Category Archives: Welsh Marches

Welcome to the Jungle …

Posted on December 4, 2012 by bawdsey

Having just returned from Warley where I spent part of the weekend helping with Aberbeeg (see above), I realised four things, I can tell the time using a watch, some people speak Dutch, I can do blue diesel haze on … Continue reading →

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Branch Line Favourites

Posted on November 22, 2012 by bawdsey

Tempting though it was to tear open the new Ratio GWR brick built signal box kit thats arrived for review, today I’ve spent an hour or so re-glasing a Hornby GWR Autocoach. Like some of the kits I’m disposing of … Continue reading →

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Balancing Act

Posted on October 25, 2012 by bawdsey

This week I’ve had both Albion Yard and Bawdsey up for a digital meejah project. It’s been interesting doing a compare and contrast between the two layouts and styles. They have similar footprint dimensions but have a very different execution … Continue reading →

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Albion Yard on the Telly

Posted on October 16, 2012 by bawdsey

Tonight Matthew, I’m going to be in the woods in Gloucester! http://www.steamon.tv/ Tonight both Albion Yard, and my mate Paul Lunn are on telly, ‘Steam on TV’ to be precise. It looks to be an interesting venture, and at short … Continue reading →

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Canada Post

Posted on October 15, 2012 by bawdsey

Well, its not a post about Canada Post but its a post about Canada. I’ve spent a bit of time on and off in Canada and its one of my favourite countries. Canada has always been deeply etched into the … Continue reading →

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Model Rail 2012, Barrow Hill, Thank You!

Posted on September 26, 2012 by bawdsey

Thank you to everyone who popped by over the weekend, we had a really good time at an event that was well organised and was very different to other exhibitions we’ve been to over the years. In terms of visitors … Continue reading →

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Model Rail 2012 Barrow Hill

Posted on September 21, 2012 by bawdsey

Today I’m packing the train set and setting up at Model Rail Live at Barrow Hill, Chesterfield. Theres a new train, see above image, based on Ben Ashworth and Ian Pope images of the Berry Wiggins Bitumen trains, I’ve re-lettered … Continue reading →

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Model Rail Live Update

Posted on September 8, 2012 by bawdsey

The layout doesn’t go to many shows and will only got to a couple of shows before its retirement in 2013. One up and coming show with a good mix of model and prototype interest is Model Rail Live at Barrow … Continue reading →

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Parklife …

Posted on September 5, 2012 by bawdsey

PC84 GWR 10 Ton Goods Van Mink A Dia/V12, V14 & V16 At Aylesbury Railex exhibiton in late May, Parkside released their latest 4mm scale kit. This is for the GWR Diagram V12/V14/V16 10T goods van. The prototype era spanned … Continue reading →

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Albion Yard’s Trees

Posted on August 24, 2012 by bawdsey

One of the things the people seem to respond to most when they see the layout, are the trees. The core of these are made from plastic armatures from C&L finescale. At Railex, http://www.railex.org.uk/ Peter from C&L wasn’t sure if the … Continue reading →

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