Resin and plastic are two common materials used for creating models, but they have distinct characteristics and...
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Resin and plastic are two common materials used for creating models, but they have distinct characteristics and...
A crossover is a railway track formation that allows a train to cross from one line to another.Crossovers are...
Kit bashing is when you take two or more model kits to make something unique to you. This may include parts that you...
How you remove ballast would depend on weather you are trying to remove excess ballast after laying and gluing your...
7/0.2 wire is what railway modellers most commonly use for wiring auxiliary features to their layouts and to carry...
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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