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Tag Archives: trainset
Accurascale’s 57xx converts Shelfie 2 to DCC
Having been loaned an Accurascale 57xx which is DCC sound fitted, it made sense to reconfigure Shelfie2 to run in DCC.
Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, Conversion, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, first look, gwr, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, n gauge, NEC, new release, O Gauge, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, product news, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie2, throwback thursday, toy train, train set, Uncategorized, Wales, Western Region, woodland scenics
Tagged accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, Exhibition, finescale, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, trainset
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‘Warley Show’ NEC 2024 November 23-24th
This weekend the ‘Warley’ show is on. It will be different this year, no longer run by the Warley club, the slot has been filled by Warners Publications. https://www.world-of-railways.co.uk/events/the-national-festival-of-railway-modelling-2024/ I’m there with Shelfie4 and helping me out will be James … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blogger, Cameo layout, canada, canadian national, canadian pacific, christmas show, D&E, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, Hattons, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, layout design, LED Lighting, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, national train show, NEC, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, OO9, Oxford rail, peco, product news, railroad, railway, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, Toy trains, train show, trainset, TT120, Uncategorized, warley, wild swan
Tagged accurascale, Bachmann, Canada, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, peco, railroad, trainset
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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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Wordless Wednesday J68
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, black and white, blog, buckjumper, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, EM, finescale, first look, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, j67, j68, j69, Layout, LNER, man cave, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, new release, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, product news, prototype, railroad, railway, realism, scale modelling, shelfie, toy train, train set, wordless wednesday
Tagged Hobby, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, review, toytrain, trainset, wordless wednesday
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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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Transformation Tuesday Engaged!…
Yep, I’m N gauged! This won’t come as a surprise to some readers, as I’ve worked in N gauge previously. A good few years back I built Collier Street which featured in Railway Modeller This was built from a plan … Continue reading
Posted in Bachmann, blog, BR Blue, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, D&E, DC, DCC, finescale, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Inspiration, layout design, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, OO Gauge, railroad, railway, realism, research, scale modelling, seventies, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, transformation tuesday, Uncategorized
Tagged Branch Line, british rail, Hobby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, railroad, railway, toytrain, train, trainset
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Lights, Camera, Action..
This week I’ve been scratching my head quite a bit. Shelfie2 is reaching the final assembly stage. I’ve decided to go ‘hands free’ operation and have spent a good bit of time getting Dingham couplings to work, which I’ll write … Continue reading
Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, Chris Nevard, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, dingham, Eastern Region, Exhibition, finescale, Forest of Dean, Great Western, Hattons, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, iphoneography, Layout, LED, LED Lighting, LMS, LNER, man cave, mancave, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, Nevard, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, paint, peco, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, shelfie1, shelfie2, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, tree, trees, Uncategorized, Western Region, woodland, woodland scenics
Tagged Bachmann, Branch Line, Canon G10, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, toytrain, trainset
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Heljan Telford 2018 O gauge and OO gauge announcements
This morning there’s a very interesting press release from Heljan at the 2018 Telford O gauge show. God news for 7mm modellers with the popular GWR AEC Railcar and BR Class 56 Diesels being announced below, but for the 4mm … Continue reading
Posted in Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo layout, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, Eighties, Exhibition, finescale, Great Western, gwr, heljan, HO, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, LMS, LNER, Midland Region, model, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, modeling, Modelling, new release, news, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, product news, Rapido Trains, scale, scale modelling, Scottish Region, Southern Region, toy train, Toy trains, toytrainset, train set, trainset, Uncategorized, Wales, Western Region
Tagged british rail, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, o scale, OO, toytrain, train set, trainset
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