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Build Ashby Parva in OO Scale

Somewhere around 1998... For our Scenery Showcase, we're presenting Ashby Parva, created by one of our very own: Railway Modellers Club member Andy Moore. Nothing in Ashby Parva was especially...

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Scenery Showcase: A Fantastic Coastal Scene

This scenery showcase features the rather brilliant work of Rick Cornwall, who built this amazing beach scene. Being based in Cornwall ourselves, we’re rather partial to a beach, and this...

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A Delightful OO Scale Farm Scene

This entry in our Customer Gallery comes from Ashley. A very talented modeller who we've been following for some time now on Instagram.He's recently been working on a new farm...

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Let's Make a Scene - A Railway Workshop

Railways have always needed workshops and repair facilities to maintain the loco and rolling stock. From Boston Lodge, to Wolverton, to the great sheds of Old Oak Common, there are...

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Let's Make a Scene - Urban Building Site

We've all seen these sites. Large painted hoardings surrounding a once elegant building, now reduced to rubble and a modern monstrosity being erected in its place. Or just an empty...

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Modelling Trees - General Observations

As most of our layout baseboards are made from some form of wood, from plain timber to MDF, trees are a very important part of the model railway life cycle....

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Let's Make a Scene - Roadworks

Potholes !! Pointless Roadworks!!Cones !!Oh, the joyous life of a UK motorist is never enhanced by the state of our roads. Maybe in the early days of motoring, there were...

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Let's Make A Scene - A Railway Foot Crossing

Ever since railway lines started to weave their way across our landscapes, people have always wanted to get to the other side of the tracks.Often, these would be farmers, wishing...

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Let's Make a Scene - A Factory Yard

Railways were originally constructed to carry raw materials & fuels to places of manufacture, and also to carry goods to market. Often these materials were delivered to large factories, where...

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Let's Make A Scene - A Council Depot

If you need to fill an odd corner of your layout, or simply want to create a diorama to show off your local authority vehicles, then a Council Depot could...

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Let's Make a Scene - Britain in Bloom

Down here in sunny, tropical Cornwall, we're lucky to be close to the city of Truro. Since 1974, Truro has entered the Britain in Bloom competition, and over the years...

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Farm Gates and Fences - A History

For centuries, throughout the world, agricultural walls and fences were made to keep both wild and domesticated animals out of certain areas, such as gardens or crop fields.Early fences were...

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How tall are OO/1:76 scale figures?

IntroductionAdding people to a model railway layout is one of the most effective ways of introducing ‘life’ to the scene. Locomotives and coaches look so much better with little figures...

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Lighting & Backscene Effects - How Backscenes Can Dramatically Change A Layout

Setting The Mood Using BackscenesBuilding a model railway is one of the UK's most popular hobbies, which helps one learn new skills which will benefit you in many areas of...

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When is a pub not a pub? When it's a fire station!

As Justin has mentioned in his blog about ‘Tim’s Brewery Scene, we love seeing how you all use our kits on your layouts & dioramas. We really enjoy seeing how...

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