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Stripping enamel paint from a model can seem like a delicate process, but with the right tools and techniques, it's...
Servicing your model railway locomotive is an essential part of maintaining its performance and longevity. Regular...
Fixing warped plastic parts on a model can be a bit tricky, but it's a manageable task with some patience and the...
The UK railway scale is called 00 gauge (pronounced "double-O") due to its origins as a smaller alternative to the...
For decades, British Rail (BR) was a symbol of national unity in transport, linking cities, towns and villages across...
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This a hard question to answer. There are no hard and fast rules about how often you should clean the track. Bear in mind the track carries the electricity to the engine, so if your track is not clean, your trains are not going to run correctly....
For wargaming figures, a small coin or washer glued to the under side of the base will usually to do the job. This may also work for larger static based models. However if you are going to be weighting your rolling stock or a plane, a more...
Peco Setrack and Peco Streamline are compatible with Hornby track as they all share the same gauge width of 16.5mm. The main differences are in the sleeper spacing and the sleeper colour. Apart from that, there is very little difference and they...
Bear in mind that Sundeala is designed to be used as a pinboard or notice board. As Sundeala is not actually a wood and is made from recycled paper, it is not the best thing to be making the base board for your railway layout. There are several...
There is of course the old tried and tested method, the track rubber which does the job, no railway modeller should be without one. But there are also other products out there which take the strain for cleaning large sections of track. Dapol for...
Select the area where you want the scatter, then apply a layer of PVA glue, sprinkle your grass covering the glue. When the glue is set, simply remove the excess scatter that has not been glued. You can use a small vacuum cleaner or if it is on...
You can make hills in a variety of ways. The tried and tested way is with chicken wire and papier mache. This is a good method as there is very little weight to the finished hill. If you just want a hill in the middle of your layout, I would...
The most common wood for baseboards is probably chipboard as this is relatively inexpensive. Plywood is another alternative but is slightly more expensive. Stay clear of MDF as it absorbs moisture and needs to be sealed. MDF is also difficult to...
Create your scene as you would do normally and add some snow. You can get trees that have snow already on them or you can make your own by adding a small amount of PVA glue to the foliage and some white powdered pigment this will create a great...
Static grass is a scatter made of nylon fibres, that can be made to stand on end giving the appearance of real grass. Static grass is best applied using a static grass applicator. By filling the applicator with grass fibres, they are...
Static grass is best applied using a static grass applicator. There are several on the market and they can apply grass up to 12mm depending on which applicator you choose. Please note some will only allow you to use up to 6mm static grass while...
If you do not want to buy pre-made trees, which these days look very realistic, you can get tree armatures which are basically the trunk and branches. They come in various sizes from ¾ of an inch up to 7 inches (from 2cm to about 17cm). Simply...