there, Guyzance disposal point, and I’m thinking its only its fourth exhibition appearance, … Continue reading
Posted in #saturday, accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, black and white, blog, British Rail, Cameo layout, D&E, dapol, DC, DCC, Exhibition, finescale, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Layout, Modelling, NEC, OO Gauge, railroad, railway, saturday, scale modelling, scenery, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, trees, Uncategorized, woodland scenics
Tagged Art, Exhibition, Hobby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, model-railroading, NEC, photography, travel
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How it Started Bachmann’s 08..
This, ^^ this ^^ is how it started. A chance find on Facebook, advertised fairly as damaged and a poor runner. I wasn’t looking for one but the price vs condition made me think this is worth a punt. The … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, BR Blue, brassmasters, British Rail, D&E, dapol, DC, DCC, dingham, Eighties, Facebook, heljan, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, makeover, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, repair, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, train, Uncategorized
Tagged Bachmann, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO
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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
Posted in 009, accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, baseboards, blog, Branch Line, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, Facebook, finescale, Forest of Dean, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, justdoit, layout design, life, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, Peco TT, railroad, railway, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, skillset, Snailbeach, snowdonia, test, Toy trains, trainspotting, TT120, Uncategorized, Wales
Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Forest of Dean, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, peco, railroad, train
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