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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 footplate is a footplate! or so you would think! The definition of a footplate in the dictionary is "the part of a steam railway engine on which the driver stands" and that is most people's understanding of it. But there are some interesting...
NMRA stands for the National Model Railroad Association which is an organisation in North America that was set up to regulate and monitor standards within the model railroad industry.Founded in 1935, the NMRA's main function is to introduce...
Baseboards are made up of three elements. Starting at the bottom and working up, there arethe supports (legs), on top of the supports sits the framing (baseboard frame) on the very top of all that is the top surface (board on which you...
An SPST switch is a simple on/off switch. SPST stands for Single Pole Single Throw and it is the most basic of switches controlling a single piece of equipment from a single power supply.In a model railway scenario, this switch is used to...
Self-closing tweezers are regular tweezers but their default position is closed just like a clothes peg.There is nothing complicated about their design though, in fact, self-closing tweezers are more straightforward than a clothes peg with no...
NEM stands for Normal-European-Modelling standards. NEM standards are decided and maintained by an organisation called MOROP which was formed in the mid-1950s and is made up of numerous model railway associations and enthusiasts throughout Europe....
Choosing a brand new Revell kit to build is an exciting time, all of those shiny pictures on the boxes make you want them all. But some kits are more complex than others, some come with paint and glue whilst others don't. So which one is right for...
Fine painting is always something best done with patience. The problem is, when using acrylic paint if you take too long then your freshly mixed colour will dry out on the palette before being applied to your model. A wet palette is an answer to...
In the early days, railway tracks were made from iron, but cast iron was considered to be too brittle and wrought iron too soft, so in the end, it was decided to manufacture the rails from steel. Steel can take on many colours, although we...
Introducing the most useful piece of kit that any modeller could have in their toolbox. It is called a helping hand tool but sometimes masquerades as a third-hand tool. It delivers what its name promises: a helping hand!A helping hand tool is...
A lot of modellers like to add detail to their models. One of the things you can do to add realism to your model is to accentuate its panel lines. Panel lines are the gaps or joins between the panels that make up the outer shell of a vehicle,...
Panel lines can help give life and realism to a model. These are the gaps or joins that you would see on the real-life prototype of a model between the metal panels that make up its bodywork.All large forms of transport have their outer...