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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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Dreaming up track plans for a layout is somewhat an art in itself. A common mistake is to sketch a layout on a scrap piece of paper that realistically, has no chance of fitting into the space available (we're all guilty of that at one time or...
Many model kits, whether they be of buildings, coaches, aeroplanes or any other type of vehicle, will likely have glazing to attach at some point during the build. Your choice of glue when installing the glazing is an important one because many...
S.N.E.R. stands for the Scottish North Eastern Railway, it was the result of a merger between the Aberdeen Railway and the Scottish Midland Junction Railway in 1856.The Aberdeen railway (opened 1847-1850) ran between Aberdeen, Forfar and Arbroath...
A pinion gear (often called a pinion cog) is a small metal cog that can be found fitted to the shaft of a model's motor.Not all model railway locomotives have a pinion cog with many featuring a long worm screw instead, but whichever is used, their...
The Great Western Railway Coat of Arms was a logo that appeared on GWR rolling stock from 1927 to 1933 and then reappeared in 1942 until nationalisation in 1947.The coat of arms replaced the previously used Garter Crest and features two shields...
A tunnel liner is a sheet of scale brickwork, often moulded for detail and constructed from plastic, used to represent the internal wall of a model railway tunnel.Tunnel liners are designed to fit onto a special lip on the back of most tunnel...
The Great Western Railway Roundel is a logo used by the GWR on locomotives and rolling stock between 1934 and 1942. The roundel is unusual in the fact that it was superseded by the very logo it had replaced just eight years earlier.The logo is...
Cast iron spoked wagon wheels date back to the 1830s and were the mainstay of wagon wheels for nearly 100 years.Wagon wheels of this type had a diameter of around three-foot and usually featured eight spokes. A variant measuring three-foot six...
In essence, a Seafire aeroplane is the same as a Spitfire, but with different adaptions to enable landing on aircraft carriers.Early in WWII, the Royal Navy realised the need for better aircraft, so they looked to the Spitfire to replace its...
Several factors will influence the age at which your child is ready for their first layout. These include the manufacturer's minimum age recommendations, your child's interest in railways, and most importantly, your ability to view the project...
The Great Western Railway's Garter Crest is just one of the many logo designs to have appeared on GWR locomotives and coaches.The Garter Crest was one of the first logo designs to appear on GWR rolling stock, first appearing in the late 1870s,...
A wagon's solebar is the outer longitudinal beam of its underframe or chassis.Solebars are an integral part of a wagon's frame to which several components and supporting cross members are attached. The solebar is also where you're most likely to...