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What is departmental stock?
Posted in: Model Railway, Rolling stock
11th March 2020
Departmental rolling stock is great for modellers. Often it is an excellent excuse to run much earlier locomotives...
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What is a GWR "Toad" brake van?
Posted in: Rolling stock
20th September 2024
The GWR "Toad" brake van is a distinct and iconic piece of railway history in the UK. These brake vans were a crucial...
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How to remove flash on a model?
Posted in: Kit building, Assembling and gluing
23rd March 2020
The removal of flash from a model is known as deflashing. This is usually carried out either by an operative at the...
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In model railways, what is 2FS?
Posted in: Best practices
29th July 2024
In model railways, 2FS refers to 2mm Finescale or 2mm Scale Finescale. This is a specific modeling standard and scale...
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What type of oil should I use in a smoke generator?
Posted in: Kit building, Scenery
9th December 2020
As the topic of "What type of oil should I use in a smoke generator?" involves mixing oil, heat, electric and your...
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Are card model kits strong enough?

I would not recommend sitting on one, but otherwise they are very good and sturdy. Most card kits are made of thick card and the design will create several layers of card, reinforcing the structure.

They are easy to make simply by following the instructions.

Card kits have a very realistic finish, there is so need for painting, saving you time.

There is a wide choice of buildings in N gauge and OO scale. When made well, they take on an appearance which is better than some of the plastic kits available.

Posted in: Kit building, Assembling and gluing

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