News from your model shop - 22nd May 2022

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Auhagen is a German manufacturer of plastic kits for model railways, and much of what they produce is in HO gauge meaning they can also be successfully used on all but the purist of OO gauge layouts. Whether or not the styling of continental models suits a British diorama is a question for the individual, but many UK modellers are liking what they produce.

Auhagen's station kits probably deserve the most thought before purchase because continental and UK platforms differ in style and height, however, if you're looking for such platforms, you won't go far wrong using Auhagen who produces platform sections with or without canopies and a foot bridge offering to complete your scene.



Auhagen also produces many models to create scenes outside the station boundaries such as a lumber yard complete with lumber, a small coaling point for rural locations, a portable conveyor belt loading ramp for industrial scenes, a set of sheds for allotments, gardens or even a building site; a draw well and a town fountain.
And it's not just kits of complete models they produce either with a selection of kits designed to enhance other models or give scratch-builders a helping hand with the finer details. Just a few models in this range include a pack of chimneys, a set of gutters and drainpipes and some convincing gas lamps.

• Is there a smaller model railway gauge than N?
• How do you achieve a natural metal finish on a plastic model aircraft?
• Is it possible to motorise Ratio semaphore signals?
• Can you get model buildings for Z gauge?
• Is there a Tracksetta for N gauge?

Or read these slightly older articles:

• What's the difference between a bus and a coach?
• What is the difference between insulated and live frogs on turnouts?
• How can I wash off acrylic paint from unwanted places?
• What is an electrical relay?
• Do I need a compressor to use an airbrush?

• Airfix AO3172V Handley Page H.P.42 Heracles in 1:144 scale
• Auhagen 41617 Tram Track Sleepers - HO/OO Gauge
• Plastic Soldier WW2V20026 M3 Stuart 1 'Honey' Light Tank in 1/72nd scale
• Parkside Models PC612 GWR 4-wheel coach (composite) OO gauge
• Trumpeter 09974 Paint pallet with brush rest and lid
• Expotools 74009 Stainless Steel 6" Pocket Rule (15 cm)
• Faller 272800 Four cows with working sound effects - N gauge
• Ratio 537 Retaining Walls Kit - OO Gauge
• Peco NR-P423 Middleton Colliery 7-Plank 10 ft Coal Wagon - N gauge
• Noch 15096 Figure set featuring robbers, cops and a hostage HO gauge

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