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Thats a shame about the Stirling Single - someone always ruins it . . Thanks to all those who checked out my video. I came across some older airfix versions some time ago, they were part built and in need of repair - you're right, the plastic did look much better!

Hi All! Been a while since I last was here - not had much time to build any model trains recently :( Anyways, this is my latest creation - Dapol Pug in OO Gauge (the old ex-airfix/kitmaster kit) I made a video of the build and finished model - let me know what you think of the finished thing! Many t...

Thanks for all the compliments and criticisms! I agree, cheaper kits are definitely the way forward for practicing skills. When I started building this model, I hadn't realised that there would be so many fiddly bits to paint. On my next build, I'll paint certain parts (especially wheels etc) before...

Thanks for the replies! I'll definitely keep the video comments in mind for a future video. As for the livery - I just followed the instructions on that one, so there must be a whole host of these kits out there with the decals in the wrong places! I agree with the comments about wheels, and I serio...

Hi All! Had my first go at building a Dapol loco kit (a few more have been purchased - progress soon!) What do you guys think of the finished model? Check out the link below for a video of it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ub47ctSBd4 Not 100% happy that the wheels dont turn as freely as i'd like, ...

I bought a N gauge Class 73 (in NSE livery to go with a Grafar cl33) and it seemed to be amazing at first - Being one of the new generation of models with flywheels, better detailing and directional lighting. After about a week however, the lighting only operated in one direction at anything other t...

Thanks for the tips, i'll try them out at some point

I'll have to keep an eye out for them!

Hi all! New video featuring a timelapse painting of these figures is online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCvPpIEfyoo If you guys wanted to check them out. I'm presuming they're ex airfix, bit disappointing that all the sprues have the same figures on though. Good mold quality however. Any c...

Just looking at your sketch, although i'm sure we'd all love to have that much space, if you plan to have track running in that bottom left corner, you've got 4 feet to reach across if anything breaks or derails etc . . Might be worth making it a bit narrower in that area so you can reach things wit...

For those of you who read my previous post, the video where I paint railway workmen (timelapse) is available to watch here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCvPpIEfyoo

I hope some of you find this helpful/enjoyable to watch

Hi End2End,

The instructions say to warm the part in warm water, then bend flat using your hands, and hold in position until cool. With some of the parts i just flexed them with my hands until they looked flat.

Hope this helps

Thats a good idea!

Thanks for the tip

They do now, but i found that on my Esso tanker there was a coupling missing, but when I purchased a 10 ton meat van, there was a whole extra set . . . convenient The metal wheels are handy, although a few kits also come with the plastic ones They are really lightweight though, and extra weight is n...

The first review that's railway related is of a Dapol 10 Ton Meat Van Kit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z71n4AYTRQA

I hope this is the kind of thing people are interested in . .

Coming soon is a video on painting figures - 40 minutes compressed to 3 minutes