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9 Top tips to laying flexitrack
Flexible track is a quicker, easier, option for track work but comes with its own problems. Here are the 9 best tips from the collective wisdom of the Internet [...]
How To Remove Glued Ballast From Model Train Track In Five Easy Steps
If you want to re-use track that has ballast glued to it you'll probably be wondering how to recover the track and remove the ballast. Here's how I solved the [...]
Bending track or making your own flexible track
Standard track cramping your style? Don't want to buy flexible track? Here's how to make your track bend and go where you want it.
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7 Ways To Get Track Cheap in 2024
You don't need to buy brand new and expensive Peco and Hornby track for your model railway. Use these 7 techniques and save your money. [...]
How To Avoid 5 Easy & Common Track Laying Mistakes
In our eagerness to get trains running, we all often make mistakes when laying track but don't make these potentially expensive mistakes. [...]
How to lay and fix track with pins
Laying and fixing track doesn't seem difficult. But then you try it. It's surprising how many problems can be avoided with the benefit of hindsight.
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How to ballast model railway track, the definitive guide
Everything you need to know to safely and easily ballast your model railway with the best results, including top videos. a step by step guide and loads of [...]
Solve track errors with this tip I discovered while making videos
I've recently been paying around with video of my layout. It was while recording that I discovered this neat track laying aid. [...]
6 videos about track laying you have to watch: UPDATED
Everything you need to know about successfully laying track and track tips galore in 6 must-watch videos. [...]
Six inspiring ideas and track plans to use for small spaces
Here are my favourite track plans for small spaces. It includes plans for N, OO, HO and 009 scales with designs that will fit into small spaces around a [...]
Track Planning Software
I recently wanted to flesh out the track plan for the latest incarnation of my Cornish-themed layout, here's how I got on with various track planning [...]
Track Planning: The Top 5 Free Websites & Resources
If you're struggling with the track plan for your railway, these 5 free track planning websites and resources are a great source of inspiration, ideas and of [...]
Track Cleaning: How to clean track, the 2024 definitive guide
Here's a little secret. [...]
Laying the track
Now for the fun part. [...]
Track planning on modular base boards
My exhibition layout has been designed with a track plan finalised but track plans for modular baseboards are slightly different to normal layouts. [...]
How prevent, find and fix model railway track voltage drops
Voltage drop is a common problem in model railways, especially when you start adding more track and accessories and is one of the most common causes of [...]
Which Xuron track cutter to get (and how to use them for perfect cuts)
Struggling to get clean, straight ends, for your N, OO, and HO track when cutting it? Here's how I use the Xuron cutters to get the perfect track every time.
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Walk Through – How I Created This Scene: scenery, track & viaducts – and Layout Progress
My N gauge model railway continues with another hill scene diorama nearly completed. Here's a quick walkthrough of how this was done and other recent [...]
Tiny Terrific Track Tweaks : how to make your track work look better
I'm always on the lookout for ways to improve the look of my railways. Just recently I came across these fish plates and wow do they make a difference to track [...]
How To Expand Your Hornby Model Train Set — The Best Track Expansion Kits
So you've taken the first tentative step and got a model railway starter kit, but what next? [...]