Tag Archives: legacy

Wordless Wednesday Remembrance

Posted on November 11, 2015 by bawdsey
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We could be Hero’s*

Posted on January 21, 2015 by bawdsey

A bit of a sad start to the new year, with the hobby losing two elder statesmen, who played their part in the development of the UK’s hobby. Firstly John Brewer, who was editor of Railway Modeller, and who kindly … Continue reading →

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100

Posted on August 4, 2014 by bawdsey

Today I look out into a cloudless sky, the epitome of a summers day. One Hundred years ago ‘the war to end all wars’ started, and pretty much everyone who reads this blog will have been touched by those events, … Continue reading →

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We Will Remember Them

Posted on November 10, 2013 by bawdsey
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Six of the Best

Posted on July 28, 2013 by bawdsey

Some more stunning footage from the recently rebuilt Mosquito flying from Hamilton Airport in Canada with the CWH Lancaster, Spitfires, Hurricane and B25 Mitchell. The Mosquito is one of my favourite aircraft and I can remember being allowed access to … Continue reading →

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Goodbye ‘Northlander’

Posted on September 28, 2012 by bawdsey

By 7:15pm today the Northlander will have completed its last run, and the ‘Near North’ will have lost another community link to be replaced by bus services. Image of 1805 courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/sean marshall

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The Good, The Not So Good, and the Indifferent

Posted on July 29, 2012 by bawdsey

Its been an interesting couple of weeks, I’m lucky in a way that I get to mess about with different things, across scales and eras, but mostly within my overall interests. You do see interesting variations as well especially looking … Continue reading →

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