News from your model shop - modelling with card and transfers

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Railway song of the week

Something a bit different this week. Not really a song about railways but a medley of classical music played by a train. And because you deserve only the best, this is not any medley but the longest one played by a train as confirmed by Guinness World Records. Click on the picture and enjoy!

If you are making your own buildings out of wood or card, it is sometimes difficult to represent walls or pavement. Vollmer does a range of embossed cardboard sheets which are a great help. There are about 15 in the HO/OO range which you can see by clicking here. Here is a small selection:

 

They have also released about 12 of them in N gauge. Once again, here are a few to get you started:

  

Woodland Scenics makes a full range of letters and numbers in various sizes, fonts and colours. They are dry rub transfers so very easy to apply. They are suitable not only for rolling stock but also for signs or any other form of markings. They also do stripes suitable for lining. Here are a few examples:

 

 

• What are china clay wagons?
• What are Heljan?
• What is the purpose of buffer stops?
• What is bullhead rail?
• What is the HOm scale?

• What is a DCC decoder?
• Do I need expansion gaps on my railway layout?
• What are the benefits of using magnetic couplings on my locomotives and rolling stock?
• What is the difference between an EMD GP7 and an EMD GP9 locomotive?
• How can I create buildings for my layout or diorama?

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