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December 16th 2013 Layout Update

This video from oorail.com is the first in our new Model Railway Layout Challenge series. The series walks you through building a new model…

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December 16th 2013 - OO Gauge Model Railway Layout Update - Part 2
16 DEC 2013 · Layout Updates

December 16th 2013 - OO Gauge Model Railway Layout Update - Part 2

This video from oorail.com is a quick layout update for December 16th 2013, includes the initial design work for the transition section of…

Layout Planning and Design
16 DEC 2013 · How To

Layout Planning and Design

This video from oorail.com is part two of the Model Railway Layout Challenge series. This video discusses the design of the layout, where…

Restoring Tri-ang Track with the CMX HO scale Track Cleaner
16 DEC 2013 · How To

Restoring Tri-ang Track with the CMX HO scale Track Cleaner

This video from oorail.com looks at using the CMX HO scale track cleaning car to restore Tri-ang Super 4 and Series-3 track.

Reviving old Tri-ang Hornby Train sets from the 1960s
16 DEC 2013 · Loco Works Wednesday

Reviving old Tri-ang Hornby Train sets from the 1960s

This video from oorail.com looks at reviving old Tri-ang / Hornby train sets. In this video we look at the RS.52 - the Blue Pullman set…

Lima Class 42 Warship Model Railway Project - Part 1
15 DEC 2013 · Loco Works Wednesday

Lima Class 42 Warship Model Railway Project - Part 1

This video from oorail.com introduces our new Lima Class 42 Warship Model Railway project. Earlier this year we acquired a second hand Lima…

Enhancing OO Gauge Buffer Stops
13 OCT 2013 · How To

Enhancing OO Gauge Buffer Stops

This video from oorail.com looks at both the rail type and sleeper built type buffer stops from Peco. It compares them to the Hornby R083…

Adding Internal Lighting to Model Railway Buildings
12 OCT 2013 · How To

Adding Internal Lighting to Model Railway Buildings

This video from oorail.com shows how to add internal lighting using 2mm LEDs to model railway buildings. In this video we add internal…

CMX Track Cleaner on OO scale Model Railways
28 AUG 2013 · How To

CMX Track Cleaner on OO scale Model Railways

This video from oorail.com looks at the American CMX Track Cleaner. This is a brass HO scale track cleaning tanker that you fill with…

Weathering Old Tri-ang / Hornby Tank Wagons
1 JUL 2013 · Video

Weathering Old Tri-ang / Hornby Tank Wagons

This video from oorail.com shows how to update old Tri-ang and Hornby Railways Tank Wagons for use on a modern layout. The video uses the…

Adding the extra details to a Diesel Locomotive
17 MAY 2013 · Video

Adding the extra details to a Diesel Locomotive

This video from oorail.com looks at how to add the extra details included with a Heljan Class 14 to the Diesel locomotive. Many locomotives…

Enhancing the Hornby Inter-City 125 HST
26 JAN 2013 · Video

Enhancing the Hornby Inter-City 125 HST

This video from oorail.com looks at enhancing and weathering the Hornby Inter-City 125 High Speed Train (HST). The video features…

Lima OO Gauge Class 26 Diesel Loco Weathering and Enhancements
22 JAN 2013 · Video

Lima OO Gauge Class 26 Diesel Loco Weathering and Enhancements

This video from oorail.com shows how to enhance and weather a Lima Class 26 locomotive. Lima OO gauge locomotives are widely available on…

Restoring old Semaphore Signals - Hornby / Tri-ang Model Railway
13 JAN 2013 · Video

Restoring old Semaphore Signals - Hornby / Tri-ang Model Railway

This video from oorail.com shows how to restore old Hornby, Hornby Dublo and Tri-ang semaphore signals. The Hornby semaphore signals -…

Model Railway In-motion tracking camera shot
9 JAN 2013 · Video

Model Railway In-motion tracking camera shot

This video from oorail.com demonstrates how to create the in-motion tracking camera shot on a OO Gauge Model Railway. This shot is one…

Elevating OO Gauge Model Railway Track
27 DEC 2012 · Video

Elevating OO Gauge Model Railway Track

This video from oorail.com introduces the basics of elevating OO/HO scale model railway track using Hornby R909 Elevated Track supports…

Bachmann Mark 2 (Mk2) Coaches in OO Gauge
14 DEC 2012 · Video

Bachmann Mark 2 (Mk2) Coaches in OO Gauge

This video from oorail.com shows an example full rake of Mk2 coaches from Bachmann. This rake consists of a brake coach at either end which…

Train-Tech OO Gauge Model Railway Track Tester Review
4 DEC 2012 · Video

Train-Tech OO Gauge Model Railway Track Tester Review

This video from oorail.com looks at the TT-1 model railway track tester from Train-Tech. The track tester lights the LED red or green based…

OO Gauge Automatic Decoupling / Uncoupling Ramps
3 DEC 2012 · Video

OO Gauge Automatic Decoupling / Uncoupling Ramps

This video from oorail.com looks at Peco SL-29 automatic decoupling / uncoupling ramps. These ramps provide a mechanism to automatically…

Replacing Tri-ang Hornby OO Gauge X03 X04 Brush Motor Heads
25 NOV 2012 · Video

Replacing Tri-ang Hornby OO Gauge X03 X04 Brush Motor Heads

This video from oorail.com demonstrates how to replace the brush heads on Tri-ang and Hornby X03 and X04 motors. These motors are normally…