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Upgrading an old Hornby Pannier
GWR Pannier engines are the best. They're my favourite locos and I have quite a few, in both OO and N gauge. The Hornby versions are great little [...]
The ABC’s of Fiddle Yards
Fiddle yards are the changing room of a Parisian fashion show catwalk for model railways.
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A masterclass in model storytelling
Just look. Look, stare and imagine. [...]
Sound, smoke, lights and a flickering firebox in N gauge
If you model in N gauge and have watched in envy as OO and HO modellers show off the sound, smoke and lights of their locos you'll want to see this. [...]
Reducing Track Noise Levels
Track construction techniques to minimise noise.
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How to make reliable track-carrying bridges across baseboards
Bridges between baseboards? Here are three components to spanning the gap. [...]
Everything you want to know about 009 scale model railways
No, 009 is not the successor to James Bond but the modelling of narrow gauge railways. Here's what you need if you're thinking of starting [...]
