How-To Guides and Tutorials

Adding a market scene to your OO gauge model railway or 1:76 diorama can really help bring a town or village centre to life. And it's surprisingly easy to do with our new Market Day Scene.

Backscenes can make or break a layout. Fortunately, there is an abundance of pre-printed backscenes to choose from. Whether you prefer rural and countryside settings, modern industrial areas, coastal regions, or mountains, pretty much everything is covered....

Bring your lineside scenes to life with thistle tufts & bracken. It's easy to do and adds that extra touch of realism to your lineside scenes.

Dry brushing is a widely used method for adding weathering effects to models, such as buildings, locomotives, and rolling stock. It's an easy method to learn and provides a range of great weathering effects. Find out how it's done.

This is how we made the N-gauge street diorama, using four of the new UW kits.