Hello,
If you are looking for inspiration, we strongly recommend you look at the video we were sent a few days ago, showcasing dual gauge track and how it provides a very nice and easy to setup feature. You can see it on our Facebook page.
Tools are very important when modelling and we have already covered
the subject in this newsletter on a couple of occasions. This time we
would like to introduce you to tools which are a bit different. Some of them you may not even know exist. Click on any picture to get more details on the item.
First of all is probably our favourite: the microbrush. This tiny brush is the size of a pin head (slightly larger versions are also available). You can bend the brush in order to reach corners and deposit the right amount of glue. They are also suitable for weathering powders, paint and anywhere where you need to drop very small amount of liquid or powder. If you have not seen them yet, ask for them next time you are coming to Sandown! Or if you prefer, we keep in stock syringes, conveniently packed in a set of 2 syringes and 3 tips of various thicknesses.
Then, we are onto glass fibre pencils. Available in two sizes (2 and 4mm), they allow you to burnish and polish most surfaces. They are great to clean white-metal kits before glueing or painting, and to remove a bit of flash on plastic kits. Refills are available for both sizes.
Finally, two items which any railway modeller should have. The first one is a rolling road. This allows you to perform the run-in of engines without the need of a loop. Any length of track will do. You can also use it to troubleshoot issues and do the maintenance of you locomotives. The rolling road we like is from DCC Concept and come as a pack compatible with all small gauges: N, OO, HO, EM, P4, simply change the rollers to use the spacers relevant to your scale. This is economic and very practical.
The second item is Liquid Gravity.
This is a bottle of tiny balls that can be used to add weight to kits,
wagons, coaches, engines... This increases the traction and hence the running performance.
As they are tiny balls, they can easily be added exactly where needed
as they will fit in most spaces. Once happy with their location, they
can then be glued using any superglue. Obviously they can also be used
on boats or planes if you need to adjust the centre of gravity.
Send us an email or give us a call to check availability or to reserve anything, whatever scale you model in. As usual, if we do not have in stock what you are looking for, we will order it for you and you will get it fast (usually within a week if the manufacturer has it in stock). We place weekly orders with most suppliers.
Remember, you can park for free for one hour on the High Street. So no excuse not to come and visit us!
Upstairs Downstairs is open Tuesday to Saturday 10am till 4.30pm, Sunday from 1pm till 4pm. We are closed only on Monday.
Carole & Max
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Upstairs Downstairs
3 Pier Street
Sandown, PO36 8JR
Isle of Wight
Tel: 01983 406 616
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