PLM ZZr 50 I came across a Chinese vendor on eBay selling 1:87 H0 Atlas Editions French Autorail models at a reasonable price (£15-£20 inclusive of postage). Several of these autorails were for metre gauge lines or short wheelbase standard gauge units. Having bought one to see what it was like I was hooked and […]
Tag: HOe
Regauging Bemo 12mm HOm locos to 9mm H0e
After advice from members on several forums I managed to re-gauge theBemo 1260/1 Loco No. 81 ‘Wallis’ electric tunnel loco from 12mmH0m to 9mmH0e gauge. I thought therefore, as this information appears to be a well-hidden ‘secret’ that I would post how I did it. 1: To remove the bogie cover plates to expose the […]
Kitwood Hills 90mm 009/H0e motorised model turntable
A new purchase is this Kitwood Hills motorised model turntable. This is the 90mm diameter version, a 65mm being another option. The kit comes with a presoldered 9mm track section which now uses Code 80 rather than the Code 70 currently stated on their website. The kit is complete with switches for both the turntable […]
Converting the Knightwing 0-4-0 kit to fit the Graham Farish Class 14 chassis
Now it was time to tackle the body modifications required to fit the 00-gauge Knightwing diesel locomotive body to the Graham Farish Class 14 n-gauge diesel chassis. The first job was to plate over the existing hole in the chassis plate using plasticard stuck to the bottom of the plate. This would give me flat […]
Making a start in Narrow Gauge Railway Modelling
Welcome to this Narrow Gauge Railway Modelling newsfeed which will, aperiodically, post news on my modelling efforts to create a 9mm narrow gauge model railway. The articles will cover many aspects of implementing DCC controlled model railway layouts, general modelling articles and news about narrow gauge railway mode;lling.
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