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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
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Monday Motivation, Saturday’s Try Out
This, above, was where I was Friday morning. The day after, a Saturday no less, the appearance is markedly different, there’s weed and grass in the early stages of development. The core operation shakedown of Shelfie 4, Maple River is … Continue reading
Posted in #saturday, accurascale, artist, Bachmann, blogging, Branch Line, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, exactrail, finescale, Hattons, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Kalmbach, Layout, layout design, LED Lighting, man cave, maple river, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, nmra, O Gauge, o scale, Ontario, OO, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railroad model craftsman, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, scenery, shelfie, shelfie4, tangent, toy train, train set, TT, Uncategorized, woodland, woodland scenics
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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
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First Look Rapido’s 16in Hunslet
It’s probably giving the game away but I’m already thinking do I need a second one? So first impression in ten minutes is this is a very creditable first locomotive release as their own Rapido Trains Uk, rather than as … Continue reading
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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
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2023 First one in
Well 2023 is underway. It’ll be a big change and possibly challenge too. Both of us made redundant in December there’s a new life balance to work out, depending on whether anything turns up employment wise. One thing is certain, … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, blogging, Cameo layout, Cavalex, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, Friends, Hattons, Heaton Lodge, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Industrial, Layout, layout design, life, man cave, mancave, media, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new year, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, product news, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, review, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, train set, TT, Uncategorized, youtube
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Last one out!
Just a quick note to say thank you for reading the blog this year, and please take time to visit the blogs and websites on the blog roll, they’re worth dipping into. So thank you again and hope to see … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, blogging, Cameo, Cameo layout, Cavalex, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, Hattons, Heaton Lodge, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Inspiration, man cave, mancave, media, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, train set, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, woodland scenics
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Throwback Thursday, 4575 From the Shelf of Doom
A while back, roughly two years ago, this 45xx passed through the man cave. It came from an estate sale as a non-runner. The original idea was to rob the chassis from it and place it under a Bachmann 4575 … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Cameo layout, Conversion, DC, DCC, finescale, Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Great Western, gwr, Hattons, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, justdoit, Layout, man cave, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, prototype, railroad, railway, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, Uncategorized, Western Region
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Merry Christmas 2022
To all the readers of the blog, Facebook and viewers of Instagram and the Albion Yard YouTube channel, I’d like to thank you for taking the time to read, watch and comment on the content, it’s much appreciated. This morning … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, blogger, christmas, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Facebook, Hattons, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, instagram, layout design, man cave, mancave, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, scale modelling, sundayfunday, toy train, Toy trains, train set, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, youtube
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