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Adding realistic tyre tracks to muddy terrain in your scale model can enhance the scene’s authenticity and tell a...
When modelling fog in a railway scene, you’ll want to create a convincing sense of mist rolling over the tracks,...
Keeping your model trains running smoothly requires regular maintenance, and lubrication is a key part of that....
Waterslide transfers are a key component of scale modelling, allowing you to add intricate markings, insignias and...
The Firefly Class was a series of broad-gauge steam locomotives built for the Great Western Railway (GWR) between...
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Grain of wheat bulbs are filament based so run hot. This means in certain situation, they have a habit of melting plastic which is not good for buildings or control panels that are made of plastic. They require 6 to 12 volts to run. On the other...
The platform will need to be as long as the longest rake of coaches you are running plus the length of the engine. Many people fall foul of not allowing for the length of the engine but you need to remember the driver needs to get out as well!...
Personally, I would never use second hand track as you don't really know what you are getting. Over time track will wear and tarnish and may even rust (for very old track) and its conductivity may become diminished even after giving it a good...
There are a couple of ways to get started: You can buy a complete starter set which includes track, train and controller such as the sets you can get from Hornby or Bachmann (a train set in a box), which will give you all you need to get up and...
If you are modelling a road, you need to know how wide the real thing is so your model can be accurate. Road widths were standardised in the UK in 1993 however there are still exceptions depending on specific circumstances such as having a wider...
For O gauge the best ballast would have to be coarse as this has much larger stone chips than fine or medium grade ballast and would be more in keeping with the scale of your layout. Keep in mind that O gauge is 1/43 scale in the UK and 1/48...
Yes, you can use HO figures on your OO scale layout, there is a slight difference in size, but this is negligible in the grand scheme of things. HO gauge is 1/87th that is 3.5mm to the foot, where as OO scale is 1/76th, that is 4mm to the foot....
OO9 is 4mm to the foot scale (that is OO or 1/76) but using 9mm track gauge (the same size as N gauge). This is narrow gauge modelling and is meant to represent 2ft gauge in real life. The name comes from OO scale and 9mm track. It is a very...
It is very tempting to use pins or nails to stick the track down but this may not be the best approach. Pins are difficult to fix in place without distorting the sleepers and points. They are also near impossible to hide, meaning your layout does...
The best coarseness of ballast for N Gauge would be the fine or very fine ballast. This gives a better scale representation for the N gauge layout. If you were to use medium or coarse ballast, this would look out of proportion to everything else...
Slow action point motors are exactly what they say, they are designed to give a more realistic look to your points on your layout by delaying the movement of the track points so that it appears like the real thing. This replicates the signalman...
Solenoid point motors are used for throwing the points on your layout. They can also be used for other animations such as semaphore signals. The point motor uses two solenoids to pull a metal rod towards them, when this is connected to the tie...