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Tag Archives: Tony Koester
Projects, Projects!
Well this month and a good part of the previous two in fact have been busy working on a number of projects with Paul Lunn. More to come later on this but it mixes his layout design skills, our ‘tag … Continue reading
Posted in blog, blogger, blogging, DCC, dcc sound, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, life, magazine, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Photography, research, review, social media, Western Region
Tagged Bachmann, blog, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, life, media, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, Railway Modeller, Tony Koester
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Progress?
Anyone recognise this? Hold the front page, it’s a kit. That’s right ‘A Kit’. I know, I know, smelling salts all round, breath in using the paper bag, Three, Two, One, and you’re back in the room .. Not only … Continue reading
Posted in blog, blogger, blogging, Branch Line, canon, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, life, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, research, social media, Uncategorized, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region
Tagged Art, artistic, atmosphere, blog, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, life, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, progress, Railway Modeller, Tony Koester
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Space, The Final Frontier II …
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
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, blogging, Branch Line, British Rail, Chris Nevard, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hero, history, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, library, life, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Railex, research, Scottish Region, shelfie, Southern Region, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region
Tagged Albion Yard, Bachmann, Branch Line, Buckingham, Buckingham EM, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Godwins law, HO, Hobby, Hornby, humour, Layout, media, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, Railex, Railway Modeller, Tony Gee, Tony Koester
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Octagenarian Model Railroader
This dropped on the mat this morning. 80 years young, why young? One thing that I’ve always liked about MRR is that it rarely feels stale and seems to evolve, whilst still covering news, reviews and overall good quality modelling. … Continue reading
Posted in Bachmann, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, life, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Narrow Gauge, Uncategorized
Tagged Bachmann, Canada, Hobby, Layout, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, Railway Modeller, Thanksgiving, Tony Koester, usa
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The Backscene (Railway Modeller March 2013)
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
Posted in Bachmann, book, Branch Line, canon, Chris Nevard, DCC, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, OO Gauge, Photography, Railex, research, Scottish Region, Southern Region, Uncategorized, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region
Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Canon, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, Railway Modeller, Tony Koester
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Letters (and Numbers) from America
B&O I-12 Caboose Many of us will be familiar with iconic American F series diesels, the streamlined nose, Santa Fe ‘Warbonnet’, Union Pacific, or Canadian National ‘Pacman’ or ‘Wet Noodle’ color schemes, as UK modellers we may not know what … Continue reading
Posted in Bachmann, Branch Line, canon, Chris Nevard, hobbies, Kalmbach, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, OO Gauge, research, review, Southern Region, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged B&O, Bachmann, Branch Line, caboose, Canon G10, design clever, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, kadee, Layout, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, Railway Modeller, Rapido, spring mills depot, Tony Koester, usa
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Albion Yard’s Trees
One of the things the people seem to respond to most when they see the layout, are the trees. The core of these are made from plastic armatures from C&L finescale. At Railex, http://www.railex.org.uk/ Peter from C&L wasn’t sure if the … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Airfix, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, Canon G10, Chris Nevard, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Ian Futers, Kalmbach, Layout, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, OO Gauge, Railex, Scottish Region, Southern Region, Uncategorized, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region
Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Canon G10, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, Railex, Tony Koester
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Mags and Mountains …
September 2012 Railway Modeller To date there’s not been much in this blog section regarding the build of Albion Yard and how its developed over the years. In this Septembers Railway Modeller the layout is featured in a break from … Continue reading
Posted in Airfix, Bachmann, Branch Line, brassmasters, British Rail, canon, Chris Nevard, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, Ian Futers, Industrial, Kalmbach, Layout, life, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, OO Gauge, Railex, Scottish Region, Southern Region, Uncategorized, Wales, Welsh Marches, Western Region
Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Canon, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, Railex, Tony Koester
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