Modellings tips and answers - wagon loads - wheels in N gauge and OO gaugeHello,

Don't forget to read our latest modelling tips located at the bottom to the bottom of the newsletter.

Your rolling stock relies on the wheels to run correctly. Over time wheels can get damaged (or even lost) or maybe your stock is old and still has plastic wheels, causing running issues as well as being unsightly. Fitting new wheels to coaches and wagons is usually straightforward and will make a huge difference to the smoothness of the running.

 

Here is a selection of N gauge Graham Farish wheels, suitable for most N gauge coaches and wagons:

 

 

 

 

In OO gauge, coach wheels are slightly larger (14.1mm) than wagon wheels (usually 12.6mm except for low mac wagons):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In real life, wagons tend to travel mostly full. If you think about it, this is the reason we have trains: to move goods and passengers. So, to add realism to your model railway, you need to have loads inside your wagons. They can be coal, iron, timber or lots of other things, adding variety to your display.

 

Here are some examples available in N gauge:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And if you model in OO, you have even more choice:

 

 

 Mike keeps on adding modelling tips to our website. Here are the latest ones:

• Can I undercoat black if I am going to paint white?
• How do I attach figures to my layout?
• What is P4 (Protofour)?
• Can I use water to thin acrylic paint?
• How can I make my own wash?
• How does a ballast spreader work?
• What is a varnish?
• What is crackle medium?
• What colour primer should I use when painting red?

You can also access all the articles by visiting this page or simply click the link called "tips" on our website.

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.

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