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Barmouth 11/01/25

This is a technique to remove factory weathering on the original Heljan OO B tank wagons. It took a while to find a solvent that is manageable and with care removes the overspray weathering. Do be careful with this product, it’s aggressive on the model surface, and needs to be used in a well ventilated area. The MiG pigments and similar types of product are available from military modelling sup...

In early November 2024 there was quite a discussion regarding the use of poor quality DC controllers, either old or just cheap types and their compatibility with contemporary model releases. In my tests of assorted models I’d come across the incompatibility. This video shows the effect of using a poor cheap controller, Hornby R965 as an example, and the improvement gained by using a better cont...

A very Quick Look at unboxing and first run of an Accurascale OO Class 31. Pretty much shot in real time, (apologies for the snivelling C19 extras). The model is a plain DCC ready version, and the test was on Shelfie4 which uses HO code 70 track and points. These are all dead frog and powered by Peco point motors. After doing this Quick Look the model was run through Peco Code75 bullhead track ...

More content to come on the blog and this channel of this engineering prototype of the J68 from @accurascaleuk1427 . Spoiler alert: Its rather good!

First Look, 3 minutes of Peco bullhead

First look at Dapols OO Hawthorn Leslie saddle tank. It makes a good impression for me, bizarrely I really like the Perspex cradle it’s attached to and how that fits into the surrounding foam. Looks a good way of protecting the locomotive in transit. Performance is excellent, it weighs 141grams and easily moved 390grams as can be seen in the video. The chassis is a split design, there’s good cl...

Having watched the first film of the Heljan Class 11 a good friend asked if I had noted any degraded performance from the model when pulling a load up the grade, rather than pushing. The gradient is 3% using Woodland Scenics extruded foam sections, underneath a rigid shelf section. It was a test I’d forgotten to do, so I quickly set up the test track to try the pulling test. This is a 100g ligh...

With this section of the Bachmann Class 5 makeover, we see the modification of the bogie wheels, improving them by fitting Alan Gibson from nes ale wheels. The next part of the video looks at replacing the chimney with another Alan Gibson product, a lost wax chimney casting. We see the removal of the original, and how to prepare the plastic body for the fit of the metal replacement. Both the wh...

This is an mechanically unmodified Bachmann standard Class 5. In other videos on the channel you can see cosmetic changes I have made. The test here was to demonstrate that the standard model can start a load of 500 grams from a standing start, on a 3% grade. Why do the test? I was getting a little tired with hearing this model has poor weight distribution and slips even without a load. The gra...

An overview of the Model Rail Magazine Comission OO gauge Heljan class 11. Tested on a 3% bank the locomotive I was pleasantly surprised how good its traction is, shown moving 600g from a standing start it started slipping at 620g on the same test. The dimensions are all accurate and it captures the prototype extremely well with the lower height and smaller diameter wheels to the more familiar ...

Part 2 of the makeover looks at converting the tender from a BR1G to a BR1 type. This release had an incorrect tender matched to the locomotive, and this is an easy task to change, and get confident in modifying ready to run models. Covering the detail differences and how to make the changes, to make a more accurate model.

An introduction to a makeover of the Bachmann OO BR standard class five. The model is an excellent model from the early noughties. The shape and dimensions are accurate, however this release had a number of detail inaccuracies, and some heavy factory weathering. The introduction covers the discrepancies and proposed changes to make the model represent an early version of the class.

Unboxing Accurascale Class 37 First Look

Peco Code 75 Bullhead DCC Testing

Shelfie 4 Maple River Update 05/22

Albion Yard, Maple River (Shelfie4)

Rapido OO Hunslet Running Tests

Rapido Trains UK Hunslet un boxing

AK Interactive Acrylic Water Gels Test Part 3

AK Interactive AK8003 Acrylic Water Gel Test Part 2

AK Interactive AK8003 Acrylic Water Gel Test

DSA 2exel B727 Departure 10/11/22

Unboxing Planet Industrials OO Gauge ‘Victory’

Albion Yard Peco OO Bullhead Track Test Part 2 Hornby 31

Albion Yard Peco OO Bullhead Track Test Part 1

BULL HEAD

Heaton Lodge

Shelfie 3 Track Test