Category Archives: Welsh Marches

Wordless Wednesday ( Hattons 14xx 48xx 58xx)

Hattons 14xx H1409 H1412 H1410 H1416

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Throwback Thursday Trees

Earlier in the year I was in the Mancave looking at the changeover between the 3D model and the backscene. Today’s seen quite a change.. As we’re getting into the Autumn I spend a good amount of time looking at … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday (Black Lion Crossing)

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Wordless Wednesday Baldwin’s

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Motivation Monday, Brown…

Yup, Brown! Ok admittedly brown isn’t often the ‘go to’ colour for inspiration, but today, it is. This past week I’ve been in mid Wales, an area of the UK often overlooked in terms of landscapes the island has to … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday (one for a mate)

Posted in blog, Branch Line, Eastern Region, EM, finescale, Friends, Great Western, heljan, hero, HO, hobbies, Hornby, humour, Inspiration, Kalmbach, Layout, life, llangunllo, LMS, LNER, media, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, New Radnor, Old school, Photography, research, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, skill, Southern, Southern Region, Swindon, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region, wild swan, wordless wednesday | 1 Comment

Heljan’s O Gauge Class 50

Heljan have kindly sent across images of the engineering prototype for their O gauge British Rail Class 50. As usual at this stage, it’s an early prototype and subject to change. Some details have already been identified for improvement. Release … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday (sunlight)

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Friday Flashback 64xx

  Whilst working up some words for a magazine piece, I was searching through the back catalogue of images of the layout and found this one out, a staged shot with passenger traffic and signalling at Albion Yard. It’s one … Continue reading

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Twee Trees

Here’s some of today’s work. Whilst I’ve still got the exit end to work out in terms of view blocks and structures, the head shunt end is pretty much finalised. These are Woodland Scenics tree armatures, with micro mark dark … Continue reading

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