Tag Archives: Hobby

Hornby 2015 predictions and Sentinel maintenance 101

Posted on December 27, 2013 by bawdsey

Well with Christmas day out of the way, it was time to give one of Santa’s presents a little run. I’d been fortunate enough to receive one of the new Sentinel shunters from Hornby and with a little time on … Continue reading →

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Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2013 by bawdsey

For all the readers and followers of the blog, have a good Christmas and wishing you the compliments of the season. Paul M-P

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Skyward, Head in the Clouds

Posted on December 11, 2013 by bawdsey

Many of my regular readers will know that I work in the aviation industry and have done so for many years. As part of that vocation I’ve been fortunate enough to ride ‘up front’ with the engine drivers on many occasions. … Continue reading →

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It’s all over now …

Posted on November 29, 2013 by bawdsey

Warley, the final frontier, Captain Slogg etc etc. Well the layout very nearly was matchwood let alone a log on last Thursday afternoon. On test set up, I always do one prior to an exhibition, the layout had developed an … Continue reading →

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Octagenarian Model Railroader

Posted on November 28, 2013 by bawdsey

This dropped on the mat this morning. 80 years young, why young? One thing that I’ve always liked about MRR is that it rarely feels stale and seems to evolve, whilst still covering news, reviews and overall good quality modelling. … Continue reading →

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Warley & The Digital Backscene

Posted on November 22, 2013 by bawdsey

This weekend is the final show for the layout, and we are stand B50 at the NEC Warley show. One of the main features of the layout is the backscene, which is a digital print. It is one of the … Continue reading →

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The Canadians are coming!

Posted on November 21, 2013 by bawdsey

Just a quick update, yesterday, after an interesting drive across the top the pennines,  through snow and snow showers, I and some other enthusiasts were treated to a presentation of the Canadian Company Rapido, Jason Shron was a very engaging … Continue reading →

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Business as Usual

Posted on November 19, 2013 by bawdsey

Business as usual, being messing around with Panniers. Warley is this coming weekend and it’ll be the layouts last showing in public. I usually try and do a couple of new items, usually rolling stock or motive power, and this … Continue reading →

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Modelling Grassland and Landscape Detailing (Review)

Posted on November 6, 2013 by bawdsey

Modelling Grassland and Landscape Detailing Price: 24.95 Published by Wild Swan Publications 2013 ISBN : 978 1 908763 068 Written by Gordon Gravett This book written by Gordon Gravett, is the third dealing specifically with the techniques he and his … Continue reading →

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Night of the long knives …

Posted on October 31, 2013 by bawdsey

This hobby is one of those where you pick up all sorts of skills, even if its only becoming an expert on packaging and opening the aforementioned items. I don’t know about my regular readers but I often get asked … Continue reading →

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