Tag Archives: Hornby

The Other 02

Posted on November 17, 2015 by bawdsey

Much frothing has taken place over the past few weeks regarding 02’s of the steam engine variety, I’ve not seen one yet, though Warley show beckons and I may catch up with one there. With the Warley show coming up … Continue reading →

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200 Not Out …

Posted on November 3, 2015 by bawdsey

In the way that odd or interesting numbers sometimes appear on the car dashboard, an interesting one has appeared on the dashboard here on’t blog. That number is two hundred thousand. The number of hits the blog has achieved since … Continue reading →

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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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Wordless Wednesday 5201

Posted on July 8, 2015 by bawdsey

Double click images for bigguns…

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700 Hornby Hat Trick R3240 Drummond Review

Posted on June 26, 2015 by bawdsey

So far this year Hornby have definitely be hitting the back of the net with their locomotive releases. The K1 and J15 have both been well received and provided much encouragement that Hornby are back in the saddle. The latest … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday R3240

Posted on June 24, 2015 by bawdsey
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Bob Barlow, au revoir

Posted on May 26, 2015 by bawdsey

greystarpublications.com It’s with great sadness that this weekend I learnt of the passing of Bob Barlow, editor of Finescale Railway Modelling Review, Narrow Gauge and Industrial Review, and previously editor of Model Railway Journal. It came as a bit of … Continue reading →

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Never mind the bollocks,

Posted on May 22, 2015 by bawdsey

‘Most people don’t understand how to change and readily accept the formats that are given to them.’ Author Mr Johnny Rotten Well if that one sentence doesn’t sum up the overriding conservative, sometimes moribund attitude of railway modellers to the … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday Bachmann 08 32-102

Posted on May 20, 2015 by bawdsey
Posted in Branch Line, brassmasters, DCC, dcc sound, hobbies, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Photography, social media, toytrainset, train set, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment