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Railway song of the week

"The Train From Kansas City" sung by The Shangri-Las is typical of the girl band songs. Listening to it you will quickly realise it was written by Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry, who wrote "The Leader of the Pack" for the same band the year before with great lyrics eand unexpected twists. Unfortunately, lead singer Mary Weiss died a few days ago, on the 19th of January. What better way to honor her memory than listening to this great song?

There has never been a better time to be a modeller, as models get more and more sophisticated it is becoming easier to create dioramas with unprecedented realism. Train Tech's Smart Light range is another way we can add a further dimension to our layouts. Train-Tech is already well known for their innovative coach lighting and sound capsules and now they have designed a range of lighting to add authenticity to models outside the railway's boundaries including lights to emulate TV flicker, disco lights, emergency vehicles, bin/bonfires, arc welding and a simple building light that turns on and off randomly to hint at life inside even if you can't see in.

For those that desire the realism of today's layouts without the hi-tech, you can't beat adding figures to your layout to add interest and situation to your diorama, but here's the good news, figures have come a long way too, and gone are the days of a generic man standing on a platform.

Preiser, Faller, Woodland Scenics and Busch all create fantastic figures and accessories in HO/OO gauge portraying situations we probably wouldn't have thought of adding to our layouts if left to our own devices, such as figures specifically designed for garden centres, supermarkets, school playgrounds, factories, churches and everyday street scenes, and that's just the tip of the iceberg there a thousands of figures to choose from, and the best bit is they all come ready painted!

 

• What is meant by the term 'Sprue Goo' and how can it be used ?
• What are the key components required to operate a diesel locomotive?
• Where would I typically locate a water tower on my layout?
• What adhesives should I use to assemble a kit with white metal parts ?
• What is the recommended platform length for a model railway station ?

• When does it make more sense to use N gauge?
• Should I use a surge protector on the electrics used for model railways?
• What is a barrow crossing?
• What alternatives are available for securing Photo-etch parts to plastic models ?
• Are surface mounted point motors better than under the baseboard ones?

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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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