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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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Enamel was the original paint for modellers, acrylic being quite modern by comparison. Essentially the two paints start off the same, using the same pigment, however, enamel uses an oil-based solution mixed with the pigment to turn it into paint...
If you have ever wondered into your local model shop to admire, dream about or even treat yourself to a 00 gauge loco, then you might have noticed a few of the engines on display are modelled in H0 gauge, even though they appear to be the same...
We often use terminology in the world of model railways interchangeably, when people ask about gauge, they are usually referring to the size of model locomotives and carriages. Technically, this would be scale not gauge as gauge refers only to the...
We would loosely suggest that the best model railway gauge for children is 00 gauge, of course, each child has different tastes and ways of playing, which would influence the answer, but from a purely factual point of view, 00 gauge ticks most the...
We often hear modellers refer to their "fiddle yard", but unless you already know what one is, the name doesn't really give away any clues as to what it is or what it is used for.A fiddle yard is the bit of a model railway layout that is off...
If you are just starting out on your model railway adventure and you are trying to decide what type of layout to build, the best advice would be to go to a model railway exhibition and take a look at the different types of layout that are on...
To some extent, making the ballast look real on your model railway is one of the hardest tasks that you will encounter when detailing your layout.Your rolling stock already looks pretty good, the manufacturers have seen to that. A hill is a...
To answer the question: What is 1:160 scale? I would like to take a look at what the numbers mean when you see them represented as a scale. The first number (which is always 1) represents the models length in any measurement you wish, whether it...
If you are ready to take your modelling skills to the next level, then a recreation of a narrow-gauge railway is a good place to start.We are all used to the neatness and becoming nature of the many fantastic narrow-gauge railways that bestrew...
Scale is a representation in figures of how small a model is in relation to its full-sized prototype.There are over a dozen different scales in the world of model railways, the most popular being 1:76 scale in the UK and 1:87 scale in...
The question: What is the difference between a 45xx Class and a Class 45? should really be: What isn't the difference?Just about the only things they have in common is that they are both railway engines and they both operated in Great Britain...
The knowledge that we acquire when building our model railway layouts leaves us with no doubt about the difference between a train set and a layout, in fact the question is so basic that we would possibly never even consider it! However, just...