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Hornby Class 58 Cab Window Wiper Effect

Learn how to create easy cab window effects like wiper marks on any locomotive. In this video the Hornby Class 58 project continues as I…

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Hornby Class 58 Project
31 AUG 2019 · Diesel Locomotives

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…

Weathering Points and Diamond Crossings
19 JUL 2018 · How To

Weathering Points and Diamond Crossings

This is a quick how to video showing how we weather points and diamond crossings here at oorail.com. The video shows a technique for…

Enhancing Freight Loads
10 FEB 2016 · How To

Enhancing Freight Loads

This week we are improving the factory shipped Dapol Freight loads using a number of materials including realistic coal and iron ore…

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…

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…

LNER Teak Coach Project - Part 1
10 JAN 2015 · How To

LNER Teak Coach Project - Part 1

As you've seen from recent videos we picked up the LNER 2-8-2 Class P2 with TTS sound by Hornby. Unfortunately we didn't have any suitable…

Hornby Class 58 Project - Part 2 (Weathering)
8 JAN 2015 · How To

Hornby Class 58 Project - Part 2 (Weathering)

This video is the second in our Class 58 enhancement project. In this video we show you how we weathered the original Hornby Class 58 in…

Enhancing the Hornby Class 58
15 NOV 2014 · Loco Works Wednesday

Enhancing the Hornby Class 58

This video from oorail.com shows you how to enhance the old Hornby Class 58 models. In this video you will see a brief comparison with the…

Weathering Model Railway Card Kits
12 NOV 2014 · How To

Weathering Model Railway Card Kits

This video from oorail.com shows how to use weathering powders to adding realistic weathering to printable and pre-printed card kits. The…

Weathering Model Railway Card Kits
12 NOV 2014 · Weathering

Weathering Model Railway Card Kits

This video from oorail.com shows how to use weathering powders to adding realistic weathering to printable and pre-printed card kits. The…

Hornby Class 43 HST R3138 Custom Weathered
19 SEP 2014 · Layout Updates

Hornby Class 43 HST R3138 Custom Weathered

This video from oorail.com takes a look at the new Class 43 HST from Hornby. The version featured in this video was custom weathered using…

Model Railway Weathering Project - V3 Tank
26 AUG 2014 · How To

Model Railway Weathering Project - V3 Tank

This video from oorail.com takes an old Bachmann V3 Tank 67673 in BR Plain Black Early Emblem with Westinghouse pump that we acquired on…

Weathered Conflat wagons with AF Containers in OO Gauge
26 AUG 2014 · Locomotives

Weathered Conflat wagons with AF Containers in OO Gauge

This video from oorail.com looks at the Bachmann pack of 3 weathered conflat wagons with AF containers in light blue. Each AF container is…

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…

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…

Inter-City 125 HST Weathering - OO Gauge HST Enhancements - Part 2
22 NOV 2012 · Video

Inter-City 125 HST Weathering - OO Gauge HST Enhancements - Part 2

This video from oorail.com demonstrates how to weather a Hornby Inter-City 125 HST in BR Blue/Grey livery using weathering powders. This is…

Researching the Inter-City 125 for weathering - OO Gauge HST Enhancements - Part 3
22 NOV 2012 · Video

Researching the Inter-City 125 for weathering - OO Gauge HST Enhancements - Part 3

This video from oorail.com researches real photographs of British Rail Inter-City 125 HSTs from the late 1970s and 1980s for weathering…

Adding oil spill detailing to weathered OO gauge layouts
5 APR 2012 · Video

Adding oil spill detailing to weathered OO gauge layouts

In this video from oorail.com we demonstrate two different methods of applying oil spill or slick detailing to weathered track on a OO…