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What are clip-on spectacle mags?
Posted in: Kit building, Assembling and gluing
4th July 2021
Clip-on spectacle mags are individual magnifying lenses for people who wear glasses but still struggle to see close...
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What are the filler caps for on the running board of a Jubilee Class?
Posted in: Model Railway
22nd November 2021
Railway modellers love details, but sometimes a prototype's details can leave us scratching our heads and wondering...
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What is dry brushing?
Posted in: Kit building, Painting
23rd April 2019
Dry brushing is a painting technique where only a small amount of paint is administered to the model in order to...
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How do you remove decals?
Posted in: Decals / Transfers
11th July 2021
Removing decals can be a bit of a head-scratching (or rather a model-scratching) experience, but it doesn't need to...
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What is the Great Western Railway Garter Crest?
Posted in: Model Railway
6th August 2021
The Great Western Railway's Garter Crest is just one of the many logo designs to have appeared on GWR locomotives and...
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What are clip-on spectacle mags?

Clip-on spectacle mags are individual magnifying lenses for people who wear glasses but still struggle to see close up while modelling. The device looks very similar to a single lens of a pair of swimming goggles and simply clips onto the frame of your regular eyewear.

They are not a substitute for prescription spectacles and work the same way as off-the-shelf reading glasses being offered in a range of pre-determined magnifications acting more as a handsfree magnifying glass than a solution to an eyesight condition.

Spectacle mags are ideal for modellers undertaking close up work or soldering where precision is important and where otherwise they may strain to see finer details.

Posted in: Kit building, Assembling and gluing

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