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This week in history
On the 11th of September 1915, an electrified rail service commences between Paoli and Philadelphia, USA. The service was operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad using AC overhead wires.
Tool of the week
This week's tool of the week is a
cruciform sharpener from DCC Concepts.
This handy tool will sharpen almost any kind of blade with just a couple of passes, including modelling blades to an edge as good as new, and it can of course also sharpen any other type of blade (including hard to sharpen stay-sharp types), any type of scissors or even lathe or router bits! It is no exaggeration to say that there is almost nothing it can’t make sharper. Click on the picture for more details.
Down on the farm, in card!
Modelling a farm on your railway is a bit of a no-brainer: they represent a realistic feature that's incredibly flexible and will fill virtually any size or shape of baseboard space you have available. If you are a modeller who likes to use OO gauge cardboard kits and thinking of modelling a farm of your own, you will be pleased to know there is no shortage of buildings from Metcalfe and Superquick you can use to make your farm interesting and lifelike. Virtually every type of building found on a farm is represented in cardboard kit from quintessential farmhouses to rather industrial looking cow sheds and barns, for larger farm dioramas, you may also consider adding additional buildings often found on a farm such as a stable block or Nissen hut.
And for N gauge, the choice is equally if not more impressive: as well as a range of cottages, a Nissen hut and a stable block, there are some farm sets containing multiple buildings such as the set including a farmhouse, workers cottage, barn and tractor shed, or another set containing a barn, cowshed, silo pit and two hen huts.
Whether you are planning a farm that is large or small, there are plenty of farm buildings kits to help you create one that is realistic and well detailed, all you have to do is choose one (and build it of course!).
Modelling tips
Unboxing videos
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