Make. Paint. Build: Hints, tips and advice for model train enthusiasts, model makers and miniaturists
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 is 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. [...]
The top 5 model train maintenance checks
Don't leave the trouble-free operation of your model railway to chance. Follow this top 5 definitive checklist of quick and easy preventative maintenance [...]
