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Despite what most places will say, the voltage on the track when using DCC is not 16V. It is not 15V or 12V either....
Several factors will influence the age at which your child is ready for their first layout. These include the...
The era system is a way in which model manufacturers describe specific periods in railway history. This is to help...
There are several reasons why a modeller may choose to use a CDU (Capacitor Discharge Unit) to provide power to their...
If you ask forty accomplished modellers which brand of model paint is best, you will get forty different answers. So...
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Generally, hardboard does not make a great baseboard because it can warp unpredictably and will not take track pins easily when laying track.Although there has no doubt been at least some modellers who have been successful using hardboard for...
Many modellers have enjoyed great success using hinges with the pivot pin removed to connect portable baseboard sections together.Split hinges do a great job of lining up portable baseboard sections accurately, although it has to be said,...
A lot of modellers replace the plastic wheels on their wagons with metal ones. But why do they do this? and is it a good idea?Many modellers change to metal wheels for aesthetical reasons, but also, they do it because they don't wear as much...
Most of you will be aware of the basic principles behind the workings of a steam locomotive, fire heats water, water turns to steam, steam moves pistons. But if any water was to find its way through to the pistons, significant damage could be...
Long before computer systems were introduced, signal boxes, stations and goods yards communicated with each other by sending telegraphs to ensure the safe and efficient running of trains. Telegraphs are a bit like an early form of text message and...
When constructing a kit, lengths of wire are often included for use as railings on buildings such as signal boxes and cranes etc. But is this the best material for the job?Well, for most modellers, the wire does the job just fine, and the metallic...
If you're thinking of weathering a model using an aerosol, have a good think about it first.Although it is not impossible to apply weathering to a model using an aerosol can, it is very difficult to achieve convincing or realistic effects....
Barrow crossings are designated crossing points found at some railway stations where staff and sometimes even passengers are allowed to cross the tracks between platforms.These days, physically crossing the tracks is not a favoured method for...
A bolster wagon is a railway wagon designed to carry long items such as rails or posts.In appearance, bolster wagons look very similar to flatbeds and feature little more than a chassis with a large flat load bed fixed on top. The difference...
A fan fiddle-yard is a permanent fiddle yard where each track is accessed via a series of turnouts 'fanning' out from the layout's main operating line. But with so many turnouts connected in series, the space required for a yard of this type is...
Even accomplished modellers will high-five anyone around when their transfers go on seamlessly, they can be a little trick at times (decals that is, not accomplished modellers), but with a few simple tips, you too will be searching for a high-five...
When choosing turnouts for your layout, you may have noticed there is a choice between turnouts with insulated frogs (sometimes called insulfrogs) and turnouts with live frogs (known as electrofrogs), so what's the difference?Model railway...