Category: Let’s Build

SO YOU WANT TO BUILD A LAYOUT OR DIORAMA?

Whether you’re an experienced modeller, or you’re just starting out, the Railway Modellers club is here to help guide you through the long and winding journey that is layout building!

From start to finish, our tutorials and guides are split into bite-sized, manageable chunks, helping you achieve excellent results at all stages of the build.

To keep things easy, we’ve broken down the process into 6 main areas:

Design

scale converter

by buttons | Jun 15, 2021 | Track Planning Tools | 1 |

hi my name is roy and i live in australia, i am trying to scratch build a turntable and roundhouse , after getting the dimensions from google earth for the one at junee, i needed a scale converter and i found this usefull site...

Road Transport Diorama 1980 to Present

by Dave Spencer | Apr 28, 2021 | Planning A Layout Or Diorama | 0 |
New railway room in garage

by Alan Symmonds | Apr 26, 2021 | Design | 0 |
Berko/Eckon Four Aspect Signal Wiring Up DC Controlled Layouts

by Iain | Mar 30, 2021 | Electrics, First Steps, First Steps | 0 |
Berko/Eckon Three Aspect Signal Wiring Up DC Controlled Layouts

by Iain | Mar 25, 2021 | Electrics, First Steps, First Steps, Railway Infrastructure | 0 |

Locomotives & Rolling Stock

Hornby (Ex-Lima) PTA Bogie Tippler Wagon

by Iain | Apr 14, 2021 | Locomotives & Rolling Stock, OO Scale | 0 |

Hornby (Ex-Lima) PTA Bogie Tippler Wagon This model was originally produced by Lima & since...

Hornby HEA/HSA 45t Hopper Wagon

by Iain | Apr 14, 2021 | Locomotives & Rolling Stock, OO Scale | 0 |
Hornby ZCV Tope Spoil Wagon

by Iain | Apr 14, 2021 | Locomotives & Rolling Stock, OO Scale | 0 |
Hornby PGA Hopper Wagon

by Iain | Apr 14, 2021 | Locomotives & Rolling Stock, OO Scale | 0 |
Hornby CDA China Clay Hopper Original/Railroad Version – 1988 Onwards

by Iain | Apr 14, 2021 | Locomotives & Rolling Stock, OO Scale | 0 |

Build

Berko/Eckon Four Aspect Signal Wiring Up DC Controlled Layouts

by Iain | Mar 30, 2021 | Electrics, First Steps, First Steps | 0 |

Berko/Eckon Four Aspect Signal Wiring Up DC Controlled Following on from the last article of this...

Berko/Eckon Three Aspect Signal Wiring Up DC Controlled Layouts

by Iain | Mar 25, 2021 | Electrics, First Steps, First Steps, Railway Infrastructure | 0 |
Berko/Eckon Two Aspect Signal Wiring Up DC Controlled Layouts

by Iain | Mar 24, 2021 | Electrics, First Steps, First Steps, Kilbreck, Railway Infrastructure | 0 |
Berko/Eckon Signal Set Up With Train-Tech Colour Light Signal Control

by Iain | Mar 9, 2021 | Electrics, First Steps, Kilbreck, Railway Infrastructure, Scenery & Buildings | 0 |
Hornby R3676 Mallard A4 – DCC Decoder Install (DCC Ready)

by Iain | Mar 4, 2021 | Electrics, First Steps, Fitting DCC Decoders / Chips | 0 |

Detailing

Drumnadrookit

by William Campbell | Jun 15, 2021 | Members Layouts | 2 |

Nottingborough

by Wingnut | Apr 26, 2021 | Members Layouts | 0 |
First Adventures In Re-Numbering Locomotives

by Iain | Apr 6, 2021 | Detailing, First Steps, Renumbering Locos | 2 |
Kit bashing

by Kes | Mar 29, 2021 | Members Layouts | 3 |
Help Request for Layout Lighting

by Paul Yaxley | Feb 23, 2021 | Lighting | 4 |

Scenery & Buildings

Long clamp

by Alan Symmonds | Apr 12, 2021 | Scratch Building | 0 |

A simple way of using threaded bar as a adjustable long clamp as seen in my picture.

Berko/Eckon Three Aspect Signal Wiring Up DC Controlled Layouts

by Iain | Mar 25, 2021 | Electrics, First Steps, First Steps, Railway Infrastructure | 0 |
Berko/Eckon Two Aspect Signal Wiring Up DC Controlled Layouts

by Iain | Mar 24, 2021 | Electrics, First Steps, First Steps, Kilbreck, Railway Infrastructure | 0 |
Build Guide; Laser Cut OO Scale Platforms

by Dylan Sanderson | Mar 11, 2021 | Design, Hollymoore, Let's Build, Railway Infrastructure, Scale Model Scenery Kits Build Guides, Scenery & Buildings, Team Builds | 0 |
Berko/Eckon Signal Set Up With Train-Tech Colour Light Signal Control

by Iain | Mar 9, 2021 | Electrics, First Steps, Kilbreck, Railway Infrastructure, Scenery & Buildings | 0 |

Layout Maintenance

Rail head maintenance

by Alan Symmonds | Apr 19, 2021 | Track Cleaning | 3 |

After cleaning rails l put very small droplets of hair trimmer oil about every foot then pass a loco back and forward over to coat the rail head surface this helps with keeping the track clean for lot longer l find it does not...