Bring life to your platform dioramas with these new Platform Barrows. The 0 and 00 scale kits are laser-cut from white laserable plastic; the N scale barrows are cut from brown laserboard. You can find the kits in the “Lineside Detailing” section of each scale, or using the links below: Link to N-scale Platform Barrow …
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These new 00-scale roof vents are suitable to fit to any roof between 20 degrees and 45 degrees. If necessary the ends can be cut with a craft knife to change the angles for a perfect fit. The laser-cut frets are made from brown laserboard and oiled manila card so all you will need to …
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Our new weigh bridge is available in all scales; N, TT, 00 and 0. Laser-cut in two parts, from laserboard, with an outer frame round the weigh bridge platform. The laserboard etches beautifully to give well defined relief to the surface which can be highlighted with dry-brush techniques. Link to 0-scale Weigh Bridge Link to …
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The paper manufacturers, Winsor and Newton, have stopped producing terracotta pastel paper, which we’ve been using up to now for our range of terracotta tiles. We’ve found a replacement paper and card manufactured by Colorplan, which we will be using instead. Whilst the new Rust colour is brighter in colour it can still be “weathered” …
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When it was pointed out to us that plywood sleepers are no longer readily available we got straight onto it and added them to our standard range of 00 and 0 gauge products. They are available as 10″ x 8’6″ and 10″ x 9′ (5.8 x 63mm) sleepers and also in longer strips to cut …
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We have updated our range of fences and matching gates. The five designs are now laser-cut from brown laserboard. This is a strong moisture-resistant board which takes paint well, although having a mottled brown finish it’s ideal for modelling timber fences without the need to paint them. The fences can be fitted into your baseboard …
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Hornby have made a huge investment in launching a new range of TT trains and railway accessories. Hornby are predicting TT scale, which is already very popular in Europe, will become the “go-to-scale” for UK modellers in the coming years. Being in-between 00 and N gauge (2.54mm to the foot/ 1:120 scale) makes it ideal …
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Our new window frame strips can be used to create canopy roofs as well as north lights, roof lights and signal-box windows etc. They come in depths of 10, 12, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 40mm and three different spacing options with the glazing bars spaced either quarter width to height, half width to height …
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I’ve just added this new door to our standard range of 00–scale architectural components. It’s a re-scaled version of the bespoke 0-scale door that features in all of the banners on our website. Link to new 00-DOOR408 Please get in touch if you would like any of our standard products re-scaled for your bespoke models. …
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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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