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Model Railway Basics - Bachmann E-Z Track as a Temporary Layout

This video in the oorail.com series Model Railway Basics introduces you to the Bachmann E-Z track products. Bachmann's E-Z track allows you…

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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…

British Rail Class 110 Diesel Multiple Unit
4 AUG 2015 · Diesel Multiple Units

British Rail Class 110 Diesel Multiple Unit

This video from oorail.com looks at the British Rail Class 110 Diesel Multiple Unit or DMU. The Class 110 was a 3-car DMU that operated…

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…

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 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…

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…

Hornby P2 Smokebox Handle Repair
27 JUL 2015 · How To

Hornby P2 Smokebox Handle Repair

This video from oorail.com shows how to carefully repair smoke box handles. The locomotive in this video is the new Hornby P2 TTS Sound…

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…

Heljan Class 05 Hunslet Shunter in BR Green with Wasp stripes
16 JUL 2015 · Diesel Locomotives

Heljan Class 05 Hunslet Shunter in BR Green with Wasp stripes

In this video from oorail.com we take a look at the newly released Heljan Class 05 Hunslet shunter. This version is in BR Green livery with…

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…

New Steam Locomotive Arrivals - July 15th 2015
15 JUL 2015 · Layout Updates

New Steam Locomotive Arrivals - July 15th 2015

Some new steam locomotives have arrived at the oorail layout. In this video we look at a Hornby Princess Royal Class Steam Locomotive in…

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…

Hornby Class K1 Steam Locomotive Front Bogie Repair
28 JUN 2015 · How To

Hornby Class K1 Steam Locomotive Front Bogie Repair

This video from oorail.com looks at a problem with the Hornby Class K1 steam locomotive's front bogie and how we went about fixing the…

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…

British Rail Motorail Project Part 1
25 MAY 2015 · How To

British Rail Motorail Project Part 1

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