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Static grass is an alternative way to recreate realistic-looking grass on a model railway layout or scenic diorama,...
'Broad gauge' refers to a track gauge (the distance between the two rails) wider than the standard gauge of 4 feet 8½...
Creating a seamless and immersive scene that blends the backscene with the foreground scenery is a crucial aspect of...
A micro layout refers to a very small and compact model railways layout that is designed to fit within a confined...
Lacquer paints refer to a type of paint that is formulated with lacquer as the primary binder or vehicle. Lacquer...
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Micromesh polishing cloths are traditionally used for polishing delicate or valuable items such as jewellery and glass to remove fine scratches or blemishes without damaging the product.This also makes them of particular interest to modellers...
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...