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I have been collecting old Ibertren N Scale Alco Locos because they are the only ones that have made Australian Loco's in N Scale. Unfotunately, only one of them runs. The second one has no motor in it and the third one is missing the brushes in the motor. Ibertren closed down quite a few...

Here is a pic of the last kit that I built. Its a "Ratio" Goods Shed... Any comments or suggestions to make it look better? Cheers, Troy.

Any thoughts on this "Ratio" Oil Depot Kit I just finished? Im thinking that I may have overdone the oil stains on the pipework? I tried quite a few methods of painting the tanks black but still have them look like they are made of steel and not just painted plastic. Nothing seemed to work...

Ive almost completed my "Ratio" Coal Merchants kit but havent attached the rear drainpipes or weathered the concrete steps at the back yet. I have never used decals before and I ruined one of the two. I got them onto the building ok but I decided to seal them in Testors Dullcote and the...

Just finished putting together my very first model kit. Its a Carriage Shed made by Ratio. Im going to use it as an Engine Shed though... It took me hours to get it together. The drain pipes were a major pain. Ive learnt a thing or two for next time I put a kit together, such as, don't use...

Wondering what peoples opinions are on my first attempt at weathering my track and a bridge... To weather the track, I airbrushed the whole thing with Polly Scale Roof Brown, then I drybrushed the tops of the ties with 1:1 Polly Scale Reefer White and Earth. After that was done I handbrushed...

I need some advice on how to weather a bridge. I purchased the Vollmer Arch Bridge and sprayed the whole thing Polly Scale Grimey Black. I would like to know what I should be doing next. I have a book called "How To Build Realistic Model Railway Scenery" By Frary, but it only goes into details...

I just purchased a non working Ibertren Loco from Ebay and was wondering if its possible to get it working? I know virtually nothing about the workings of model trains and Im not sure if I can just grab a LifeLike motor and drop in it or what? The original owner told me that the motor is...

Thanks to Screwysquirrel and others for helping me out with a design, Im finally starting my first layout. Thought Id post a photo of what Ive done so far....

Ive been working in conjunction with ScrewySquirrel over the last few days and he has been very helpful. He came up with a plan that is very close to what I want. Shamus also supplied me with a design that was quite nice. Both plans have some very nice features that I would like to incorporate...

Hi, I have just started model railroading and I have a 4'6" x 8' bench to build a layout. Ive decided to build an N Scale layout so I can fit a fair bit of action on there and also use the Woodland Scenic Subterrain to build upon, Wscenic Trackbed and Peco Track. I would like to have a big...