When we view a model railway it’s usually from above, so making a good job of the building roofs can make a big difference to the overall appearance of the layout. Gary Hughes used our self adhesive slates to upgrade his card kits; I love the way he has included loose slates, and the one …
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Ian Hopkins is using frets from our 0-Footbridge01 kits to build his customized lattice footbridges for a model of the London terminus which the L&SWR built at South Kensington on the District Line. The bridge is different in various ways to our standard kit; in the main having extra broad steps at 10’ wide. The …
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John Shaw designed this kit of parts for a 4mm loco shed for a friend’s layout. With a little guidance from us he was able to provide us with computer drawing files ready for laser-cutting. The most time consuming part of any bespoke project is producing the drawings so if you, or a friend, can …
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Nigel Brown commissioned us to laser-cut bespoke valances for his magnificent scratch-built 7mm scale GWR footbridge. He also used our standard columns which he has slightly modified to achieve the desired design. 0 scale 3D printed columns 00 scale 3D printed columns
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Model Rail magazine have done another Workbench article on upgrading a card kit in the November issue. George Dent has used our self-adhesive decorative tiles to add interest to the roof, interspersing them with hand-cut individual tiles to give a ramshackle look. If you don’t have the time, or patience, you can achieve a random …
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