Hi Now that the layout and baseboard are 90% there, I've started to put some thought into the electronics side of things. I have a NCE Power Cab, which I may add the PB5 Booster later. All the points are electrofrog and will have their only power supply and controlled with a control panel...

Yep it's me again, starting another project Well here we go. I'm converting an old hornby GWR 0-4-0 to a short tender loco. The tender is a converted coal wagon that contains a plumbed in water tank and coal space.There will also be extra pickups in the 'tender' to improve slow running...

I am looking for advice how to fit replacement lubricant felts to a Triang/Hornby motor? Does the new one I might buy dismantling the motor to hoop-la it over? Just wondering if cutting the felt makes it significantly less robust. The reason I ask is the replacement motor I have bought via...

I wondered if there was a good commercial product for aligning the inserted piece of rail, across baseboard joins, for a layout which would have to be put up and dismantled frequently. Recently I saw Model Tech Rail Aligners and bought a set {4 pairs} to assess how well they might work, for the...

I've been absent from this forum for some time but here are a few recent projects. The first is a Metropolitan Railway K class Tank engine created from a Bachmann N Class.