Upgrading a Budd RDC
Introduction At a recent model show, Dad picked up a Budd Rail Diesel Car (RDC)…
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Airfix B-set: Part 1
This is the first of two articles covering my upgrade of a pair of Airfix…
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Rapido APT-E: Sound upgrade
A lot has been written and said about Rapido’s excellent APT-E, so I won’t talk…
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Fitting working table lamps
In this article I’ll be tackling a project that’s been on the back-burner for a…
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Makeshift bearings for container wagons
Out of the box, my new Realtrack FLA container wagons are rather stiff runners. This…
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Class 66 drivers
I’m pretty happy with my new Hattons Class 66s (review here), but there’s one thing…
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Hattons Class 66 review
It’s finally here! After multiple delays, a false start around Christmas-time and certain global events…
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Fixing the axleboxes on a Hatton’s class 66
Out of the box, neither of my Hatton’s 66s run smoothly, due to the rotating…
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DCC Sound: Bachmann class 66
Whilst I await the arrivial of my Hattons class 66 (update: delayed again due to…
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DCC sound: Bachmann 4MT
I have fitted DCC sound to a handful of locomotives in my collection, but so…
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Working End-Of-Train lamps
I have had a Hattons class 66 in Freightliner livery (66957 – Stephenson Locomotive Society)…
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Weathering ballast wagons
This post will cover my first serious attempt at weathering rolling stock. I’ve had a…
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DCC in a Hornby A1X Terrier
I’ve recently acquired a rather nice little Hornby Terrier loco. It’s one of the ex-Dapol…
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