Model railroading in the UK

Falcon Brass kit

I have an old Falcon Brass kit of the Jones 2-4-0T/4-4-0T of the HR and have just started putting it together in the 4-...

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posted by mcgray

4 comments posted 16yrs posted by mcgray

Back to back to basics

Having had a bit of trouble with shorting and poor running over pointwork I have gone back to re-checking and re-spacin...

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posted by guy.chapman

18 comments posted 16yrs posted by guy.chapman

Point rods

What do people use for point rods in OO? Obviously they aren't functional for most of us, but they have to be there. Pia...

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posted by guy.chapman

2 comments posted 16yrs posted by guy.chapman

Is "sundeala" hardboard?

I am about to build a "table top" layout for an O27 system. Final size around 6ft x 5ft (very simple layout!). I've com...

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posted by paul_d_smith

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DCC and Y junctions

To make a Y reverser work in DCC you can use a clever bit of kit (name escapes me) that reverses the polarity of the tr...

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posted by edward.harrison1

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Sodding point motors

I've just spent three hours failing to get one pair of point motors to work. They work fine off the layout, the points...

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posted by guy.chapman

25 comments posted 16yrs posted by guy.chapman

Brilliant Baseboards

Has anyone here used Brilliant Baseboards? I've seen them at exhibitions and been impressed. I have a specific question...

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posted by edward.harrison1

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Railway exhibition chugs into Southwold

The Lowestoft Journal 5th August 2009 " Train enthusiasts are invited to a model railway exhibition that chugs into act...

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posted by chris.brett58

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Jeff Howell's DIY advice: Condenstation

Telegraph.co.uk 5th August 2009 Jeff Howell " TRAINS UNDER THREAT Q I=92ve just reroofed our garage with metal box-prof...

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posted by chris.brett58

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Model village celebrates 80 years

This is Local London Wednesday 5th August 2009 Lawrence Dunhill " Bekonscot the oldest model village in the world, cele...

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posted by chris.brett58

27 comments posted 16yrs posted by chris.brett58

Transfer sidings

Does anyone have any nice pictures of transfer sidings between narrow gauge and standard gauge in the UK? I'm not even...

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posted by guy.chapman

12 comments posted 16yrs posted by guy.chapman

TV/Radio Interference

The question of our models causing interference crops up occasionally. This months EMC Journal http://www.compliance-cl...

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posted by manatbandq

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Presenter's plan for longest model railway

thisisnorthdevon.co.uk Thursday 30th July 30 2009 " With help from local people, Top Gear presenter James May plans to...

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posted by chris.brett58

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Turntables

I'd like to fit a small turntable at the end of my branch line, but I'm having some difficulty finding any OO kits shor...

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posted by guy.chapman

19 comments posted 16yrs posted by guy.chapman

Finescale question

Just out of interest, how do finescale modellers typically join sections of track to allow thermal expansion? Obviously...

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posted by guy.chapman

6 comments posted 16yrs posted by guy.chapman