In model railways, 2FS refers to 2mm Finescale or 2mm Scale Finescale. This is a specific modeling standard and scale...
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In model railways, 2FS refers to 2mm Finescale or 2mm Scale Finescale. This is a specific modeling standard and scale...
There is an unwritten rule that you do not mix enamel and acrylic paint as they are completely different in their...
Static grass is an alternative way to recreate realistic-looking grass on a model railway layout or scenic diorama,...
The best coarseness of ballast for N Gauge would be the fine or very fine ballast. This gives a better scale...
It can be difficult to accurately estimate how many meters of OO track can be covered with a 250g bag of ballast, as...
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There are three main types of hand drills used in modelling, all with quite amusing or non-descriptive names including eggbeaters (officially known simply as hand drills or wheel braces), the Archimedean drill, which developed into the push drill and pin vices.
Traditional hand drills (eggbeaters) have a handle you turn to provide rotation to a drill bit via a gear, a push drill also produces a rotating motion but is operated by pumping the handle of the screwdriver-like device up and down as you work and a pin vice has no mechanism therefore is operated by screwing a bit through a surface in an action not too dissimilar to using a bradawl.
Hand operated drills specifically designed for modellers accept very small bits ranging from zero to just a couple of millimetres making them ideal for modelling projects. Although there are numerous other types of hand-operated drills available, these three are the most commonly used by modellers providing them with a means to drill holes with a precision that power tools would not allow.
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