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A modelling material

A very long time ago when I was a child we occasionally used a modelling material which was somewhat like plaster of pa...
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posted by guy.chapman
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by guy.chapman

model planking

Someone was asking here recently about (cheap?) sources of wood suitable for modelling. I have come across the 6" long...
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posted by invalid
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by invalid

MRJ 188

Could anybody remind me of the main content of this issue? I can't find mine, and if reminded will know if I actually re...
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posted by patrickinpowys
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PU foam

A couple of early thoughts on polyurethane foam as a modelling material: first, it's not easy to stick; second, it stin...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by guy.chapman
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by guy.chapman

Kadee Magnets

Is there anything special about the Kadee uncoupling magnets, they appear expensive. Is there a cheaper way? TIA Dobbin
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Dobbin
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by Dobbin

Pastime that turned into a model business

Manchester Evening News 22nd July 2009 " Model railway enthusiast Paul Boyland turned his hobby into a retail business...
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posted by chris.brett58
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by chris.brett58

GRP hills

Has anyone here tried GRP as a medium for building hills? I was thinking that GRP moulded onto an exmet armature would b...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by guy.chapman
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by guy.chapman

Removing Hornby Crankpins

Does anyone know where I can get a spanner to remove Hornby's hexagonal? crankpins? Are the Bachmann crankpins the same...
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posted by geraldh
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by geraldh

Tarka Valley railway gala

North Devon Gazette & Advertiser 19th July 2009 " TARKA Valley Railway Group is holding its annual gala at the former T...
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posted by chris.brett58
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The train approaching the flowerbed is the...

News & Star Tuesday 14th July 2009 Steph Johnson " It might not be what you=92d expect to see in a Carlisle garden but...
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posted by chris.brett58
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by chris.brett58

Peco secures first order from Russia

Midweek Herald 15th July 2009 " An East Devon company, which manufactures model railway components, has negotiated its...
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posted by chris.brett58
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by chris.brett58

Hornby Heart Of Midlothlan Limited ED Train Set

Argos have this reduced from =A3127 to =A3100 Set includes BR (early) class A4 60029 'Woodcote,' 2 Mk1 (carmine and cre...
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posted by chris.brett58
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by chris.brett58

Goo Gone ?

I am after a bottle of Goo Gone but can only find it on the web ! Do any of the main retailers like B & Q, Focus, Homeba...
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posted by chris.brett58
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by chris.brett58

Lenz booster

Sorry of this is already well known or documented, but if I add a booster amp to my Lenz DCC system do I need to isolat...
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posted by guy.chapman
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by guy.chapman