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There are tens of thousands of decals available covering a multitude of different models from trains, planes and...
Mainline Railways was a British model railway brand that operated between 1976 and 1983, introduced by Palitoy, the...
A Wickham Trolley is a small railway maintenance vehicle once widely used across Britain's railways. Built by D...
The Blue Riband subbrand was a significant step in the evolution of Bachmann Branchline, the UK division of Bachmann...
Applying a camber to a tight curve of track on your model railway layout can help improve the realism and operation...
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When it comes to hobby knives, the expensive part of the knife is often the bits surrounding the blade and not the blade itself.Hobby knives are essentially surgical blades repackaged for the modelling world. That's not a dirty manufacturer's...
In a nutshell, electro point clips are a quick, easy and affordable solution to de-isolating points (turnouts) ready for DCC operation.If you're familiar with model railways or trainsets, then you'll know that when you switch your points, the...
When weathering, many modellers favour an airbrush over a regular paintbrush for the bulk of the work. But as we didn't always have airbrushes, but still found ways to weather models, you may be wondering what's the difference?The answer is...
Depending on the controller you are using, you may have an AC, a DC or both auxiliary ports on the back, but what's the difference?Without going into too much detail about the difference between an AC and DC power supply, AC stands for...
Washes are generally used to add shade or grime to a model, whether it be a model train, car or figure, a wash can produce fantastic results. However, if you are considering using a wash to create dirt or shade on your model, black should not be...
How much space is required to fit an incline onto an N gauge model railway depends on how high you want to raise the track, the higher the target, the greater the space required.To help you calculate how much space is required for your...
Using electrofrog points on a layout will undoubtedly result in improved reliability for the locomotives that traverse them. That's thanks to there being virtually no dead or isolated parts on the turnout, unlike insulfrog points which can have a...
Historically, the difference between primers and basecoats had much clearer boundaries, a primer sealed and provided a surface to which paint can adhere and a basecoat was all about providing a coloured foundation on which to build desired...
Wasp stripes are the yellow and black stripes featured on the cab fronts of shunting and most industrial locomotives in the UK.The vivid paint scheme was first introduced in the very late '50s and more commonly in the '60s. They were applied...
These days, panel lines are something most modellers desire, but some older plastic kits came with raised panel lines, and many modellers like to replace them with recessed ones instead, but how is that done?The process of removing raised...
Army Painter Quickshade is a special wash-like paint solution that will add shadows to models and miniatures quickly and easily.Quickshade is available in several shades allowing the modeller to choose the effect most suitable for their needs....
In theory, any analogue model railway locomotive can be converted to DCC, but instead of having a socket to plug a decoder into (like you would on a DCC-ready loco) you will need to hardwire the decoder directly to the locomotive yourself.But...