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Author: Andy Leaning
Keeping your shed, cabin, garage warm in Winter
Model railway or workshop in a garage or shed? Live in the Northern Hemisphere? Here's what you need to do to protect your layout and trains in the cold winter [...]
Static grass miniature bases – how to
Creating static grass bases for minis, in my case Space Wolves.
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Making a miniature Christmas Tree
Fancy a decorated Christmas tree for an Xmas themed diorama or dolls house? Here's how I made this one. [...]
Making a model derelict barn
Making a scratch built barn to hide the fiddle yard entrance on the layout was a lot of fun. [...]
Best glue to add snow to your buildings
If you're making a Christmas diorama or snow scene on your model railway, you'll want snow on not just the ground but on buildings. But what glue should you [...]
Making miniature pumpkins
Possibly one of the cutest miniatures I've made. [...]
The best temperature and time to bake Fimo polymer clay
One of the most important things to know when baking Fimo is the perfect time and temperature to get the best results. [...]
Adding animals
As a break from building construction for the layout, I painted a few more animals that will be live around the railway. [...]
Covid brings about a new man-cave
Time for a new home... Again.... [...]
Getting crafty with track: Ballast Collection with Polymer Clay
An unconventional but cheap and effective technique for removing rogue ballast from your track.
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Modelling a smithy, exhibition layout
With the goods shed almost complete, I've moved onto to the smithy. [...]
Finishing touches
I've recently finished another building for my exhibition layout. Well, it'll do for now. [...]
How to re-fix stickers on old rolling stock
On older rolling stock, the transfers can sometime work free. Here's a quick tip to fixing them back. [...]
Spaghetti free wiring
Here's a handy little tip to reduce cable chaos on your layout. [...]
Scratch building a 4mm scale storage shed
How the storage sheds for White River Mills where constructed. [...]
Background scenic sounds
Want ambient background sounds on your layout, it's cheaper and easier than might you think. [...]
Never Use These Three Materials For Your Baseboard
Just don't use these. Trust me. [...]
7 Step Guide To Making Tarpaulin covers
You can buy ready-made tarpaulin wagons but you can also make your own. MRE goes undercover to find out how. [...]
How to make model sacks and sandbags
This cheap, quick and simple technique for making sandbags and sacks works for any scale and war game and requires little to now model making skills. [...]
Another award
ModelRailwayEngineer bags another award. [...]