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Hornby Class 58 Project

The Heljan Class 58 is a fantastic model and by far superior to the Hornby Class 58 from the 1980s. However with a little effort, the Class…

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Scotrail HST - Express Review
22 AUG 2019 · Diesel Multiple Units

Scotrail HST - Express Review

This week saw the arrival of the Scotrail Inter7City livery Class 43 HST by Hornby and with it the return of quick reviews to oorail. The…

Class 66 RHTT Project
21 AUG 2019 · Loco Works Wednesday

Class 66 RHTT Project

With Autumn rapidly approaching, I thought it would be a good opportunity to get started on my Class 66 RHTT Project. While a number of…

Yes.. 3 in 1 really will damage your Locomotive Body Shell
18 JUN 2019 · How To

Yes.. 3 in 1 really will damage your Locomotive Body Shell

For the past eight years we have used Liquid Bearings synthetic lubricant here at oorail. While its not the cheapest product, its a…

Third Rail Substation - 3D Printed Model Railways
28 MAR 2019 · 3D Printing

Third Rail Substation - 3D Printed Model Railways

This video takes a sneak peak at the upcoming Trackside3D Southern Third Rail Substation. This is a 3D printed building based on the power…

Loco Works Wednesday #21 - 4-CEP and Class 66
27 MAR 2019 · Loco Works Wednesday

Loco Works Wednesday #21 - 4-CEP and Class 66

This weeks Loco Works Wednesday performs maintenance on a 4-CEP that sounded rough at slow speeds, maintenance on a Hornby Class 66 and…

Hornby Class 66 Evening Star in GBRf Livery
26 MAR 2019 · Diesel Locomotives

Hornby Class 66 Evening Star in GBRf Livery

This video takes a quick look at the new Hornby Class 66s. This video features R3747 which is 66779 Evening Star, the last Class 66…

Sharing Your Model Railway Episode 2 - Layout Lighting
24 MAR 2019 · How To

Sharing Your Model Railway Episode 2 - Layout Lighting

In this second episode in our new Sharing Your Model Railway series, we look at a couple of options for Lighting your Layout, and show the…

Sharing Your Model Railway Episode 1 - DIY Photo Lightbox
10 FEB 2019 · How To

Sharing Your Model Railway Episode 1 - DIY Photo Lightbox

Welcome to our new Sharing Your Model Railway series. In this first episode we show you how to create a simple DIY Photo Lightbox for…

2019 Model Railway Channel Update
10 FEB 2019 · Video

2019 Model Railway Channel Update

Here is your opportunity to influence the oorail channel in 2019. Find out what we have in the works for 2019 here at oorail and provide…

Model Railway 3D Printing Project Update - January 29th 2019
29 JAN 2019 · 3D Printing

Model Railway 3D Printing Project Update - January 29th 2019

Check out the latest Model Railway 3D Printing projects from Trackside 3D by oorail. In this video we announce the winners from our Video…

Model Railway Supplies / Model Railroad Dollar Tree Haul
3 JAN 2019 · How To

Model Railway Supplies / Model Railroad Dollar Tree Haul

This video from oorail looks at how you can re-purpose household items you can pickup at your local pound shop for use with your model…

How to Open Hornby Clan Line - Loco Works Wednesday #20
2 JAN 2019 · Loco Works Wednesday

How to Open Hornby Clan Line - Loco Works Wednesday #20

This weeks Loco Works Wednesday looks at Hornby's Clan Line, shows how to open the body shell (requires disconnecting the speedo cable)…

Heljan Class 53 Falcon Headcodes - Loco Works Wednesday #19
26 DEC 2018 · Loco Works Wednesday

Heljan Class 53 Falcon Headcodes - Loco Works Wednesday #19

This weeks Loco Works Wednesday looks at the Heljan Class 53. In this video we show how to open the Class 53 'Falcon', how to apply the…

2018 Advent Calendar
1 DEC 2018

2018 Advent Calendar

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15 Day 16 Day 17 Day 18 Day 19 Day 20 Day 21…

3D Printing Loco Parts - Loco Works Wednesday #18
27 NOV 2018 · 3D Printing

3D Printing Loco Parts - Loco Works Wednesday #18

41233 is repaired using 3D printed buffers and steps. 92009 with a defective ringfield motor is repaired using 3D printed parts.  92009 is…

3D Printing Update - September 15th 2018
15 SEP 2018 · 3D Printing

3D Printing Update - September 15th 2018

Model Railway 3D Printing Project Update from September 15th 2018. This video is the next in a new weekly series where we take a look at…

3D Printing Update - September 1st 2018
2 SEP 2018 · 3D Printing

3D Printing Update - September 1st 2018

Model Railway 3D Printing Project Update from September 1st  2018. This video is the next in a new weekly series where we take a look at…

3D Printing Project Update - August 25th 2018
25 AUG 2018 · 3D Printing

3D Printing Project Update - August 25th 2018

Model Railway 3D Printing Project Update from August 25th 2018. This video is the first in a new weekly series where we take a look at the…

Working Concrete Cable Trunking System
29 JUL 2018 · How To

Working Concrete Cable Trunking System

This video shows how to use 3D printed concrete cable trunking / troughs to run wiring for power to the track. This video shows how you can…