Generally, plastic model plane kits do not come with plinths supplied. Nowadays, the majority of kits are designed to...
Valid to UK only - excludes oversized items
Generally, plastic model plane kits do not come with plinths supplied. Nowadays, the majority of kits are designed to...
Periodically, modellers may face the issue of having dissimilar track codes present on the same layout. This can...
The era system was introduced to model railways so that modellers could easily identify what period in history a...
There are two schools of thought when it comes to painting plastic kits. One is to assemble everything and then...
Yes, fibre optics can be used as a single lighting solution for buildings and streetlamps on a model railway layout....
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Yes, any OO scale loco, wagon or coach will work on any OO scale track, regardless of brand.
Couplings are also compatible so they will connect together. You can have for instance a Hornby engine pulling a Bachmann coach.
You will find that you can also run on the same track HO scale rolling stock. It is the most common scale around the world especially Europe and the USA. Some HO items may use different couplings but they are usually replaced.
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