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Tag Archives: OO
DC Control Freak
Over the past week or so there been some concurrent internet discussions regarding the latest RTR releases and what DC controller is the best to use if you’re not using DCC. This discussion has been rumbling around for a few … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blogger, british finescale, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, exactrail, finescale, fremo, Gaugemaster, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, inglenook, layout design, life, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, railroad, Rails of Sheffield, railway, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, train set, trainset, TT, TT120, Uncategorized
Tagged HO, Model Railroad, Model Railway, o scale, OO, toytrain, trainset
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Throwback to Accurascale’s GWR 57xx (Warley 2023)
Over the past few weeks I’ve been revisiting my layout building plans and aspirations, having worked over a Bachmann 3F ‘Jinty’ for a future bookazine article. That tasking took me back to the makeovers I’ve done in the past on … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blogging, British Rail, cambrian, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, EM, Exhibition, finescale, first look, Forest of Dean, Great Western, gwr, heljan, HO, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Inspiration, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, pannier, peco, product news, railroad, railway, scale, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, Swindon, throwback thursday, thursday throwback, toy train, train set, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region
Tagged accurascale, Bachmann, Forest of Dean, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, pannier, throwback thursday
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#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
Posted in #FEF, accurascale, Bachmann, black and white, BR Blue, British Rail, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, fef, finescale, friday flashback, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, prototype, scale modelling, seventies, shelfie, Toy trains, train, train set, Uncategorized
Tagged accurascale, Bachmann, Hornby, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, toy train
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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 Bachmann, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, peco, peco bullhead, train
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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 Bachmann, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railway, OO, wordless wednesday
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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 Bachmann, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO
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Wordless Wednesday, Accurascale J69
I’ll break protocol and will put words in this time, Iain Rice would have loved this one! Yep I know it’s a J68….
Posted in accurascale, b&w, Bachmann, black and white, blog, Branch Line, buckjumper, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, first look, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, Industrial, Inspiration, j69, light railway, LNER, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, product news, prototype, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, toy train, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, wordless wednesday
Tagged accurascale, Hobby, Model Railway, OO, train, wordless wednesday
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Noughties Bachmann Makeover Part 2
Continuing my makeover of Bachmann’s OO BR standard class five, I’ve now completed the tender conversion. The model as supplied comes with a BR1G tender and this needs converting to a BR1 type. So above is the vidjo of how … Continue reading
Posted in artist, Bachmann, blogger, British Rail, Conversion, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, justdoit, makeover, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, realism, research, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, youtube
Tagged Bachmann, british rail, Hobby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO
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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
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, blogging, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, Conversion, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, ellis clark, Exhibition, Facebook, finescale, first look, Forest of Dean, Hattons, Heaton Lodge, heljan, hero, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, Layout, layout design, life, man cave, man-cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, monday motivation, motivation monday, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, new year, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, product news, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, research, review, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, social media, Tamiya, Toy trains, train show, TT Gauge, Uncategorized, woodland scenics
Tagged Bachmann, Hobby, Hornby, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, motivation monday, OO, trainset
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Warley 2023 images from the trade #2
HELJAN There are some models that have that X factor, I don’t have any significant interest in O gauge, I have no connection at all to the 153 DMU class, I’ve never even ridden in one that I recall, yet … Continue reading
Posted in blog, BR Blue, Branch Line, British Rail, D&E, DC, DCC, dcc sound, DMU, Eastern Region, Exhibition, finescale, first look, Heaton Lodge, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hobby, Inspiration, man cave, media, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, national train show, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, product news, railroad, Rails of Sheffield, railway, realism, review, scale modelling, shelfie, toy train, train set, train show, Uncategorized, warley
Tagged Hobby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO
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