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What is a railway crossover?
Posted in: Model Railway, Tracks
22nd December 2020
A crossover is a railway track formation that allows a train to cross from one line to another.Crossovers are...
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Where should I position semaphore signals on my layout?
Posted in: Model Railway
31st January 2024
Semaphore signals are an important part of any model railway layout as they help to control the movement of trains...
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Why was the British Railways late crest implemented?
Posted in: Model Railway
24th July 2021
In 1955 an act commonly known as the 'Modernisation Plan' was passed with the intensions of modernising British...
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Which colour scatter should I use to represent autumn?
Posted in: Scenery
31st July 2019
If you think of the different seasons, autumn follows summer so therefore if the summer has been hot and there has...
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What is a stay-alive capacitor?
Posted in: Model Railway, Power and control
26th May 2021
A stay-alive capacitor (also known as a keep-alive) is a component that can be fitted to DCC model locomotives to...
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What is acetate?

Acetate is a term used in modelling to describe many types of plastic film or sheets and is so called because it's made from a material called cellulose acetate.

The chances are, if you like making model aircraft, you will have come across acetate before as many cockpit instrument panels are made from it.

The main advantage for model manufacturers using acetate is that fine detail can be printed on it easily and cost effectively therefore removing the requirement to use more expensive and less effective etching techniques.

Acetate is produced from natural sources and is a source of polymer. In addition to the manufacture of some model parts, it is also used in the printing trade, medical profession and in the production of some processed foods.

Posted in: Assembling and gluing

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