Category Archives: Western Region

Wordless Wednesday (Pwllheli)

Posted on September 28, 2016 by bawdsey
Posted in Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, EM, Exhibition, finescale, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, media, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Nevard, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, Rapido Trains, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, Wales, Western Region | 2 Comments

Throwback Thursday, better late than never …

Posted on July 8, 2016 by bawdsey

A few weeks ago on a Thursday, I wrote about using double sided tape to hold down or rather ‘up’ Tortoise point motors. albionyard-back-on-track/ Well all went well overnight, or part of it. In the morning I arrived to find … Continue reading →

Posted in Bachmann, blog, blogger, blogging, Branch Line, British Rail, DCC, dcc sound, djm, EM, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Ian Futers, laramie, Layout, life, media, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Nevard, obituary, OO Gauge, Rapido Trains, research, skill, skillset, social media, Southern, Southern Electrics, Southern Region, throwback thursday, toy fair, toy train, toytrainset, train set, Uncategorized, Western Region, Wyoming | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Toady Tuesday

Posted on June 14, 2016 by bawdsey

Nope, not the shuffling queue of hooded, hook nosed disciples heading to a convenient internet portal to join the weekly disembowelling of a toy train manufacturer, but an update on my Toad.     A year or so ago I started … Continue reading →

Posted in Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Modelu, Nevard, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, Railex, research, Scottish Region, skill, skillset, Southern Region, toy train, toytrainset, train set, Western Region | 7 Comments

Throwback Thursday Pannier

Posted on April 28, 2016 by bawdsey

Well here’s a throwback for you. It’s a 1950’s era OO gauge Pannier. Today it has a retro sort of charm to it, with it’s cast body and basic chassis. Powered by an Triang XO3 motor through what looks like … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, Bachmann, Barn find, blog, British Rail, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, Great Western, hero, history, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, life, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Nevard, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, shelfie, skill, skillset, social media, throwback thursday, toy fair, toy train, toytrainset, train set, Western Region | 2 Comments

Wordless Wednesday (Top Toads)

Posted on April 27, 2016 by bawdsey
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, EM, finescale, flying scotsman, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, LMS, LNER, media, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Modelu, Nevard, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, Photography, Rapido Trains, Scottish Region, shelfie, social media, toy train, toytrainset, train set, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday (oxfords)

Posted on April 20, 2016 by bawdsey
Posted in blog, British Rail, DCC, dcc sound, decals, Eastern Region, Forest of Dean, Great Western, history, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, LMS, LNER, media, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, oxford, Oxford rail, research, Scottish Region, shades of grey, Southern Region, toy fair, toy train, toytrainset, train set, Wales, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Hornby Super Eight

Posted on April 12, 2016 by bawdsey

For the 200th post here I think we’ll have a look at a good easy step into ‘Finescale’. ‘Finescale’ is an odd thing, its a bit like pornography, in that I’m not sure I can define it, but I know … Continue reading →

Posted in EM, finescale, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, OO Gauge, Scottish Region, Southern Region, toy train, toytrainset, train set, Ultrascale, Western Region | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Oxford Seven

Posted on March 23, 2016 by bawdsey

This week I’ve been modifying some of the Oxford Rail seven plank wagons. Whilst not perfect they are a good starting point for me to do British Rail era wagons towards the end of their lives. As a quick list … Continue reading →

Posted in Bachmann, blog, British Rail, DCC, dcc sound, decals, Eastern Region, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, LMS, LNER, media, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, research, social media, Southern Region, toy train, toytrainset, train set, Western Region | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Nine, is the magic number!

Posted on March 16, 2016 by bawdsey

Nine, is the magic number! That’s what the layout has taught me this week. This is because I’m still working out what I want from a bigger multi location scheme, version 1, seen below. Since this early draft (not to scale), … Continue reading →

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Hornby Collett Coaches, (Are we nearly there yet?)

Posted on March 6, 2016 by bawdsey

Well Hornby’s Collett coaches are here, and there’s very little point in doing a review as such of them. Basically Hornby have got these three right when checked against data within both Russell and Lewis coaching stock books, and pictures in … Continue reading →

Posted in DCC, dcc sound, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, LMS, LNER, media, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, review, social media, Southern Region, toy train, train set, Uncategorized, Western Region | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments