I am wondering if it can be adapted to create a micro sander for all those hard to reach corners?

Has anyone tried this?

I'm in the early stages of building a southern/London based 00 scene. I've made some buildings using paper brick which looks pretty decent, however I've ordered some Slater's brick sheets and would like to try this.

I'm aiming for a London Yellow brick colouring (albeit aged) and was wondering what recommendations there would be for acrylic paint colours?

Thanks

Rich

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A loooooong shot question but thought I’d ask before taking the plunge and drawing a set up - does anyone know if a full set of decals are available for the Matisa Neptune track machines in 4mm?

Thanks!

This is decoder speaker wire 0.5mm dia. I'm using a scalpel blade to remove the insulation for a soldered joint, but keep cutting into the wire and it's getting shorter and shorter with each attempt.

Thank you

Im currently reworking a Bachmann Hawksworth trailer into "Test car 1"; it was in crimson and cream but I have resprayed the crimson into GWR brown, some of the lining between the now brown and cream colours has been covered during painting which would be the best lining to replace it please? 

It looks to be about ~0.6mm thick

Photo copyright Dave Bowers

So far I have found this from Fox Transfers:

https://www.fox-transfers.co.uk/transfers/metallic-gold-and-black-coach-lining-58126

Thank you to anyone who can help

NL

For my locomotives, I rub round the wheel tyres with a cotton bud dampened with IPA. To get round the whole tyre, I have to apply power.  Sometimes, I'll run the locomotive on my rolling road and just hold the cotton bud to each wheel in turn, while the motor does all the work.

However, I have just started to address my vast collection of carriages and wagons and it becomes a problem of what's practical?  Someone I know suggested that I lay a piece of kitchen towel over a length of track and run the item back and forth over it.  I used a micro-fibre cleaning cloth (they come on a roll) soaked in IPA.  This seemed to work well enough on lightly dirty wheels; but this method does not have a rubbing action on the tyre and so does nothing to shift the heavy black coating that is on most of my heavily used carriage wheels.

For this, my fallback is the cotton bud and a vigorous rubbing action as I slowly turn the wheel while holding the item upside-down.  However, that means a lot of cotton buds and it will be a slow, laborious, process.  Almost all of my wheels are metal, there's still a few plastic tyres that I have not replaced yet.

Has anyone any good suggestions for removing the level of dried-on muck that blackens an otherwise shiny metal tyre?

Thank you

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I've got one of the super detailed 08's which I picked up for reasonable money as a non runner.

Once on the track the power goes into the loco but no movement, motor not 'whirring'.

Wheels and conrods themselves are not seized/locked up but have the normal minor play similar to my other loco.

Since I've never stripped one of these and before I go digging about has anyone an idea of what the problem might be, drive shaft issue etc ?

Thank you

I've just purchased a Heljan Class 56 in 7mm - I'd like a Display Box (not Cabinet) to display it in.  I'm looking for one that doesn't require a Mortgage - any ideas please?

Thanks, Brian

Has anyone else experienced the same problem? Any suggestions to fix greatly appreciated.

I was wondering if someone might be able to point me in the right direction.

Just for a bit of background, I model buses mainly, creating dioramas for them - if its helpful, there's more info here on that: https://www.facebook.com/Crosswaysbus/

For one diorama i'm looking to make, I am on the hunt for some figures that depict football fans - just walking along the street, nothing fancy. At the moment I can't quite find what I am looking for - appreciate there are a few options from the likes of Langley, etc., but the figures would be needed in a fair quantity (min. 30 really to make the scene feel realistic), and hence wanted to see if there were any other options out there. Any ideas would be appreciated.

Many thanks in advance

This photo by Larry Goddard was taken in Glan Conway yard (Llandudno Junction) this is the thing I am looking for photos of but maybe one of the smaller less compicated versions.

Is GW models still operating? 

Does anyone have some up to date contact details please? 

Tim

I need a quantity of short lengths of 1/16" brass tube or rod centre drilled with a 1mm drill to give lengths of 1/16" OD and 1mm ID tube. The lengths need to be 100 each of 3mm and 5.5mm long with vertical ends.

I really don't fancy buying a lathe and learning how to do it myself - I don't have the space for one or the desire to find another rabbit hole to get lost in.

I only need around a short length (<100mm) but I have only been able to find bulk sellers - eBay and the like. 

Does anyone know a source of have any ideas?

Thanks

Stephen