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The colder it gets, the more viscous paint becomes. That means it gets thicker and stickier so becomes less useful as...
The standard height for a station platform in the UK is three-feet (915 mm) above rail height. That equates to a...
During a trip to your local model shop, you may have noticed what looks like N gauge model railway track with...
A 'Beetle Van' is a term used to describe a wagon specifically designed to carry prize cattle or other valuable...
Most enamel model paints will be fully dried (cured) between 48 and 72 hours after application.Of course, there...
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Wheel slip is not a problem that's unique to our model railway layouts, engineers in the real railway world often pull their hair out trying to overcome the problem too. So what lessons can we learn from the engineers to help our little trains get...
MOROP is an organisation made up of model railway associations and enthusiasts from around Europe. Their function is to maintain model railway industry standards throughout Europe and when possible beyond.MOROP takes its name from the words...
Building a Metcalfe kit is a great way to gain modelling experience. Building one should not be feared because they include instructions that are very easy to follow, and as a bonus, the completed kits look great! Metcalfe make popular card kits...
Sometimes, we spend more time trying to remove paint than we do applying it in the first place. Whether it is because of an accidental spillage or we are simply trying to clean our brushes and pots after a modelling session, removing paint can be...
There are many head spinning ways to approach modelling a narrow gauge railway in 0 gauge, that's what makes it so much fun! Before you can start enjoying yourself though, you have to decide which approach is right for you. One of the reasons a...
Slips are often used in the real world on the approach to stations where space is limited but there is a necessity for many different routes to be available for trains to take.A slip is your basic diamond shaped crossover with point blades...
Acrylic paint is, without doubt, safer than enamel. This is because it is water-based so doesn't emit toxic fumes that you can breathe in unlike enamel which is solvent-based with lots of nasty neurotoxins in its ingredients.Safer does not mean...
If you are planning a model railway layout then you are likely making some crucial decisions, one of which will be how much track vs scenery should you plan to incorporate into the layout?The correct answer to this question is personal to you and...
1:148 scale refers to a model where the real-life prototype that the model is based on is 148 times bigger than the model.1:148 scale is the British version of N gauge model railway, continental Europe and the US both use a version of N gauge that...
Acrylic paints have many advantages, one of these is that once dry they are water-resistant. This may seem a little bit strange considering they are water-based. You may even be wondering how they work? or how do you clean them off if water does...
We all know that paint fumes shouldn't be inhaled and that the best practice when using paint is to wear a face mask, but how bad could it really be if you chance it every now and then to squeeze in that modelling job that needs ticking off the...
Have you ever wondered what NEM couplings are? We see the name mentioned all the time because they are supplied on many new models these days, but what are they? And why are they better than the older style couplings?The NEM (Normen...