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Roof Templates

Hi, I need to build a few '4 sided roofs' (hip roofs ??). Rather than using the 'cut it and see if it fits method', is...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by draconus
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by draconus

removing decals?

hi again all is it possible to remove decals from a Hornby loco or carriages in order to refurbish the units without los...
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posted by seriph_I_SAID_NO_BLOODY_SPAM
21 comments posted 21yrs posted by seriph_I_SAID_NO_BLOODY_SPAM

Ideas For Bad Track

My plans for a layout have had to postponed for another year but I thought I would start making the rolling stock. In o...
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posted by zymurgist
15 comments posted 21yrs posted by zymurgist

Station Layouts

For those budding real-life modellers out there, if you want to get an idea of the actual layout of a station then visi...
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posted by luke.briner
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by luke.briner

Grey card bricks anyone??

Hello there, Been a while, sorry bout that, house renovations took all me money !! ..anyway, need some 4mm grey brick w...
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posted by draconus
16 comments posted 21yrs posted by draconus

Suggestion for new Hornby EMU...

For those who don't normally read Nigel Burkin's web site, this is what he has to say about the subject:- http://www.ni...
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posted by ntscuser
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by ntscuser

Bachmann DCC Set

In the DCC set with 2 locos (thomas and percy... for want of a better description) how easy would it be to remove the d...
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posted by cwd
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by cwd

Building a baseboard

Hi all. I'm about to start building a new baseboard for a new small layout (4 ft x 15"). My woodworking skills are pret...
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posted by colin
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by colin

BoBo Electric?

When I was a youngster I had a Hornby BoBo loco modeled on those that used to travel across the Pennines through the Wo...
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posted by barryh
15 comments posted 21yrs posted by barryh

January sales?

Have any online/high street model shops got decent sales on at the moment? Peter Cheap Train Tickets: http://www.the-pev...
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posted by everettpet
12 comments posted 21yrs posted by everettpet

N Gauge Question

Interested to know if anyone has had any success in re-motoring old Lima locos. I am thinking mainly of the continental...
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posted by bcjsnospam
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by bcjsnospam

New to DCC - First hitch - help anyone?

OK, I have a test setup wired up - Lenz Set 100 (thanks to my wife and a certain gentleman in Hull)... I have a program...
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posted by adrian_bradshawNO
49 comments posted 21yrs posted by adrian_bradshawNO

Hornby live Steam

have just visited the Hornby site after seeing a boxed "live steam Mallard" What are these like? They show a lovely mov...
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posted by seriph_I_SAID_NO_BLOODY_SPAM
10 comments posted 21yrs posted by seriph_I_SAID_NO_BLOODY_SPAM

Also Wanted: Dean Single, By Triang or Hornby

Am also looking for one of these to buy and detail as per very nice article here: http://www.gwr.org.uk/index.html - GWR...
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