Modellings tips and answers - Inspiration - Exhibitions - Modelling the town centre - Videos
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Modelling the Isle of Wight
If you are modelling the Isle of Wight railways, you may want to consider the latest releases from EFE Rail. These Adams O2 are available in Southern Rail livery number 34 with the "Newport" nameplate and in BR livery number 31 with the "Chale" nameplate. They are suitable to be used with the Smallbrook Studio set of 4 coaches. Click on the pictures for more details.
Events
It is with great pleasure that we announce the return of scale model exhibitions on the Isle of Wight. Next weekend will see not one, but two shows.
Saturday 4th of September, at St Johns Church Annexe in St Johns Crescent in Sandown (PO36 8EQ) from 10am to 3pm. There will be railways, model boats and more! Free entry for accompanied children.
Sunday 5th of September, at Autumn Leaves in Station Road in Ashey (PO33 4BU) from 2pm to 5pm, you can have tea on the garden with model railways. Several working layouts in OO and N gauge as well as OO 3 rails and O gauge tinplate. Cakes, cream teas and live music will make the day memorable.
Saturday 4th of September, at St Johns Church Annexe in St Johns Crescent in Sandown (PO36 8EQ) from 10am to 3pm. There will be railways, model boats and more! Free entry for accompanied children.
Sunday 5th of September, at Autumn Leaves in Station Road in Ashey (PO33 4BU) from 2pm to 5pm, you can have tea on the garden with model railways. Several working layouts in OO and N gauge as well as OO 3 rails and O gauge tinplate. Cakes, cream teas and live music will make the day memorable.
Tool of the week
This week's tool of the week is a set of solenoid point motors extension pins.
If you use solenoid point motors, but have a thick baseboard or raised track, the pins provided may struggle to reach between point motor and turnout. The solution? simply extend them using these handy extension pins. Each pin comes with a joining collar so they're easy to use and are compatible with Peco, Gaugemaster (Seep), Hornby and other point motors. Each pack contains 5 extension pins and 5 joining collars, ideal for keeping in your toolbox.
If you use solenoid point motors, but have a thick baseboard or raised track, the pins provided may struggle to reach between point motor and turnout. The solution? simply extend them using these handy extension pins. Each pin comes with a joining collar so they're easy to use and are compatible with Peco, Gaugemaster (Seep), Hornby and other point motors. Each pack contains 5 extension pins and 5 joining collars, ideal for keeping in your toolbox.
This week in history
On the 30th of August 1906, the Great Western Railway opened its Fishguard Harbour railway station in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The station was part of GWR's plan to take trans-Atlantic passenger traffic away from the ports of Southampton and Plymouth, the first such service used the port just three years later.
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Town centre this way, in card!
In previous newsletters, we have explored the diversity of village housing and the large range of farm buildings available in cardboard kit form from Metcalfe and Superquick, but what about the town (or village) centre? this is often the most characterful part and therefore the most desirable aspect to model (apart from the railway station that is!). Well, worry not, because there are plenty of OO gauge cardboard kits representing all parts of a town or village, including its centre, and it's hard not to get inspired by distinctive and iconic buildings such as town halls, village churches and of course, the obligatory public house. Throw in a few convenience stores and ideas for a town centre should be starting to take shape.
But as wonderful and representative as these models are, you may be looking for something a little different. If so, have you considered installing a library, village school, fire station or garage? even a shop with a more unusual purpose will help give your village its own identity, and all of these can easily be modelled in card.
Modelling tips
We keep on adding modelling tips to our website. Here are the latest ones:
- Which railway was the SNER?
- What is a pinion gear on a model railway locomotive?
- What is the Great Western Railway coat of arms?
- What is a tunnel liner?
- What is the Great Western Railway roundel?
- Can I use 3-in-1 oil to lubricate my models?
Unboxing videos
You want to know what is inside the boxes of modelling products? We open them for you! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified before everyone else or simply click on this selection. Please note that videos are at the bottom of each page.
- 75 - Dapol 4A-002-008 Motorised water tower, flat top in OO gauge
- 76 - Peco NR-P133 Express Dairy Box Van in N gauge
- 77 - Peco NR-51 5-plank China Clay wagon with hood in N gauge
- 78 - Dapol 4A-002-006 Motorised water tower, chocolate and cream, OO gauge
- 79 - Superquick SQA8 Water Tower and Weigh House card kit OO gauge
You can access all the unboxing videos by visiting this page or simply click on the link called "videos" on our website.
Do you need to order?
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. Obviously, our website is open 24h a day and we can post to most locations, including Europe, USA and Australia.
Upstairs Downstairs
3 Pier Street
Sandown, PO36 8JR
Isle of Wight
Tel: 01983 406 616
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