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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 would depend on what you are painting as paint brushes come in various shapes and sizes. I would say for detailing you should a small brush, the exact size will depend on what you are painting. If for example you are painting a face, I would...
I would recommend painting your base board for two reasons: The first being it will seal the base board and prevent glue from soaking in to the wood, which will allow for your grass scatter etc to be more firmly fixed. The second is that if you...
Enamel paint is solvent based, so trying to wash in water will not work, you need to use white spirit. It is advisable to clean your brush as soon as you have finished painting as the brush will start to hardenand don’t leave them soaking in a...
For best results it is advisable to use a primer as this will stick to the plastic and give a uniform coat of paint and cover up any imperfections that may have occurred during the gluing stage It also allows your base colour a good foundation...
That would really depend on your point of view. If you are making a military model such as a tank for wargaming, resin kits have the bulk of the model already cast and it is just a case of adding the ancillary parts, whereas plastic models have...
For the past 50-odd years, all Hornby Railways products have been assigned a product code starting with R. The numbers are roughly sequential, with higher number meaning more recent releases. You could expect the letter to have been H for Hornby...
Always use warm water from the tap. It doesn't need to be hot, just baby bath warm. This will just help the process of the decal removal from the backing paper. There is no need to use fancy water such as distilled water. It will not improve...
It is best to varnish the whole model. By coating the whole model in varnish, you are guaranteed a uniform finish across the entire model. I do not think that it is possible to apply the exact amount of varnish to the area that is going to...
Photo etched parts are a negative photo image that is placed on to a thin piece of either brass, aluminium or stainless steel and all the exposed metal is etched away. This creates very fine parts. These parts are then used to replace plastic...
A resin kit is made from a liquid synthetic polyurethane resin, which is poured into a mould. Once it has set, the hardened model is removed from the mould revealing the model or model parts. In my experience there is a bit more flash with resin...
When you are at the final stages of making your model, apply a coat of gloss varnish this will give a nice smooth surface for the decal to adhere to. Once the varnish is dry, cut the decal from the backing sheet and float it in a bowl of warm...
Hornby model railways are OO Scale or 1/76th that is 4 millimetres to the foot (12 inches). It runs on a track with a gauge of 16.5mm (this is the gap between the inside edges of the track). This is one of the most popular scales to model with...