Tag Archives: british rail

#FEF The Greatest Gathering

Posted on August 1, 2025 by bawdsey

This weekend I’m helping out on a friends trade stand at the greatest gathering in Derby. These rail open days and events really aren’t my thing, but having the opportunity to wander round some classic British first generation traction has … Continue reading →

Posted in #FEF, accurascale, Bachmann, black and white, blog, BR Blue, British Rail, Cavalex, D&E, dapol, Eighties, ellis clark, Exhibition, fef, flying scotsman, friday flashback, fridayfunday, Great Western, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, Photography, prototype, railroad, Rails of Sheffield, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, seventies, train, train show, travel, TT120, Uncategorized, Western Region | Tagged Bachmann, british rail, Exhibition, fef, Hobby, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, photography, railroad, train | 2 Comments

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 accurascale, british rail, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

For Sale: Man Cave clearance..

Posted on December 15, 2024 by bawdsey

Bachmann 24/1 32-422 OO gauge Bachmann Class 24/1. As new condition all components included, DCC ready and test run. Price £110 including Uk post and packaging. Collection can be arranged at Newark Notts. SOLD STC OO gauge Bachmann 24/1 32-441. … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, British Rail, DCC, finescale, history, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, OO Gauge, toy train, Toy trains, train set, Uncategorized | Tagged Bachmann, british rail, for sale, Model Railway, OO | 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 british rail, Hobby, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, railroad, toytrain, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

Noughties Bachmann Makeover Part 2

Posted on January 10, 2024 by bawdsey

Continuing my makeover of Bachmann’s OO BR standard class five, I’ve now completed the tender conversion. The model as supplied comes with a BR1G tender and this needs converting to a BR1 type. So above is the vidjo of how … Continue reading →

Posted in artist, Bachmann, blogger, British Rail, Conversion, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, justdoit, makeover, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, realism, research, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, youtube | Tagged Bachmann, british rail, Hobby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO | Leave a comment

Transformation Tuesday Engaged!…

Posted on December 12, 2023 by bawdsey

Yep, I’m N gauged! This won’t come as a surprise to some readers, as I’ve worked in N gauge previously. A good few years back I built Collier Street which featured in Railway Modeller This was built from a plan … Continue reading →

Posted in Bachmann, blog, BR Blue, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, D&E, DC, DCC, finescale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, layout design, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, OO Gauge, railroad, railway, realism, research, scale modelling, seventies, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, transformation tuesday, Uncategorized | Tagged Branch Line, british rail, Hobby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, railroad, railway, toytrain, train, trainset | 4 Comments

Peco Quality Line N Gauge Wagons Review

Posted on November 10, 2022 by bawdsey

New into the man cave are a batch of N gauge wagons from Peco as part of a collection of new tooling. For many many years N gauge modellers have had a staple diet of Peco Wonderful Wagons, with tooling … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blogger, British Rail, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, gwr, Hattons, HO, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, iphoneography, Layout, LMS, LNER, man cave, media, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, product news, prototype, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, review, scale, scale modelling, shelf layout, Southern, toy train, train set, Uncategorized, wagon | Tagged british rail, Canon G10, HO, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, peco, toytrain | Leave a comment

Transformation Tuesday, Kings Cross & The Heljan 25 and 86

Posted on August 6, 2019 by bawdsey

One of the nice things about this hobby is the social element to it. Last night in ye olde London towne a group, nine, later ten, of us met up. In two different pubs we were asked what’s the occasion? … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019, accurascale, Airfix, Bachmann, blog, British Rail, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, Exhibition, finescale, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, life, LNER, Midland Region, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Nevard, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, product news, Rapido Trains, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, train show, trainset, transformation tuesday, Uncategorized | Tagged british rail, Hobby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO | Leave a comment

Heljan Telford 2018 O gauge and OO gauge announcements

Posted on September 1, 2018 by bawdsey

This morning there’s a very interesting press release from Heljan at the 2018 Telford O gauge show. God news for 7mm modellers with the popular GWR AEC Railcar and BR Class 56 Diesels being announced below, but for the 4mm … Continue reading →

Posted in Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo layout, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Eighties, Exhibition, finescale, Great Western, gwr, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, product news, Rapido Trains, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, Wales, Western Region | Tagged british rail, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, o scale, OO, toytrain, train set, trainset | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday (visitors)

Posted on April 18, 2018 by bawdsey

Posted in 3f, Bachmann, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DCC, dcc sound, djm, Eastern Region, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, HO, hobbies, Hornby, iphoneography, Layout, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie2, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, waterslide, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Tagged Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, british rail, Forest of Dean, HO, Hobby, Hornby, iphone, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, o scale, OO, toytrain, train set, trainset, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment