Building a set of oldbury coaches

With modern ready-to-run diesel-outline models excelling in the art of interior decor, what can we do to improve the spartan cabs of older models? George Dent offers some simple tips.

With some ‘OO’ coaching stock now costing around £70 per vehicle CHRIS LEIGH offers some thoughts on saving money and doing some old style modelling.

With one last gap in the backscene to fill, George Dent has made progress on another industrial building for his layout project.

Peter Marriott explains how even the most basic of freight facilities can be given enough interest and detail to catch viewers’ eyes.

GAUGE ‘OO’ MODEL Clark Railworks C2002A/B LNER ‘Quad-Art’ four-car articulated sets 84A and 84B, BR crimson PRICE £325.00 per four-car set AVAILABILITY Clark Railworks stockists Web www.clarkrailworks.com

Chris Nevard scratches a lingering itch by giving one of Model Rail ’s exclusive Ruston & Hornsby ‘PWM’ locomotives a suitably grimy appearance, using water-based paints that can be removed easily if things go wrong.