Tag Archives: Railex

Railex 2015

Posted on May 18, 2015 by bawdsey

This coming weekend sees Railex 2015, at Aylesbury Bucks. One of the best shows of the year and consistently high quality. Aberbeeg will be there, an opportunity to see a large S7 layout with scale length trains. Also DCC sound … Continue reading →

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Finescale Review No.2

Posted on December 20, 2014 by bawdsey

In this issue there’s a wide range of subjects covered: Inset and paved trackwork, Brian Harrup modelling in P87, finescale HO. Tyne Dock Hoppers, Pete Hill, etched and whitemetal kits assembled largely with superglue. Working with whitemetal, David Brandreth shows … Continue reading →

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Who Pays the Piper

Posted on December 6, 2014 by bawdsey

An interesting debate has broken out, and been locked, (no change there then) in a small corner of the interweb. It all kicked off because some one asked an event organiser if their show was a commercial show or not. … Continue reading →

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Space, The Final Frontier II …

Posted on October 15, 2014 by bawdsey

Last night I had the real privilege of meeting a hero, they, (whoever ‘they’ are), say you should never meet your hero’s for fear of disappointment, but this was a real pleasure. The hero wasn’t a person, but a layout, … Continue reading →

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Hold The Front Page! Read All About It!

Posted on September 24, 2014 by bawdsey

Bob Barlow of http://www.greystarpublications.com/ last week launched a new entry into the  UK magazine market, Finescale Railway Modelling Review, http://www.greystarpublications.com/fsr/  the first of which is seen above. This will be a welcome addition to the mag market place, MRJ readers … Continue reading →

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Some Might Say …

Posted on July 14, 2014 by bawdsey

As remarked upon in my previous post there are a good number of people in the hobby that spend far too much time telling you how something should be done, what can be done and what can’t be done, with … Continue reading →

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Twenty Twenty Vision

Posted on May 9, 2014 by bawdsey

  This week there’s been quite a kerfuffle about Bachmann’s 20% price rise, most noticeably on assorted forums and meejah. Basically rising costs have meant that Bachmann have passed on elements of that rising cost to the end user, the … Continue reading →

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Time on your hands ..

Posted on April 19, 2014 by bawdsey

I’ve often said it but time is the most valuable commodity we modellers have. It matters not if you ‘buy’ time, either literally by paying someone to do something for you, or making the best use of your own time … Continue reading →

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The Canadians are coming!

Posted on November 21, 2013 by bawdsey

Just a quick update, yesterday, after an interesting drive across the top the pennines,  through snow and snow showers, I and some other enthusiasts were treated to a presentation of the Canadian Company Rapido, Jason Shron was a very engaging … Continue reading →

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You can’t always get what you want

Posted on October 30, 2013 by bawdsey

Well it’s true, not just in the world of toy trains, but life. One common wail across the interweb and to a degree at shows I’ve been to is the comment I’m waiting for such and such to be made, … Continue reading →

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