Painting Varnished Coaches part 2

In this second video, Mike shows how to create variations in colour using different shades to simulate the varied teak tones before creating the wood grain.

Painting Varnished Teak Coaches part 1

Mike Trice has had a series of videos on YouTube for a while covering how to simulate teak using acrylics paints on a Gresley coach. Its pretty quick to do, and produced a much better finish than simple washes. In this first video, Mike prepares the model and applies the paint layers

Spilsby in 4mm scale

Spilsby model railway layout

The video shows Spilsby modelled during GNR days. Recently featured in the Society’s Great Northern News, this layout was built by the Sleaford Model Railway Club. The layout was filmed by SHGP media in 2023 at the Spalding Model Railway Exhibition.

The Stirling Single Steams Again

Rapido's Stirlng Single

A film by Nick Lera As Rapido announces their project to recreate the Stirling Single as preserved with the smaller tender (as well as reissuing a small run with the larger tender via Locomotion), we have uncovered a video showing the visit of No.1 to the GCR preserved railway  in the 1980s. Rapido Stirling Single […]