Tag Archives: Hornby

#FEF

There are some models that just ‘do it’, and the past week or so has had me just enjoying the Accurascale class 31. It’s funny how those connections work, 31’s aren’t the glamorous express, high profile engines, but almost the … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday, Accurascale Class 31

Posted in accurascale, b&w, black and white, blog, BR Blue, British Rail, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, iphoneography, layout design, man cave, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, peco bullhead, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, train set, trainspotting, TT120, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Transformation Tuesday, Peco Bullhead, The List..

I’m pretty certain I’m one of the few, apart from Peco, who has taken time out to try a large number of ready to run products through the Peco Code 75 bullhead track, points and crossings. At the time of … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, Airfix, Bachmann, blog, DC, DCC, djm, exactrail, Hattons, heljan, HO, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, kr models, layout design, man cave, mancave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, peco bullhead, Peco SL-U1180, Peco SL-U1188, Peco SL-U1189, Peco SL-U1194, peco sl-U1295, peco sl-U1296, product news, Railway Modeller, Rapido Trains, research, samhongsa, shelfie, television, track, Uncategorized, wagon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

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 , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday Hymek

Posted in accurascale, b&w, Bachmann, black and white, blog, BR Blue, British Rail, Cameo layout, Conversion, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, peco bullhead, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie3, toy train, train set, TT120, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Motivation Monday, Manitoba Quays, Minories Inspiration

One of the most recognisable layout designs most UK modellers are familiar with is Cyril Freezers ‘Minories’ layout. An inner London terminus based on the Metropolitan Line at Liverpool Street it is a very simple and effective design giving lots … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, BR Blue, Branch Line, british finescale, British Rail, Cameo layout, canada, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, layout design, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, peco bullhead, Peco TT, planning, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, research, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, Southern, Southern Electrics, Southern Region, toy train, track, track plans, train set, trainspotting, TT, TT120, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Wordless Wednesday J68

Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, black and white, blog, buckjumper, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, EM, finescale, first look, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, j67, j68, j69, Layout, LNER, man cave, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, new release, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, product news, prototype, railroad, railway, realism, scale modelling, shelfie, toy train, train set, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Feel Good Friday Improving Bachmann’s Standard Class 5

This is the most recent part of the improvement package I’m doing on the Bachmann Standard Class 5, and as this covers the improvements made to the front bogie wheels and the chimney, sort of comes under the #fef banner! … Continue reading →

Posted in Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Cameo layout, Conversion, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, EM, feelgoodfriday, fef, finescale, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, justdoit, life, makeover, man cave, Midland Region, model, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, railroad, railway, realism, repair, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelf queen, shelfie, skill, Southern Region, toy train, trainspotting, Uncategorized, Western Region | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

2024, Motivation Monday, First One In, Fifteen Minute Heros

With the festive season officially over, twelfth night and all that, it’s been quite a good couple of weeks of getting stuff done. Over the period I was able to do some short bursts, as well as lengthier sessions in … Continue reading →

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Peco Quality Line N Gauge Wagons Review

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 , , , , , , , | Leave a comment