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InterCity 225 Mk 4 Coaches and DVT Repair

This week we are fixing a wheel set problem with InterCity 225 Mk 4 coaches and Peco points. In this video we also improve the running of…

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Lima GWR King George V Enhancement
17 NOV 2015 · How To

Lima GWR King George V Enhancement

his week we have a very special locomotive - GWR 6000 Class King George V in the Loco Works. This is the old Lima model in Great Western…

Hornby APT Restoration Project Update
1 NOV 2015 · How To

Hornby APT Restoration Project Update

This video from oorail.com continues the Hornby Advanced Passenger Train (APT-P) restoration project. In this video I do a quick recap on…

How to weather track quickly
1 NOV 2015 · Scenery

How to weather track quickly

This video from oorail.com shows a technique for weathering large sections of track very quickly. In the video we demonstrate the technique…

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…

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…

Wiring DCC and DC Model Railway controllers to the same track
7 AUG 2015 · Layout Updates

Wiring DCC and DC Model Railway controllers to the same track

This video from oorail.com shows you how to wire both DCC and DC model railway controllers to the same track. In the video we wire an old…

Weathering Metcalfe Model Railway Card Kits
4 AUG 2015 · How To

Weathering Metcalfe Model Railway Card Kits

This video from oorail.com shows one of the techniques I use with weathering powders to mask the bright white corner folds on Metcalfe…

Model Railway Layouts Forum £20.15 Challenge Entry - Part 8 (Final)
2 AUG 2015 · Projects

Model Railway Layouts Forum £20.15 Challenge Entry - Part 8 (Final)

This is the final part of the Model Railway Layouts Forum £20.15 Challenge Entry series. In this video from oorail.com, I give a quick…

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…

Model Railway Layouts Forum £20.15 Challenge Entry - Part 7
31 JUL 2015 · Projects

Model Railway Layouts Forum £20.15 Challenge Entry - Part 7

Part 7 of this video series from oorail.com looks at the completed exterior paintwork, the completed Pullman and running number decal /…

Model Railway Layouts Forum £20.15 Challenge Entry - Part 6
28 JUL 2015 · Projects

Model Railway Layouts Forum £20.15 Challenge Entry - Part 6

This video from oorail.com is part 6 of the mrlforums.co.uk £20.15 Challenge. My entry for this competition is an old Tri-ang Blue Pullman…

Model Railway Layouts Forum £20.15 Challenge Entry - Part 5
26 JUL 2015 · Loco Works Wednesday

Model Railway Layouts Forum £20.15 Challenge Entry - Part 5

This video from oorail.com is part 5 of the MRL Forum £20.15 Challenge. Only about four or so days left to get this finish and the entry…

Model Railway Layouts Forum £20.15 Challenge Entry - Part 4
25 JUL 2015 · Loco Works Wednesday

Model Railway Layouts Forum £20.15 Challenge Entry - Part 4

This video from oorail.com is part 4 in a series that walks you through my entry into the £20.15 challenge over at http://mrlforum.co.uk…

British Rail Motorail Project - Part 2
15 JUL 2015 · How To

British Rail Motorail Project - Part 2

This video from oorail.com is the second part of a series looking at various options for modeling British Rail's Motorail service. In this…

LNER Teak Coach Project - Part 3
29 JUN 2015 · How To

LNER Teak Coach Project - Part 3

This video from oorail.com is the third part of the LNER Teak Coach project. In this video a summary of different liveries and…

Model Railway Layouts Forum £20.15 Challenge Entry - Part 3
28 JUN 2015 · How To

Model Railway Layouts Forum £20.15 Challenge Entry - Part 3

This video from oorail.com is part 3 in a series that walks you through my entry for the £20.15 challenge over at…

LNER Teak Coach Project - Part 2
27 JUN 2015 · How To

LNER Teak Coach Project - Part 2

In this second part of our LNER Teak Coach Project, you will see how we stained / painted an old Hornby LNER Teak coach to produce a more…

Model Railway Layouts Forum £20.15 Challenge Entry - Part 2
27 JUN 2015 · How To

Model Railway Layouts Forum £20.15 Challenge Entry - Part 2

This is the second video in the series on our entry to the £20.15 challenge over at http://mrlforum.co.uk/forums/ ... In this second video…