Tag Archives: history

Crowdfunding of a different kind!

Posted on June 29, 2026 by bawdsey

This is a bit of an unusual one, we often think of crowdfunding for new products, this however is to save a building and will be of charity status. As it’s an auction bid, if unsuccessful you get your money … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, Commitment, Eastern Region, first look, history, Hobby, Industrial, Inspiration, justdoit, life, Modelling, monday motivation, motivation monday, news, prototype, railroad, railway, train, trainspotting, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hotel California

Posted on December 14, 2025 by bawdsey

You can step out any time you like, but you can never leave. Thats branch or short line modelling for me. A brief chat with a viewer at the NEC in late November brought that thought forefront. They chatted for … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, finescale, Guyzance, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, journey, Layout, layout design, makeover, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, n gauge, NEC, northumberland, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, realism, scale modelling, scenery, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, shelfie3, shelfie4, toy train, train set, trees, TT120, Uncategorized, Welsh Marches, woodland scenics | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

100

Posted on August 4, 2014 by bawdsey

Today I look out into a cloudless sky, the epitome of a summers day. One Hundred years ago ‘the war to end all wars’ started, and pretty much everyone who reads this blog will have been touched by those events, … Continue reading →

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