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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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A sable brush is a very high-quality brush often used in modelling for detail work thanks to its ability to be finely shaped at its tip.The brushes are made from the tail hair of the kolinsky (a variety of weasel) and not an actual sable as its...
Bogies are the metal frames that sit independently beneath a railway locomotive or rolling stock to support its wheelset. The BT10 bogie is one of the most successful designs of bogie to date, it was designed in the 1970s and is still in use...
The route availability of a real-life locomotive is another way of saying which tracks an engine is permitted to travel along.A lot of the British railway network dates back to the Victorian era. During that time there were many private companies...
Think Flying Scotsman, and you undoubtedly think of the locomotive, however, the name comes from not just a single engine, but a whole train, a daily service between London and Edinburgh.Trains have been transporting passengers between the English...
To keep your brushes in the best condition, make sure you clean them as soon as you are done using them. Remove the paint from the brush by using it on a kitchen towel or similar. As acrylic paint is water based, you then simply need to agitate...
Steam locomotives come in all shapes and sizes, this is because their intended tasks require varying traction ability, speed or hauling capacity. To help accommodate these needs, steam locomotives are designed with different wheel arrangements...
Bogies are an independent framework that supports the wheelsets on a railway locomotive, coach or some larger wagons. The B4 bogie was a type introduced in 1963 to replace the earlier Commonwealth bogie design. The B4 weighs in at just 5 long tons...
In a world where modelling is becoming an increasingly popular past time, we are used to scale being a definitive equation that allows us to work out how big a model should be in comparison to its real-life prototype. Wargaming doesn't quite work...
A 4-6-2 railway locomotive is a steam engine with 4x leading wheels, 6x driving wheels and 2x trailing wheels. Engines with this wheel arrangement are known pretty much worldwide as Pacifics.Steam engines with the wheel arrangement 4-6-2 were...
A laser-cut kit is a regular kit that is put together the same way as any ordinary kit, and it's made from the same materials too (plastic, card or wood) but the difference is in how it's made.Traditionally, kits have been manufactured by either...
Modern Graham Farish and Dapol rolling stock should in theory couple together with little problem. This is thanks to the NEM standards that define model railway scales and guide manufacturers in creating compatible products that assist modellers...
A shunter (when used to describe an engine) is a dedicated railway locomotive used for marshalling trucks or coaches in yards or sidings ready for larger locomotives to take out on their journey.These days, shunters are typically specially...