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Author: Andy Leaning
Making Glass Windows
If you create buildings for your model railway, at some point you'll want to simulate glass for the windows. Here's what did and didn't work on my models. [...]
MRE Bigger, better and longer #1 – How many wagons can this OO gauge monster pull?
MRE celebrates the engineering marvel of model railways looking at the biggest, fastest and longest model trains and railways. [...]
Layout Track Plan Primer – End To End Layouts
In the first of a new series looking at different track plan designs that you can use for your model railway, we start with one of the most popular, easiest to [...]
The Best Of Both – How To Lay Grass Mats With The Realism Of Static Grass
Want to quickly add grass to large areas of your railway using grass mats AND get the realism of scenic grass without the cost? [...]
The World’s Longest Indoor Model Railway Track
How big is your model railway? A few feet or larger? Everyone who builds model railways dreams of bigger and longer tracks. Some however just dream bigger. [...]
The Big Picture
Every so often it pays to take a step back, review the big picture as your layout progresses and check it's coming together as a whole. It was on one such [...]
How To Turn A Garden Shed Into A Model Railway Eden
Thinking of putting your model railway in the garden shed. Read this before going any further.
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Adding Lights to Your Model Railway – The Low Cost Option
When adding lights to your railway you can either buy expensive off-the-shelf lights or use this low cost technique for building and street illumination.
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How To Make Your Own Grass Tufts
Looking for cheap grass tufts? Here's an easy DIY method to produce your own. [...]
How to safely ballast points in 4 simple steps
Ballasting track is pretty straightforward but points are a whole different game! But it needn't be that troublesome, here's a quick video and four-step [...]
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.
Here's [...]
Landreath – Model Railway Update
It's been a struggle but I finally have enough field and documentary research for my Cornish mine and have started on the model construction. [...]
Cornish Mining Dictionary
Ah, Cornwall – the beautiful beaches, rolling hills, quaint old buildings, and words you've never heard before... [...]
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
I've got a confession...
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Where Do You Store Your Trains?
So here's a quick question. As your model railway goes, you acquire lots of rolling stock - locos, wagons etc - where do you keep them when they're not [...]
Why Didn’t I Think Of This Earlier – DIY Sawdust
If you're creating a railway that feature a wood yard or forest you'll love this tip. [...]
Model eras and trains
If you're building a model railway around a particular point in history you'll want trains that only ran during your chosen period but how do you know what [...]
The History Of Cornwall China Clay In Eight Paragraphs
Alongside Tin and Copper, another substance has been mined in Cornwall for hundreds and years and is like it's mineral counterparts has changed the face of [...]
An Easy 8 Step Technique To Create Aged Wood
In the search for authentic model railways, having aged woodwork is vital. You could paint your wood but hand painting every plank and timber is hard work and [...]
The Difference Between Scale and Gauge – Beginners Guide
One of the challenges beginners to model railways face is understanding scale and gauge and the relationship between them. [...]