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Adding weight to empty rolling stock can help to improve their running smoothness and reduce the risk of derailing on...
Photoetched parts are small parts made of metal, manufactured using the photo etching technique. This technique...
A double slip is an X shaped crossover with a difference. That difference being that there are point blades attached...
Which is the most realistic gauge? This is likely to have been the topic of conversation during many modellers tea...
Safety warning Soldering irons get very hot and can reach temperatures in excess of 400 degrees centigrade, so...
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If you are using small pots of game paint, it is fine to give it a good stir and use straight from the pot. However a palette is ideal for paints that come in eyedropper bottles as it allows you to give the paint a bit of a stir as well as the...
Always store paint in a cool dry place, or room temperature, do not leave in direct sunlight especially aerosols. When you read the back of an aerosol can it will give you advice on storing and this is the just same for any form of paint...
This very much depends on the project you are working on. For painting the base coat I would say no it is not necessary as the paint should be of the correct consistency to paint straight on when using a brush, as long as you have given it a good...
This depends on how often you use your paint brushes! Every time you finish using your paint brush whether you are using enamel or acrylic paint, clean your paint brush with thinners or white spirit for enamel, and with water for acrylic. Always...
These are two very different paints, some people prefer to use enamel as it is hard wearing usually with a glossy finish, but not always. Others prefer acrylic as it is a lot more forgiving should you make a mistake. Some modellers may use both...
This would depend on what you are painting as paint brushes come in various shapes and sizes. I would say for detailing you should a small brush, the exact size will depend on what you are painting. If for example you are painting a face, I would...
I would recommend painting your base board for two reasons: The first being it will seal the base board and prevent glue from soaking in to the wood, which will allow for your grass scatter etc to be more firmly fixed. The second is that if you...
Enamel paint is solvent based, so trying to wash in water will not work, you need to use white spirit. It is advisable to clean your brush as soon as you have finished painting as the brush will start to hardenand don’t leave them soaking in a...
For best results it is advisable to use a primer as this will stick to the plastic and give a uniform coat of paint and cover up any imperfections that may have occurred during the gluing stage It also allows your base colour a good foundation...
That would really depend on your point of view. If you are making a military model such as a tank for wargaming, resin kits have the bulk of the model already cast and it is just a case of adding the ancillary parts, whereas plastic models have...
For the past 50-odd years, all Hornby Railways products have been assigned a product code starting with R. The numbers are roughly sequential, with higher number meaning more recent releases. You could expect the letter to have been H for Hornby...
Always use warm water from the tap. It doesn't need to be hot, just baby bath warm. This will just help the process of the decal removal from the backing paper. There is no need to use fancy water such as distilled water. It will not improve...