Category Archives: woodland scenics

Wordless Wednesday Class 30 To 31

Posted on May 7, 2025 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Conversion, D&E, dapol, DC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, O Gauge, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie3, toy train, train set, TT120, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Are US Tariffs a threat to the UK model railway hobby?

Posted on May 1, 2025 by bawdsey

Below is a Facebook post from the Hobby Industry Coalition, a group of North American hobby companies whom in the main supply ‘US’ outline products for their market. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1L1txjXbEn/?mibextid=wwXIfr The US Tariffs are recognised above, as a potential threat to … Continue reading →

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Heljan 02 Review

Posted on March 12, 2025 by bawdsey

Heljan have a good record of producing interesting OO gauge diesel shunters and the 02 production sample seen here seamlessly fits into that range. The 02’s were made by the Yorkshire Engine Company of Sheffield as a batch of twenty … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday (Heljan & Accurascale

Posted on February 13, 2025 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo layout, D&E, DC, DCC, Exhibition, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, man cave, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, realism, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, toy train, train set, woodland scenics | 2 Comments

Just another day.. Wordless Wednesday

Posted on January 22, 2025 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, finescale, first look, heljan, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Inspiration, layout design, man cave, maple river, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, product news, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, toy train, train set, TT120, Uncategorized, wagon, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

#FEF Shelfie 4

Posted on September 27, 2024 by bawdsey

Prepping Maple River for the NEC exhibition this November I took the opportunity to get one of those shelf queens finished. This Proto2000 HO switcher was last worked on in 2018, I won’t be alone in having shelf queens that … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, america, b&w, Bachmann, black and white, blog, Cameo, Cameo layout, canada, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, Exhibition, fef, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, layout design, man cave, maple river, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, NEC, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, Peco TT, railroad, railway, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelf queen, shelfie, shelfie4, toy train, train set, TT120, Uncategorized, woodland scenics | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

Posted on September 25, 2024 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, black and white, blog, BR Blue, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, D&E, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, Exhibition, finescale, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Ian Futers, Inspiration, Layout, layout design, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, peco bullhead, railroad, railway, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, shelfie3, shelfie4, Toy trains, train set, trainspotting, TT120, Uncategorized, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

2024, Motivation Monday, First One In, Fifteen Minute Heros

Posted on January 1, 2024 by bawdsey

With the festive season officially over, twelfth night and all that, it’s been quite a good couple of weeks of getting stuff done. Over the period I was able to do some short bursts, as well as lengthier sessions in … Continue reading →

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Last One Out 2023, with Francis Bourgeois

Posted on December 31, 2023 by bawdsey

As we take our last steps out of 2023, it’s time to say thank you to all you readers, who take the time out of your day to read the blog, or look at the Instagram, YouTube and Facebook pages. … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas 23

Posted on December 25, 2023 by bawdsey

It’s that time of year again, a quick thank you to you readers for taking your time to drop by and spend some time here. The blog, YouTube Instagram threads and Facebook wouldn’t be possible without input and inspiration from … Continue reading →

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