Tag Archives: Hornby

Railex Preparations Vol II

Posted on May 5, 2012 by bawdsey

These are the latest scenic items coming off the bench in preparation for Railex. They are a straightforward build of a Howard Scenics ‘house back’ kit, and two trees, one complete with foliage and the other the bare structure awaiting … Continue reading →

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Railex Preparations Vol I

Posted on April 23, 2012 by bawdsey

Over the next couple of weeks or so I’ll be burning some midnight oil as Railex at Aylesbury approaches. The layout will be assembelled as its been stored for five months or so and tested. In the intervening period I’ve … Continue reading →

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Make Your Mark

Posted on March 24, 2012 by bawdsey

Hampton Hill Makeover Bachmann OO Signalbox Catalogue. No. 44-010 Of late there have been many releases of resin cast buildings in both 4mm/OO and 2mm/N gauge scales from both Bachmann and Hornby. As these are mass produced items there is … Continue reading →

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Fifteen Minute Heroes

Posted on March 15, 2012 by bawdsey

Ever thought I’ve only got fifteen minutes, not enough time to do anything with that, well this new page will hopefully show one or two of my fast jobs that make a difference. They’re not much, but all become a … Continue reading →

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Home Truth …

Posted on March 9, 2012 by bawdsey
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Bachmann/Brassmasters/Shawplan Trinity 08

Posted on February 26, 2012 by bawdsey

Not quite the holy trinity, but a decent place to start. Many years ago when t’interweb was a bunch of MSN chatrooms and Yahoo groups with people in effect emailing each other abuse, I did a makeover of four Bachmann 08’s, one … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Magazine

Posted on February 16, 2012 by bawdsey

Yesterday I received a copy of Narrow Gauge and Industrial Railway Modelling Review, from Bob Barlow. Bob has recently taken the editors chair, Roy Link now taking on the role of production editor. The magazine has always been a good … Continue reading →

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Keeping Up Appearances

Posted on June 22, 2011 by bawdsey

In the previous post I mentioned the next big thing will be the backscene. Well the photo backscene has arrived and I’ve been trying it out today. The early results are quite promising, though an issue with it is the … Continue reading →

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‘Albion Yard’ Cinderford, Glos.,

Posted on June 13, 2011 by bawdsey

In pretty much the first posting on this blog I wrote that work on Albion Yard had stagnated, I’d also had an accident with the layout in storage damaging some of the track, and that has pretty much been the … Continue reading →

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3F’s, Fowler, Finescale, and F …

Posted on February 2, 2011 by bawdsey

This evening I’ve started on a Brassmasters 3F Jinty upgrade. The idea behind this is for a Gloucestershire based BLT layout based on Barry Norman’s plan of Dursley. Hopefully it’ll provide a showcase for a couple of new ideas on … Continue reading →

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