As I write these words, we are just over a week away from the National Garden Railway show. By the time you read them, this will all be done and dusted. Don’t worry, though, there are plenty more events for large-scale railway fans, take a look at...
These days we are fortunate to be able to buy locomotive parts, and even complete kits, for the home builder, but back in the 1970s, there was nothing to help the novice engineer. So, there was a great deal of excitement when a company called...
Ihope you enjoyed my first article on building this loco last month. I certainly have enjoyed construction up to now, despite my own error when assembling the motion gear. I was very pleased that after a gentle soak test, adding a little light...
1| I painted the body parts and smaller details prior to assembly. I much prefer this way of doing things as it makes for a far more accurate paint job and means I am not splodging paint in areas that don’t need it. If you spray-paint mainly with...