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Keeping Up Appearances

Posted on June 22, 2011 by bawdsey

In the previous post I mentioned the next big thing will be the backscene. Well the photo backscene has arrived and I’ve been trying it out today. The early results are quite promising, though an issue with it is the … Continue reading →

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Work in Progress

Posted on June 18, 2011 by bawdsey

This 37xx is appropriate for the Forest of Dean area, based on a image from the Ben Ashworth collection. It’s a Bachmann model but has been modified with a South West Digital sound chip and speaker from a standard non-dcc … Continue reading →

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‘Albion Yard’ Cinderford, Glos.,

Posted on June 13, 2011 by bawdsey

In pretty much the first posting on this blog I wrote that work on Albion Yard had stagnated, I’d also had an accident with the layout in storage damaging some of the track, and that has pretty much been the … Continue reading →

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Waterslide transfer or decal application.

Posted on May 22, 2011 by bawdsey

Of late I’ve had the pleasure of helping out on Roy Jacksons Retford layout. Roy’s vision is to see Retford as it was in the late 1950’s, this includes the trains and their correct formations as well as the scenic … Continue reading →

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Parkside Dundas NE Horsebox Dia.5

Posted on April 11, 2011 by bawdsey

This weekend I was fortunate enough to have sent to me three of the latest Parkside kits for the NE horsebox Diagram No.5. The kit comes as standard with ‘Romford’ OO wheels and top hat bearings, however for my personal … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Ian Futers Modelling Scotland’s Railways

Posted on March 5, 2011 by bawdsey

Modelling Scotland’s Railways By Ian Futers £18.95 ISBN 978-0-953844-88-3 112 pages illustrated, Soft Bound Card Cover Santona Publications Published 2006 Ian Futers has been active in both writing and portraying the railways of Scotland in model form for the past … Continue reading →

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Book Reviews ‘Dja no wod id iz yet?’

Posted on March 3, 2011 by bawdsey

As modellers, many of us have analogue reference sources as well as using ‘tinterweb’. I frequently head for the bookshelf before a web search, and the thought occurred to me there are a few tomes which I have that may … Continue reading →

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More 3F’s

Posted on February 19, 2011 by bawdsey

Following from my earlier post I’ve now sourced a second 3F, this being a ‘keyhole’ variant, so called due to the sandbox filler which is visible in the lower centre of the side tanks. That sandbox filler looks a bit … Continue reading →

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3F’s, Fowler, Finescale, and F …

Posted on February 2, 2011 by bawdsey

This evening I’ve started on a Brassmasters 3F Jinty upgrade. The idea behind this is for a Gloucestershire based BLT layout based on Barry Norman’s plan of Dursley. Hopefully it’ll provide a showcase for a couple of new ideas on … Continue reading →

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Rural idyl

Posted on January 29, 2011 by bawdsey

A lot of my modelling has recently been done associated with projects for magazines, books or for a couple of mates layouts. All this is ok but this week I’ve just built something for the fun of it. For a … Continue reading →

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