In essence, a Seafire aeroplane is the same as a Spitfire, but with different adaptions to enable landing on aircraft carriers.Early in WWII, the Royal Navy realised the need for better aircraft, so they looked to the Spitfire to replace its...

Several factors will influence the age at which your child is ready for their first layout. These include the manufacturer's minimum age recommendations, your child's interest in railways, and most importantly, your ability to view the project...

The Great Western Railway's Garter Crest is just one of the many logo designs to have appeared on GWR locomotives and coaches.The Garter Crest was one of the first logo designs to appear on GWR rolling stock, first appearing in the late 1870s,...

A wagon's solebar is the outer longitudinal beam of its underframe or chassis.Solebars are an integral part of a wagon's frame to which several components and supporting cross members are attached. The solebar is also where you're most likely to...

Open spoke wheels were a type of early railway wheel that featured double spokes, this type of wheel was commonly known as a split-spoke wheel.Open spoke wheels were a design that appeared on many wagons and some other rolling stock throughout...

ELC couplings (also known as Elsie couplings) are the standard couplings found on N gauge rolling stock, ELC stands for Easy Light and Close.ELC couplings are described as giving outstanding reliability, they couple easily when two vehicles...

The dictionary defines a portal as an entrance to something and is often grand or imposing in appearance. A railway tunnel portal, in essence, is the tunnel's entrance.A large proportion of railways in the UK date back to the 1800s with many...

A sheet rail, more commonly referred to as a tarpaulin bar or longitudinal bar, is a metal bar that is suspended above a railway wagon to support tarpaulins.Some early wagons were built with raised semi-circular end panels to support and...

28mm wargaming figures, sometimes referred to as miniatures, are the most popular scale of gaming figures on the market today (2021).Years ago, 20mm figures were dominant amongst players, but the slightly larger 28mm scale presents a figure...

When models get a little older they can often suffer from their decals starting to crack or flake. This can be very annoying or even heartbreaking for prised models, but there is something you can do.Microscale is a brand of decal finishing...

'Modern Image' is a term used by many modellers to describe a layout that portrays modern times, for most this will cover the post steam era from the late 1950s and early 60s onwards, but hang on a minute, that was over 60 years ago! can we really...

If you're not electrically minded, the thought of installing solenoid point motors to your layout for the first time can be a little bit scary but don't worry because when you have done it once, it's really quite easy.The circuit you'll have...