News from your model shop - 17th April 2022

Hello

We know sometimes friends and family can be a bit too eager to please and may shower you with chocolate at Easter. As you may have heard from us in the past, we love chocolate in all shapes and forms. So, if you are unsure what to do with these extra chocolate eggs or those chocolate bars, we will happily accept them next time you are coming to the shop in Sandown!

And don't forget to read our latest modelling tips and unboxing videos located at the bottom of the newsletter.

If you're an N gauge modeller who thinks there isn't a great choice of figures out there for your railway, then think again! Graham Farish produces a large range of ready painted, ready-to-plant N gauge figures exhibiting a variety of poses, purposes and professions.

You would have to search harder to find an area of the layout the range doesn't cover than those that it does. There are figure sets portraying everyday comings and goings such as customers and passengers as well as town inspired trades people and urban workers. The countryside is also well covered with livestock and farming figure sets and as for the railway, there are worker figure sets for both on and off the footplate!


From the big thinkers of N gauge model railways to modellers that simply think big! 1:35 scale is an ever popular scale for many creators of wartime dioramas. Accessories in this scale are sometimes harder to source as they generally don't receive a lot of attention in the modelling press. As such, you may not be aware that Vallejo, usually known for their paints, produces a selection of accessories designed to enhance your scenes.

Mainly moulded in resin, models include unpainted fallen tree trunks and free standing tree stumps as well as man-made features such as Jerrycans and barrels. They also produce a set of wooden pallets (made from real wood) and an interesting set of individual bricks for creating piles of war-torn rubble or building your own walls brick by brick (if you have the patience!).

• Is there a difference between snips and track cutters?
• Why do some model coach and wagon kits still use plastic wheels?
• Do Train-Tech sound capsules require pick-ups?
• What is the difference between an unboxing video and a review?
• What does RTR mean in model railways?
• What type of oil should I use in a smoke generator?
• How to fit drivers in locomotives
• What are shunting signals?
• What is the British Rail double arrow logo?
• What is the difference between a point and a turnout?

• Parkside Models PC711 LMS 48 ft. (ex MR) Suburban Coach OO gauge
• Woodland Scenics A1924 People on Benches Set - HO Scale
• Hornby 8201 Link Wire Set - OO Gauge
• Trumpeter 09960 Paint Palette with Brush Holders
• Peco NB-6 Goods Shed Kit (Wooden Type) - N Gauge
• Train-Tech SFX80 Wire-free sound capsule for coaching stock
• Langley OF17P Loco Driver and Fireman Set O gauge
• Vollmer 47901 Overhead Crane Kit N Gauge
• Expotools 74362 Hot Wire Foam & Polystyrene Cutter
• MiniArt 35587 WWII Allies Jerry Cans Set 1:35 scale

You can access all the unboxing videos by visiting this page or simply click on the link called "videos" on our website.