Category Archives: Western Region

MRJ 245

Posted on February 20, 2016 by bawdsey

A shameless plug for my favourite magazine MRJ. This issue sees Geoff Forsters Llangunllo featured, regular readers may well have seen the links to Geoffs work on the blogroll on the right, if not follow either of these links http://radnorailways.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1 … Continue reading →

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Pannier Throwback Thursday

Posted on February 11, 2016 by bawdsey

This week I’ve had the opportunity to spend time servicing my brass 97XX. This is a Samhongsa RTR model from the mid 1980’s and are in the real (not ebay) sense of the word ‘rare’. Korean and Japanese brass models … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday Modelu

Posted on January 27, 2016 by bawdsey

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The Peninsula Club

Posted on December 13, 2015 by bawdsey

Is that where he’s been, The Peninsula Club? Low cut dresses, heels and G&T’s by the bucket load. That’s enough about what I do at the weekend though. The Peninsula. In the UK a pretty rare piece of layout design, … Continue reading →

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Dapol 08 in 7mm scale

Posted on November 28, 2015 by bawdsey

Albion Yard in 7mm next?

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Forest of Dean Lines Book review

Posted on November 26, 2015 by bawdsey

Forest of Dean Lines & the Severn Bridge Price £30.00 ISBN 13: 9781899889 98 3  http://lightmoor.co.uk   This is Volume 2 of British Railway History in Colour from Lightmoor Press. Volume 1 dealt with the Wye Valley lines and north … Continue reading →

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Analogue Media

Posted on October 16, 2015 by bawdsey

Whilst the internet can be a useful resource, when I see books like this it really brings home just how much information is out there, both printed, and yet to come. This book from Lightmoor has all the things I … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday 64xx 31-637

Posted on September 23, 2015 by bawdsey
Posted in Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, DCC, dcc sound, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, OO Gauge, social media, toy train, toytrainset, train set, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday 64XX

Posted on August 12, 2015 by bawdsey
Posted in Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, DCC, dcc sound, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, iphone, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, social media, toy train, toytrainset, train set, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Blog Visitors

Posted on August 7, 2015 by bawdsey

Yesterday the blog had some visitors. From the blog roll on the right hand side you’ll see Define. A great bunch of modellers specialising in Diesel and Electric prototypes. We had Albion Yard up and Wharfedale the i-layout shelfie working … Continue reading →

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