Make. Paint. Build: Tips and tutorials for model trains, scale modellers and miniature war games.
Maintenance
How to successfully maintain, fix, service and repair model trains and model railway track.
How to clean model train wheels, fixing a train that stops and starts. UPDATED for 2023
You've found it. Abandoned in your childhood, a long forgotten Hornby loco has been rediscovered. A childhood memory reborn. You dust it off and plant it on [...]
How I fixed my runaway trains
I recently ran into a frustrating problem where my DCC locomotives just ran away by themselves. After a bit of head scratching I found an answer. [...]
How NOT to clean track, Part 1
This gem of track cleaning advice was overheard in a model railway shop the other day. And it's wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. [...]
7 Tips That Will Make Your Model Railway Train Run Smoothly
Trying to figure out why your model railway train judders, stops and starts? Don't panic. Here are 7 easy and quick tips from model railway gurus across the [...]
