Hello,
Our opening times are now back to normal (apart from Sunday): Tuesday to Saturday 10am till 4.30pm. Obviously our website and Facebook page are open 24 hours a day everyday!
Nothing can spoil a beautifully built model like a bad paint job or a cracked transfer. Learning to paint takes practice, however on the transfer side, there is a quick fix! Actually, here are three fixes:
- Micro Set: a setting solution that improves the adhesion of transfers. This can also be used to remove transfers (for instance when renumbering some rolling stock).
- Micro Sol: this will soften the decal and make it sink into the surface, giving you a painted-on look. Simply brush on top of the decal and let it work for a few hours. Do not touch the transfer when in that state, otherwise you risk damaging it.
- Micro Liquid Decal Film: this magic potion will restore old decals, making them strong enough to be used, even after decades in bad storage. If you use transfers, you need a bottle.
Some people still think of N gauge as a poor cousin to OO gauge. The reality is that over the last few years, the number of items available in N gauge has grown considerably. It is now a safe assumption to think you will be able to model whatever you want in N gauge, provided you are willing to accept a few compromises. Obviously everything described below exists also in OO gauge. Simply contact us for details. Now back to N gauge...
Let us take the example of walls and hedges. A few years ago, you would have to create them out of sponge or card and hope the best. Now beautifully cast resin walling is available in several variations and hedges can be simply affixed to the layout. Here are a few examples. As usual simply click on each picture to get full details.
Vegetation was also something difficult to represent in N gauge, with options restricted to scatter or paint. Now you can get fully detailed cabbages, flowers and other plants, ready to be "planted" (pun intended) on your layout.
And to keep your trains and passengers safe, you need signalling. A wide range of semaphore signals are now available in N gauge, answering most needs. Here are a few examples:
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 and for as long as want on the Esplanade. So no excuse not to come and visit us!
Upstairs Downstairs is open Tuesday to Saturday 10am till 4.30pm. We are closed on Monday and Sunday.
Carole & Max
--
Upstairs Downstairs
3 Pier Street
Sandown, PO36 8JR
Isle of Wight
Tel: 01983 406 616
http://www.trainshop.co.uk or find us on Facebook
Please forward this newsletter to your friends! They will thank you for it! Simply click here.
If for some reason you do not want to receive this newsletter anymore, click this link to unsubscribe.