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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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The closest model aircraft scale to OO Gauge is 1:72 scale. That said, it is still useful to first compare the two scales in question. OO gauge is most often categorised as being analogous to 1:76 scale when comparisons are sought with...
The colder it gets, the more viscous paint becomes. That means it gets thicker and stickier so becomes less useful as paint and struggles to produce an even finish.Ideally, you should make sure that it's above 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees...
Acetate is a term used in modelling to describe many types of plastic film or sheets and is so called because it's made from a material called cellulose acetate.The chances are, if you like making model aircraft, you will have come across...
T gauge is the smallest commercially available model railway gauge. It has a scale of either 1:450 or 1:480 and a track gauge of 3 mm between the rails, making it just a third of the size of N gauge!T gauge was first introduced in 2006 at the...
A Presflo wagon is a railway wagon specifically designed for the transportation of cement.After nationalisation, the Ideal Stock Committee reviewed British Rail's inherited fleet of wagons and soon discovered that a suitable means for...
Zamak Rot (also known as zinc pest or Mazak rot) is a problem that plagued some early diecast model parts due to impurities in the alloys used.The impurities have the potential to corrode parts from within, resulting in alloys becoming...
So we know how many coaches our trains should ideally have, we even know what quantity of passengers to place on our platforms to make them look right, but how many cows should we put in our fields?That question may not be one that keeps you...
If you have ever been to a model railway show, you may well have been inspired and impressed by the realism of the turnouts showcased on some of the layouts and wondered who makes them or where you can get some.Sadly, some of the turnouts you...
A good many real-life platforms have some sort of curve incorporated into them to accommodate either the topography of the land or to make use of diverging tracks at the earliest opportunity. So it stands to reason that many modellers will want to...
Most modellers are aware of the benefits of using a smaller gauge such as N gauge, but the dilemma most face is whether it's the right gauge for them.On the surface of it, the decision to model in N gauge is a no-brainer for any modeller who...
When choosing a turnout or curve for your model railway, you may have noticed an 'arc' measurement alongside its radius. But what does this mean?An arc is defined as a part of a circumference. When used as a measurement on a model railway track,...
As the name suggests, gunpowder vans were used to transport gunpowder and other explosive materials by rail. The earliest examples started to appear in the mid-1880s and later versions could be seen on the network well into dieselisation. They...