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Tag Archives: life
The Importance of Being Idle
I was asked a few days ago whats next on the blog?, and I replied I don’t know. Theres good reason for this, I tend to spend a good amount of time just ‘looking’ at all manner of things, and … Continue reading
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, Branch Line, copyright, Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, Industrial, Kalmbach, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, Nevard, OO Gauge, paint, Photography, research, travel, Uncategorized, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region
Tagged Art, Bachmann, Branch Line, Canon, diversity, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, life, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, Pop Art, Railway Modeller, Roy Lichtenstein, Tate Modern
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Toy Trains on Telly, Timeshift BBC4
If you missed it, or didn’t know it was on, the BBC Timeshift team have made a very good documentary on our hobby. You can view it here on the BBC’s iplayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01q9vhy/Timeshift_Series_12_The_Joy_of_(Train)_Sets/ Albion Yard was one of the layouts … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, humour, Kalmbach, Layout, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, Nevard, Photography, research, television, Uncategorized
Tagged BBC, Branch Line, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, iplayer, Layout, life, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, Railway Modeller, Timeshift
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Window Dressing and First Show
First Show 2013 Yesterday I went to the CMRA show at St Albans for a day out. It was pretty much what I expected of the show, which has always been a good regional event. Spread over three floors of … Continue reading
Posted in Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, Canon G10, Chris Nevard, DCC, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, life, LMS, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, OO Gauge, Scottish Region, Southern Region, Uncategorized, Western Region
Tagged Bachmann, Canon, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, life, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, Railway Modeller, shawplan, St Albans
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More Completely Different
Approaching Remembrance Sunday I posted a linked clip of the New Zealand Mosquito KA114 restoration. Well there’s another one thats worth looking at, again the photography is stunning, as is the sound track, just enjoy it.
Posted in 2012, aviation, canada, canon, life, music, Nevard, new zealand, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged 2012, Aviation, Canon, Exhibition, KA114, life, Mosquito KA114, New Zealand, photography, restoration
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Thank You, and Seasons Greetings
Just a quick note to say thank you and wishing the seasons greetings to all the readers who have dropped by. I have been pleasantly surprised at the number of visits and will certainly write more stuff for you to … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Bachmann, book, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, canada, Chris Nevard, christmas, Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, library, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, OO Gauge, Photography, research, review, travel, Uncategorized, Wales
Tagged 2012, Bachmann, Branch Line, Canon, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, life, london 2012, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, Railway Modeller, red arrows
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Retail Therapy
A recent meeting in London saw me catching up with a mate whom I hadn’t seen for a few years, and over a few beers the old war stories of the good old days were revisited. We used to work … Continue reading
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, Canon G10, christmas, Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, humour, Kalmbach, Layout, life, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Railex, research, review, Scottish Region, shopping, Uncategorized, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region
Tagged Bachmann, Canon G10, christmas, Exhibition, Hobby, Hornby, humour, Layout, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, Railex, shopping
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Move along, Nuthin to see here …
Thats an easy mistake to make. This sort of scene regardless of whether it’s out in the sticks like here or down a back alley in suburbia or ‘downtown’ are easy to wander past without a thought for modelling. But … Continue reading
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, book, Branch Line, British Rail, canon, Chris Nevard, Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, life, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, OO Gauge, paint, Photography, research, travel, Uncategorized, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region
Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Canon, diversity, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, life, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, observation, observer, OO, photography, Railway Modeller, travel
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Albion Yard 
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