The most common wood for baseboards is probably chipboard as this is relatively inexpensive. Plywood is another...
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The most common wood for baseboards is probably chipboard as this is relatively inexpensive. Plywood is another...
The platform will need to be as long as the longest rake of coaches you are running plus the length of the engine....
Starting a model railway layout is an exciting endeavour, but one of the first decisions you'll need to make is which...
When making a lake paint the base with a light colour (white or light grey) as you would if you were priming a model....
Before painting a model it is useful to give the parts a clean using mild detergent. One of the main advantages to...
There are lots of figures available concentrating on the 'Big Four' and early 'British Railways' eras, this often leaves figures specifically catering for earlier periods such as 'pre-grouping' left buried and undiscovered, however, with a little searching, figures depicting the early 1900s are out there and once discovered, is worth the work.
Preiser is a good place to start when searching for Victorian or early 20th century figures. They produce a range of plastic hand-painted 00 gauge figures dressed in Victorian attire including examples for use in railway scenarios as well as street scenes. Alternatively, Langley produce a selection of Edwardian and Victorian figures in white metal which come unpainted allowing modellers to finish their models to represent a particular style or era.
The range of figures available for dressing a layout is nothing short of immense and spread across many manufacturers, but, with a little bit of patience and searching, the perfect figures for your layout
could be just around the corner.
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