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What are the key components required to operate a diesel locomotive?
Posted in: Rolling stock
8th January 2024
To operate a diesel locomotive, there are several key components that work together to ensure its proper functioning....
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What are Preiser figures?
Posted in: Model Railway
14th October 2024
Preiser figures are highly detailed, miniature model figures commonly used in model railways, architectural designs...
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What is the largest radius OO gauge curve that would fit a 4 ft baseboard?
Posted in: Model Railway
23rd September 2022
The average size of a home layout baseboard is 4 ft wide by 6 ft long. If you are planning such a layout, you may...
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What is a good age for a child's first layout?
Posted in: Model Railway, Best practices
9th August 2021
Several factors will influence the age at which your child is ready for their first layout. These include the...
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What is a bow pen?
Posted in: Decals / Transfers, Painting
4th February 2020
A bow pen also known as a ruling pen was designed in the early 1900’s for draftsmen for drawing straight lines of...
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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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