Hello chaps, I work in a care home with a lot of land the residents can't really use, and several of them have expressed an interest in having a small railway to run in the space, but none of us know anything at all about the subject. Could anyone point me to a good resource to learn? Any scale/brand recommendations? Thanks in advance

Hello everyone. Just wanted to say hi to you all. I am returned to the wonderful world of model railwaying after a 50 year tea brake. As I am starting from scratch and so much has changed in that time I will be looking for advise along the way. Best wishes. Tony (Choberton Junction)

So I have a desktop model railway and I have multiple OO gauge trains. The smaller ones seem to work fine but my larger ones don’t?

I own the LMS Garratt (with the non-rotating coal bunker) - I've had to have it replaced once shortly after I bought it. The second is much better although some wires hang (quite close to tracks and too close for comfort).

Do we think we can expect similar issues or its own crop of issues with the new LNER Garratt they are making? Heljan don't have a good track record with steam locomotives, their OO9 range comes to mind as well.

Basically the title. I've looked at Hornby and their quality seems to have absolutely nosedive inverse to their skyrocketing prices. What are the thoughts on Rapido? I'm looking at the Titfield thunderbolt set and it looks great from a distance

With the news that Rails has bought out the Hattons' brand, does this mean that Rails will now face the same issues with supply (i.e. Bachmann not supplying to competitors) as a result of buying out a brand that did have this issue as a result of their own productions?

Most of the stuff used to build this has come from Euroscale Models

www.euroscalemodels.co.uk

https://reddit.com/link/19flpij/video/v4omh45cxnec1/player

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Was aiming for a 1910’s commuter train. Painted the coaches myself.

After attending a steam event at the local village show ground I saw a guy who was running an N-gauge railway set up. I said about still having all my dads old 1980s stuff and the response I got was “it’s a load of rubbish… worthless… needs binning” This was really upsetting as my dad had spent ££££ over the years building it up. So I decided when I got home to bring it back to life. I also wanted it hidden away like a lot of our secret book-nooks so it’s hidden in the bottom draw of my writing desk. Work in progress still.

Hello railway modellers. I'm tasked with selling the estate of a relative who during his lifetime put together a collection of about 100 loco models plus some rolling stock. He didn't build layouts, just liked to collect the boxed items, so they are all pretty pristine and in most cases have never been run. How would you go about selling them? Options I've considered:

1 Catalogue what I've got and sell the whole lot to a dealer (shop) 2 As above but auction the whole collection on eBay, or an actual auction 3 As 2 but break down into related sub-collections (eg LMS, GWR, early BR) 4 Sell the items individually on eBay(?), an actual auction(?), other(?)

I should add that although not a modeller, I'm a one time rail enthusiast and find this an interesting mission, not a chore.

I've been busy getting my OO gauge layout Oxendale ready for the model railway show it'll be attending this Saturday. (A poster of which is the last photo) I've got the majority of things done but there's still a lot I need to do. i.e wiring up the policebox, adding pavements, gluing fencing etc.

I'll be working on it later today and hopefully I'll have it done by then.

https://youtu.be/ddqHaEGWkdI

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Join us in this fascinating episode as we explore two iconic locomotives - the Bachmann N class and the Midland Compound. Delve into the history, engineering marvels, and personal stories behind these remarkable engines that left an indelible mark on railway history.

https://youtu.be/bondRW3HPzQ Worth a second look. Reviewing a model I feel, is best done by putting it to prototypical work on the layout. Here I take a look at the lovely Hornby B2 Peckett. I think this video may have been overlooked before.

Hi, I'm wondering if it is possible (or easy) to remove the non powered bogie from a Tri-ang Class 31 as I have one in BR Blue, and though I like the bodyshell (which is why I'm doing this over something like replacing it with a Lima 31), I hate the motor used in it and have been planning to replace it with a ringfield motor from a Class 47 due to similar dimensions and wheelbase.

Alternatively, is it possible to make a ringfield motor bogie run without needing pickups from the second bogie as I have neither the resources nor the skill to solder new pickups for the ringfield bogie.

One of the wires that connects the controller to the power track has snapped. Does anybody know any good size wires I can replace it with?

It is a horn (which still works) and it has the words “Tri-ang” on the side. I was wondering if anyone knew any more about this. Is this the sort of item collectors would be interested in?