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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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There are three main types of hand drills used in modelling, all with quite amusing or non-descriptive names including eggbeaters (officially known simply as hand drills or wheel braces), the Archimedean drill, which developed into the push drill...
'Profiles' are a part of the skeleton that you would build when creating a model hill on your layout. Specifically, profiles are the vertical supports on top of which you would likely place a lattice of card strips, plaster cloth or other such...
There are several types of track pins and nails available to secure model railway track to a baseboard. Generally, a track nail is thick and strong (but by default is more visible) while a track pin is thinner and less obvious but is also weaker...
For somebody who has never used an airbrush before, the process involved when painting with one may not seem immediately obvious. So here are a few tips to give you an idea of what's involved.Once you have decided that airbrushing is for you...
Glass fibre pencils are commonly used in modelling for cleaning locomotive wheels, commutators and other electrical connections.The tool looks like a regular pen, but, instead of an ink nib or ballpoint at its end, there is a glass fibre stick...
Shaper sheets are a material used to create self-supporting hills or terrain on a model railway layout or other dioramas. Depending on whether they are used in conjunction with a hard top surface they can form either hard or soft shell landscapes....
A stay-alive capacitor (also known as a keep-alive) is a component that can be fitted to DCC model locomotives to temporarily maintain power to its electronics and motor should the main source of power be interrupted due to dirty rails or...
Paint comes in many types of pots, cans and eye dropper bottles. You should shake paint for at least two minutes but longer is better. When you read the back of an aerosol can it recommends at least two minutes. If you are using pots of paint...
A trailing goods yard was a type of goods yard commonly found at many country and smaller stations during the days of pick-up freights. The feature that makes it 'trailing' is a track layout that meant trains had to pass the yard and then reverse...
When using an airbrush, there are a couple of reasons why modellers use thinners. Firstly, if they are using paints that are not specifically designed for an airbrush, they will likely require thinning to pass through the fine nozzle without...
Most airbrushes will come with a pressure regulator built-in, but what is this facility for, and which pressure setting should you select?If you are new to airbrushing, both these questions can be a little mystifying (excuse the pun). As a rule of...
Generally speaking, an up line travels towards a major town or city and a down line away from it, on main lines in England this is usually London while in Scotland it's Edinburgh (except for Scottish mainlines to London which remain in favour of...