Tag Archives: HO

Wordless Wednesday 64xx 31-637

Posted on September 23, 2015 by bawdsey
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New Life ..

Posted on August 21, 2015 by bawdsey

You could say that the hobby at the moment is better than its ever been, new companies and new products and techniques than we have seen before. We can pick and choose what we want, because there is so much … Continue reading →

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J15 R3232 Red Box Review

Posted on March 27, 2015 by bawdsey

One of the latest items released by Hornby is the Great Eastern Wordsell designed Y14. The type first entered service in 1883 and was reclassified to arguably its more common designation of J15 after Grouping by the London & North … Continue reading →

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Red Alert! R3243 Box Opened …

Posted on March 15, 2015 by bawdsey

I’ve remarked before on this blog and in conversations that over the past ten years or so, most of my ready to run purchases have gone to Bachmann. That has primarily been because hornby  (and others), haven’t been making the … Continue reading →

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And relaaaax….

Posted on March 9, 2015 by bawdsey

Its been a bit quiet on the blog front of late, and that’s because I’ve been working on a large writing and modelling project with my good friend Paul Lunn. It has re-fired the brain cells though with quite a … Continue reading →

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Projects, Projects!

Posted on February 27, 2015 by bawdsey

Well this month and a good part of the previous two in fact have been busy working on a number of projects with Paul Lunn. More to come later on this but it mixes his layout design skills, our ‘tag … Continue reading →

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Narrow Gauge & Industrial 101

Posted on January 22, 2015 by bawdsey

101. Sometimes referred to as the starting point or base line experience, the origin I believe from within the US education system. An introductory point. NGI 101 breaks a few rules right from the start in terms of UK magazines, … Continue reading →

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2014, Year of the Shelfie ..

Posted on December 30, 2014 by bawdsey

2014 the year of the Shelfie, and a note to say thank you for taking the time to read this blog over the year. Its been quite a busy year, right the way through as far as modelling projects go, … Continue reading →

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Finescale Review No.2

Posted on December 20, 2014 by bawdsey

In this issue there’s a wide range of subjects covered: Inset and paved trackwork, Brian Harrup modelling in P87, finescale HO. Tyne Dock Hoppers, Pete Hill, etched and whitemetal kits assembled largely with superglue. Working with whitemetal, David Brandreth shows … Continue reading →

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Hornby. Hitting the right notes in 2015?

Posted on December 16, 2014 by bawdsey

Well it’s very nearly a year since the last foam filled festival of angst and fundamentalist fervor. In one sleeps time will Hornby hit the right notes with, (allegedly), two new steam engine projects, a passenger coach, (singular), and a … Continue reading →

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