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What is a backscene?
Posted in: Model Railway, Scenery
19th February 2020
A backscene is a proportionately sized photograph or painting that sits upright at the back of a model railway layout...
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What is an EM1 locomotive?
Posted in: Model Railway
6th August 2020
The EM1s (Class 76 under the TOPS system) were a British design of Bo-Bo electric locomotive with a maximum speed of...
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How do I ballast points on a model railway layout?
Posted in: Tracks
11th January 2022
If you are at the stage where you are about to add ballast to your model railway track, ask yourself if you think you...
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What is a Diorama?
Posted in: Design and Planning
22nd April 2019
A diorama is three-dimensional scene creating a moment in time, this could be a historical event or a fictional one,...
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What’s the best way to model abandoned vehicles?
Posted in: Scenery
23rd January 2025
To model abandoned vehicles convincingly, here's a guide tailored to creating realistic effects for your layout: 1....
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What is a G clamp?

A G clamp is traditionally used in wood working for holding pieces of wood in place whilst being glued etc and come in many sizes.

In the world of modelling you can get a sized down version, which you can use for clamping more or less anything you like.

As the name suggests it resembles the letter G and has a gun like handle that when you squeeze, the ratchet mechanism pulls the clamp together to hold your work in place.

The action is not unsimilar to that of a mastic gun, that you would use for putting a bead of sealant around your bath.

Posted in: Kit building, Assembling and gluing

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