Tag Archives: Railway Modeller

SuperQuick Track …

Posted on June 16, 2013 by bawdsey

Superquick? making track? Surely they make railway buildings and des rez in cardboard?, They don’t do track do they … Well, technically that’s true, but in preparation for a DVD project with Paul Lunn and Chris Walsh of Activity Media … Continue reading →

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The Impressionists IV

Posted on June 13, 2013 by bawdsey

Keeping to the theme of making things that look like something else, here’s a part converted Airfix LMS Brake Van. I have three of them two fitted and this one which was unfitted and had been pulled apart for test … Continue reading →

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13, Feeling Lucky ?

Posted on June 1, 2013 by bawdsey

This is Parkside Kit No PC13, and I was feeling lucky. Its an interesting prototype and a visually appealing wagon being a covered hopper. Its taken quite a while to get the kits I’m building together, partly because the layout … Continue reading →

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The Impressionists III, & Even More Shades of Grey

Posted on May 23, 2013 by bawdsey

More shades of grey have appeared in the workbench. As part of a makeover of a Hornby Railroad Class 40 I’ve tried out a technique used by a number of military modellers called pre shading. The picture above shows the … Continue reading →

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Forty Shades of Grey, The Impressionists II

Posted on May 9, 2013 by bawdsey

This is the latest to go to the paint shops, its a Hornby Railroad class 40, or to some of us who have been round the block a bit, Lima. Its pretty much ready the undercoat being Halfords plastic grey … Continue reading →

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Scalefour North 2013

Posted on April 21, 2013 by bawdsey

Scalefour North at Wakefield was a good one overall and three layouts caught my particular interest. Bristol Barrow Road, seen above and shown as work in progress. Already there are a good amount of features that are possibly going to … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Being Idle

Posted on March 12, 2013 by bawdsey

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 →

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The Backscene (Railway Modeller March 2013)

Posted on February 9, 2013 by bawdsey

One of the features of the layout that has attracted a great deal of interest is the backscene. This is a digitally printed image 14ft x 2ft. In the March 2013 Railway Modeller theres a how to article if you’re … Continue reading →

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Buckets of Nothing …

Posted on January 31, 2013 by bawdsey

Buckets, what about them? Well they are surprisingly common and noticeable when you see them. For the steam era modeller they are often seen on a locomotive tender or hanging from a lamp iron. Sand buckets for fire fighting are … Continue reading →

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Toy Trains on Telly, Timeshift BBC4

Posted on January 24, 2013 by bawdsey

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 →

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