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Curves are a bit of a headache for modellers. Some of us do away with them by modelling an end to end railway, others...
I was talking to a very nice gentleman who asked me "what is the best way to create seaweed?" He wanted to affix it...
There are three common model railway scales, these being N Gauge, OO Gauge and G scale; although there are several...
Most, if not all, model railway clubs are welcoming of new members that still have a lot to learn, so don't let...
When it comes to painting injection moulded plastic model kits, there are a few things to consider. While...
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Undoubtedly, 00 gauge is the most common gauge for modelling in the UK, so it stands to reason that 00 gauge transfers are the most plentiful and exhibit a large collection aimed at locomotive numbering as well as wagons and coaches, however,...
There are several nozzle sizes available for airbrushes ranging from 0.1mm to 5mm. For many modellers, a medium nozzle measuring around 3.5mm will be sufficient for most modelling requirements.Nozzles of this size can create fine lines as thin...
The word coach has been around since the 15th century and derives from a town in Hungary called Kocs (pronounced coach in English). this is where a particular type of horse-drawn carriage with the luxury of steel-sprung suspension was first...
Clip-on spectacle mags are individual magnifying lenses for people who wear glasses but still struggle to see close up while modelling. The device looks very similar to a single lens of a pair of swimming goggles and simply clips onto the frame of...
Point rodding is a system of rods and bars that physically joins the lever of a signal box or ground frame with a set of points. They were a feature of manual signal boxes during the days of steam and could be seen running alongside railway tracks...
Imagine a 21st-century world where the computer chip or electronics had not played a dominant role in the progression of technology, and the steam power and industrialisation of the 1800s had continued to develop to deliver everything from home...
When modellers use the expression 'anchoring a scene' what they are doing is finding a way to make their scene portray a certain era or location. This is done using a combination of appropriate models, landscape, liveries, architecture or...
After the transport act of 1947, the railways were nationalised and control given to the British Transport Commission (BTC) the following year, the new organisation was to be called British Railways.In the early years of British Railways,...
A push-to-make switch is a push-button type of switch that doesn't lock into place when pressed, it allows power to connect through a circuit temporarily for as long as it is pressed in, the circuit is only complete for as long as the switch is...