Modelling Jigs and Tools I will admit I’m a little obsessed by my 3D printer. A lot of my modelling in the last couple of weeks is that boring stuff that just doesn’t make good videos – building baseboards, 3D designing widgets, jigs and tools. That brings me on to…
Precision Ice and Snow We’re kicking off a series on modelling snow and ice. Last time we built the mini dioramas that I am using as test pieces (check the video out here). This week we’re starting with a look at the Precision Ice and Snow snow base set. It’s…
This weekend was Warley Model Railway Show. Warley is the highlight of my modelling calendar and is the largest UK show. This time, I barely got to see it as I was busy with the Exec Producer, Pat, from the Great Model Railway Challenge plus I was on a stand.…
How to Model a Miniature Winter Diorama Over the next couple of videos, I’m testing out a number of snow products that I’ve picked up over the years. To do that, I need some base dioramas. I eventually built 12 similar dioramas, half in O and half in HO/OO as…
In the grand final of the Great Model Railway Challenge, the Basingstoke Badgers, Fawley Fliers, Railway Video Division, Strangers on a Model Train and Team Aberdeen each built a brand new layout in just 36 hours. It was tough and it was touch and go whether some of them would…
This week on the Great Model Railway Challenge, the Aberdeen Model Railway Club, The Shunter Guys and Wakefield Model Railway Club had the joy of creating a waterworld themed layout. Creating water scenery is a challenge that many modellers shy away from because it can be messy and use products like…
