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Tail lamps on trains have been around since the 1800s, originally powered by oil and later by batteries, they consist...
Metcalfe Card kits offer the Railway modeller a great selection of buildings and infrastructure to help populate a...
There are several reasons why some trains are provided with two locomotives. Let's explore a few of them:...
One of the most useful tools for a modeller to have in their tools/supplies stash is modelling two-part epoxy putty...
One of the headaches modelmakers and scratchbuilders face is how to keep files clear of accumulated metal filings and...
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Peco manufactures two types of track: - Set-Track is the standard geometry range, similar to the one used by Hornby. The range comprises curves, straights, crossings and points. - Streamline is the extended range with wider radii for the points...
According to Bachmann, as it states in their catalogue there are 9 eras. As they say in their catalogue this is not absolute and is a rough guide. Please note Hornby uses a slightly different system.Era 1. 1804-1875 Pioneering Era 2....
Paint comes in many types of pots, cans and eye dropper bottles. You should shake paint for at least two minutes but longer is better. When you read the back of an aerosol can it recommends at least two minutes. If you are using pots of paint...
You can mix H0 et 00 engines as they run on the same gauge of track and use the same controllers with no problem whatsoever. There are however a couple of things to consider, how important they are to you will depend on where you lie in your...
There are infinite answers to how much space you need for a layout. The most obvious variable here is the scale in which you wish to build your model railway. Less considered factors are what you want to achieve with the finished railway and what...
A backscene is a proportionately sized photograph or painting that sits upright at the back of a model railway layout depicting the landscape that you would typically see in the distance in real life.The function of a backscene is to add...
​The simplest way to answer that question is to take 1 foot of real life railway and shrink it down to 3.5mm and there you have it, H0 gauge.But it is not quite that simple because when you shrink down engines, rolling stock, buildings and...
DAS is an air-drying clay. When dry it can be sanded and painted. It is ideal for many model making applications such as buildings, walls, terrain, even school projects, you name it! You are only limited by your imagination. When using DAS make...
4mm scale in railway modelling terms is the most popular scale. It is 4mm of the model being one foot of the real thing. This gives a scale of 1:76. While most people would refer to OO gauge and 4mm scale interchangeably, this is not fully...
A turntable is a means of turning your engine around. An example of this would be, if you have several engine sheds at the end of your layout, you would have track coming from each of your sheds leading up to the turntable. When you drive your...
Wire Glue is an electrically conductive glue/paint which has many uses in the hobby world. It is ideal for both AC and DC circuits that carry low voltage, such as the ones used on model railways. One example I can think of is joining wires and...
A bow pen also known as a ruling pen was designed in the early 1900’s for draftsmen for drawing straight lines of different thicknesses. These pens resemble a fountain pen to a certain degree with two tapered metal foils coming to a point and...