Learn, Build, Relax: Trusted guides and hand-crafted premium model scenes to delight and entertain
Model Railways
6 Golden Rules To Successfully Use Second-hand Track
Second-hand aka used track can be a bargain but also a right royal pain.
[...]
Bending track or making your own flexible track
Standard track cramping your style? Don't want to buy flexible track? Here's how to make your track bend and go where you want it.
[...]
5 ways to instantly make your railway look better
Even with the best intentions, things don't always work out how we'd planned. [...]
Sounds good – audio effects for layouts
We've had sound in locomotives but what about sound in your buildings? [...]
Level up your layout with the rule of thirds
If you're designing a layout there's a little rule you can apply that will dramatically improve the look of your trains and take your model railway to the next [...]
Better Bends
If you have curves on your layout heres a quick technique that will make them look better. [...]
Playing With Dapol Knuckle Couplers
Clunk.
That was a sound I used to hear from the trains that ran past my home as a small boy.
[...]
Model Railway Backscene, what is it
What is a model railway backscene? Find the answer here in the Internet's biggest model railway glossary. [...]
Railways in a garage? One enthusiasts view
Following on from the recent post on fitting a garage out for a railway, here's another railway builders experiences of having a railway in the garage. [...]
Disguising tunnel access
Tunnels are great but they also present a problem. How to gain access to the track buried deep inside a tunnel without having ugly gaps in your scenery.
[...]
Making A Garage Fit For A Railway
I’ve had a few emails and comments recently from modellers asking if a garage can be used to house their model railway.
[...]
Solve track errors with this tip I discovered while making videos
I've recently been paying around with video of my layout. It was while recording that I discovered this neat track laying aid. [...]
The Best Train Themed Films and Tip Videos To Watch Over the 2020 Christmas Break
Classic Christmas TV: It's a Wonderful Life, Die Hard and Love Actually.
They're my watch films during the holidays but if you have some more spare time [...]
Quick tip for better backscenes
Here's a quick tip for more credible back scenes and realistic layouts. [...]
18 Things Only A Model Railway Enthusiast Will Understand
You know you're a model railway enthusiast when... [...]
It’s always worth playing with trains or what I learnt by giving in to temptation
How the temptation of my trains ended up saving a lot of work and taught me two valuable lessons. [...]
10 Things That Make A Model Train Geek (Me!) Happy
It's been a long week and it's not over yet! I need to cheer myself up so here's a quick little post about what makes me happiest with my model railways.
[...]
Keeping a layout clean — what I use
Keeping a model railway layout dust and debris free during construction is a pain. Here's how I keep mine clean without damaging the delicate parts of the [...]
Why do the LED lights on my layout flicker? – Reader Q&A
If the lights on your layout flicker, follow this advice that I gave to Paul who contacted me over the weekend. The answer was simple but of [...]
Not just trains: cars, vans and boats for model railways
Want a car for your OO gauge level crossing? A fishing boat for your N scale harbour? A cycle outside the signal box? Who wouldn't.
[...]