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High Street Station Episode 1 - Layout Progress

This first episode of the 'OO' gauge London inspired model railway layout, High Street Station, we look at building the over six foot long…

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Layout Updates

New Model Railway Layout Build - Part 1 Baseboards and LED Lighting
3 JAN 2022 · Video

New Model Railway Layout Build - Part 1 Baseboards and LED Lighting

A New Model Railway Layout build is kicking off 2022 here at oorail. This will be an end to end shelf layout in OO gauge. In this video we…

Tri-ang Layout Update and 10 years of Model Railways
17 DEC 2021 · Video

Tri-ang Layout Update and 10 years of Model Railways

#oorail #Tri-ang #Hornby

Photographic Backscenes - Introduction
3 OCT 2020 · How To

Photographic Backscenes - Introduction

Over the coming months, I will be walking you through the process of how the backscenes were selected for each part of the layout here at…

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…

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…

July 2018 Model Railway Update
15 JUL 2018 · Layout Updates

July 2018 Model Railway Update

Check out what we've been working on behind the scenes at oorail. This July update will give you a look at some of our 3D printing…

Creating a Model Railway Track Plan with RailModeller Pro
6 NOV 2017 · How To

Creating a Model Railway Track Plan with RailModeller Pro

This video from oorail.com shows how I created a track plan using RailModeller Pro software for Apple MacOS X. The video walks through the…

Custom British Rail Model Railway Layout Plaque
6 FEB 2016 · Layout Updates

Custom British Rail Model Railway Layout Plaque

This video from oorail.com shows one of our completed scalemodelscenery.co.uk custom made British Rail Model Railway Layout Plaques. These…

January 2016 Layout Update
4 JAN 2016 · Layout Updates

January 2016 Layout Update

Quick Layout update and plans for 2016...

Model Railway Backscenes Part 2 - Old English Village with Hills and Dales
26 DEC 2015 · Layout Updates

Model Railway Backscenes Part 2 - Old English Village with Hills and Dales

This video from oorail.com follows on from Part 1 which showed you how to install ID Backscenes on your Model Railway. In this video we…

Power Station Project - Part 2
22 OCT 2015 · Layout Updates

Power Station Project - Part 2

This is the second part of a new power station project for the oorail layout. In this video we show you the painted chimney and explain the…

Power Station Project - Part 1
17 OCT 2015 · Layout Updates

Power Station Project - Part 1

This is the first part of a new power station project for the oorail layout. In this video we'll look at power station cooling towers and…

Layout Update - October 2015
13 OCT 2015 · Layout Updates

Layout Update - October 2015

This video from oorail.com shows the progress made so far during October 2015. Projects for October include installing the ID backscenes…

How to install ID Backscenes on your Model Railway
10 OCT 2015 · Layout Updates

How to install ID Backscenes on your Model Railway

This video from oorail.com walks you through adding ID Backscenes to your model railway. You will see exactly what arrives in the mail, how…

September 2015 Model Railway Layout Update
30 SEP 2015 · Layout Updates

September 2015 Model Railway Layout Update

This video from oorail.com shows some of the progress made on the layout during September 2015. The big project for September was to…

August 2015 Model Railway Layout Update
26 AUG 2015 · Layout Updates

August 2015 Model Railway Layout Update

This video from oorail.com shows some of the progress made on the layout for August 2015. The big project for August was to divide one of…

Brewery boiler house diorama for OO Scale Model Railway
2 AUG 2015 · Layout Updates

Brewery boiler house diorama for OO Scale Model Railway

This video from oorail.com walks you through the creation of a small diorama to create a scenic break between two separate tracks on the…

British Model Railway Layout Tour - May 2015
13 MAY 2015 · Layout Updates

British Model Railway Layout Tour - May 2015

This video from oorail.com is a full tour of the oorail layout. The oorail layout is a large British OO scale model railway layout. The…