When buying any model railway locomotive, beware of anyone not saying whether it is a runner or non runner. You can more or less guarantee that if no word on its running condition is mentioned it is a non...
Just a short guide to make sure you know what you're getting into... Firstly, an N gauge TGV/Eurostar/Thalys set IS a lovely thing to see running round an appropriate layout, but there is something to beware...
Do not buy lighting sourced from China it may destroy your layout or worse. Be very careful of buying the model lamposts and lights from China or Hong kong. These items are very dangerous. Having purchased a...
Model lamposts and lights from China. These lamps are dangerous. I fitted some triple and single light lamps to my layout. After a short while I could smell something burning. It was the wires to the lights....
This range of 3mm to foot scale models running on 12mm gauge track was introduced during 1957 by Rovex Scale Models at their Margate factory in Kent. Production ceased finally in 1967 but had been in gradual...
The Official Consumers Guide to: What Size is HO Scale Model Trains Hobby Railroading and Model Trains There are more than 300,000 railroading hobbyists (and yes... most of us are quite normal thank you!). ...
... Thought that'd get your attention... I know that for many it's not that we're xenophobic with our model rail, it's just that continental models are just darn hard to get hold of cheaply, right? WRONG! ...
Ballast: How to lay rock so your model trains will roll Like a fine paint job on a locomotive, ballast is the finish coat on your track. It covers the many blemishes of roadbed construction, such as joints,...
The Official Consumers Guide to: What Size is HO Scale Model Trains Hobby Railroading and Model Trains There are more than 300,000 railroading hobbyists (and yes... most of us are quite normal thank you!). ...
Please Tell Me More About The USRA 2-8-2 Mikado Steam Locomotive... Dear fellow railroader, First a little history of the USRA 2-8-2 Mikado Steam Locomotive: The Light Mikado was a USRA standard...