Ever need a filler to quickly fill a hole or gap, here is a real quick one. Very simple, just a mixture of superglue/ACC/CA and either talc or a powdered plaster filler.

I find the gel type of superglue is easier to use and gives a little more time to work with. Just mix the […]

“I was making the rounds at the chalk mine”, writes Michael Mott, “when I found Bertrand making a few oohs and ouches behind the shed. Upon investigation I had found him stuggling with this - it seems that someone had left an old roll of barbed wire some time ago.”

Ralph Brammer (”Rockley Bottom” on the GnATTERbox) has sent in some tips for anyone who wants to try their hand at casting models.

I find that a Hypodermic Syringe is very useful for placing fluids accurately when PVA is needed in small areas. Only use diluted PVA in the Hypo.
Now before I get comments the one I use you would never want to stick into yourself. It has a blunt end and half the tube is […]

While working on my entry for the Vertical Boiler Challenge, I encountered a problem that I found a rather easy solution to.
wcg1/The fixture block and quartered axle

The photo above shows the solution. The problem that I had, was that I needed a way to quarter the axles, as the locomotive was to have rods and […]

Spotted on Steve Warrington’s Back2Bay6 stand at Leeds last weekend [March 2007 - EH] were a new (I think) range of brick and tile products.

As my quest to improve my architectural modelling abilities continues, I suppose the search for a way to represent stonework has become a little like hunting for the holy grail. I have attempted the scribing into a layer of DAS modelling clay and this method, just doesn’t work for me. I came across a product at the weekend which has distinct possibilities and couldn’t wait to give it a try.

There are not many places in the UK or, from what I have seen, around Europe where you won’t find old stone water troughs, either in use as ornamental features or for putting decorative plants in around the garden or in village streets. This, then, seemed a nice little project.

Time for something a bit different but continuing the experiments with the textured paint. As I made up a batch, I had better use it up :-). Don’t get too excited, this was just a little play to see what could be done. What I needed was a finished item which could be used on many layouts … how about a tree stump?

As requested, a quick how to on my methods for using balsawood for fencing. I’m not going to get into the debate over whether balsa or bass wood is better, simply to say that I prefer balsa, as it is quick to work, economical and extremely versatile, others will have their own preferences. I work almost always with sheets of balsa, which come in 10cm by 100cm sheets here in the UK, it may vary elsewhere. I have tried to photograph each step of the process, so those on slow connections, my apologies, this may take a while to load. OK, here we go.

Barbed wire. Wonderfully versatile stuff, but how does one model it in Gn15? Richard Andrews found the answer and I can share his secret with you!

Here’s a little project to keep things ticking over - it’s only a pile of firewood but a nice, attractive little feature that could find a home on many layouts. The best part is that it’s free and very simple to make.

OK, so what have stockings and tights have to do with model railways?
I have a couple of uses for them and you could probably find some more!
Any lady in your life will more than likely at some point wear stockings or tights and inevitably they get a ladder in them then throw them away. Ask […]

I have been experimenting for some time now with welding cable as the basic material for building trees, and believe it’s just as applicable in G scale as it is in 2mm, 4mm and 7mm scales.
Photograph © Pete Heiniger
I used this technique to build the majority of trees on my N scale Tunnel Road and […]

Here’s a quick way to make the links for link and pin couplings.

Don Coker shows us how it’s done and introduces us to “Gawjus Stumpy”.