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Hello :) I expect at least 90% of people reading this have used the Internet before. The information superhighway has all sorts of, well, information; including stuff about model railways. There are some brilliant model railway YouTube channels around and so I thought it might be worth making a...

Now - I've spent all day staring at bits of paper and track on a layout baseboard, so I've gone a bit barmy. If this isn't coherent, that's why. ;) Earlier I was cutting up bits of card boxes to create sheets which could then be used for scratchbuilding when I next get a grand idea to build...

We all like a bargain - particularly those of us on tight budgets (hello!). So: what's your best bargain? This could be anything; an engine, unit, coach, wagon, or other model railway item, past or present. Bought an entire layout for 50p in 1974 and still use it today? Do share. Bought an...

And no - this isn't an elaborate April Fools prank - it was announced at 1201 :) From https://rapidotrains.co.uk/the-titfield-thunderbolt-70th-anniversary-range/: Personally I'm really looking forward to what the models will look like. Apparently they're expected to be released in 2022 and...

Now this may seem like a stupid question, but stick with me. Even if you have nothing to say you'll hopefully have had a laugh at my inability to ask questions :D This thought began all the way in December 2020 - around Christmastime. I put up lights around my layout to make it look a bit more...

Hello :) I've been surfing the interwebs recently and on my travels I've found quite a few layouts of modern-image layouts. A lot of these seem to focus on smaller locations, and mainly freight yards, but there are a few which are based on large stations such as Crewe or London Marylebone. This...

Hello :) I've been trying to work out what I want to do with some coaches I've been given and during my research (alright - that's a bit steep; it was me reading a magazine last night), I came across Iris 1 & 2, and other associated units. For those who hadn't heard of them before, there's a...

Hello :) In the thread about ABC Rail Guides (https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/abc-rail-guides.182073), I mentioned the Platform 5 equivalent - the British Railways Locomotives & Coaching Stock series of books. I've been checking Platform 5's website (www.platform5.com) semi-regularly for...

I've spent a lot of my time on the forums recently going through older threads and posts to find various bits of information I've been looking for and, during this, I've found a lot of my own posts - many of which I'd say are completely different in both the opinions expressed and the manner in...

No - this wasn't intended as a clickbait title. :) I've been surfing the interwebs tonight and it seems as though there's something going on at Hattons; people are saying they're cancelling peoples' pre-orders for Hornby 2021 range products, but I can't find anything to confirm or deny this. I...

Hello :) Some people reading this may be aware that I have previously shared my attempts of making a version of the Cotswold Line in Train Sim. These attempts were, having looked back on them, really quite poor as I lacked the knowledge and tools to be able to properly make a realistic route for...

We've had the thread about your best model rolling stock suggestions, and so it's probably worth having a similar thread for Train Sim 20xx and Train Sim World. Sales for these simulators are really quite frequent so this thread could be a useful place to go to when a sale comes up and you don't...

Hello :) I'm currently working on a version of the Cotswold Line for Train Simulator, and would like to add an extra bit to make the route more interesting. The bit I'd like to include is the line from Didcot through Oxford to Banbury; firstly, to allow full Didcot - Moreton-in-Marsh services to...

(With apologies to the Hornby Forums) Seeing as we're all in lockdown and probably all going a bit mad without being able to go to shows and the like, I thought it might be nice to make a thread where people could share the things they've recently bought for their model railways or collections...

Hello :) Over the past couple of years, I've built up a fairly substantial model collection, with most of my engines being older Lima/Hornby DC designs. At the moment I run both DC and DCC (not at the same time) to allow me to run both types of engines but really I'd like to move away from this...

The Hornby 2021 range is being announced on Tuesday 5th January 2021 at 1000. You can pre-order the 2021 catalogue for £9.99 on Hattons now: https://www.hattons.co.uk/newsdetail.aspx?id=950 and Kernow Model Rail Centre will be showing the range at...

For Christmas, I'd chosen a Dapol Class 121 in revised Network SouthEast livery. It arrived earlier this month but we only got round to testing it today. Upon testing it, we found that the bogies don't turn as much as they are supposed to and therefore the unit fails to negotiate the 3rd-radius...

Hello :) Some people may be wanting to get Christmas shopping done sooner rather than later due to uncertainty surrounding the current situation and how easily shopping may be (either in person or online if everyone starts buying online at the same time) - I know I am to a certain extent - and...

Hello all :) I've been looking online and on this subforum recently about cameras; more specifically, which cameras are best for beginners and which ones will provide good photos and are also cheap. From this (small amount of) research, I've found two cameras which might be suitable for me. They...

Following a comment I made in this thread (https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/did-anyone-ever-have-rail3d.209119/#post-4795855): I was wondering what other people's first railway/train simulator (for sake of argument I'll just say railway-related simulator from now on) was? As mentioned...