Bachmann BR Standard 9F Class DCC Fitting Guide
Today we have a very brief glimpse at Bachmann’s BR Standard 9F class and find out how to fit
A New Flush Glaze Project – Grafar Suburban Coaches
Some of the earliest posts on this blog looked at a Flush Glaze project to improve Bachmann Bulleid coaches. Ready installed Flush Glazing on ready to run models is a fairly modern phenomenon and in my eyes really makes a significant visual difference to the appearance of models. Although not quite as effective as the…
Bachmann Collett Goods Class 2251 DCC Fitting Guide (DCC Ready Version)
The latest addition to the Locoyard fleet is likely to be used as donor locomotive for the SER 01 project. In the meantime it will be DCC chipped and reviewed, so today we start with fitting the DCC decoder. Fitting a DCC chip to
Hornby Bulleid Q1 Class Model Review
Following last week’s review of the Hunslet Austerity saddle tank; today we look at another Austerity design, this one more unloved than most! Bulleid’s 0-6-0 Q1 class was the most powerful 0-6-0 ever built in the UK. The design was very unconventional and gave it a unique appearance. Previous articles have been written on the…
Bachmann SR Pill Box Brake Van Review
Bachmann’s latest rolling stock release is of significant importance to the Southern modeller. This new super-detailed model of the SR Pill Box Brake Van is
DCC Stay-Alive – is it as good as it sounds?
I’m sure I’m not alone in being frustrated by model locomotives not running well. Getting constant power to a model’s motor is an all too common problem. There is a lot that we can do to help this – keeping the track, wheels and power wipers clean and of course having good well-laid track…
Splitting Headaches and a Split Chassis – a bad combination (or why split chassis DCC conversion is VERY Hard!)
This weekend has allowed a good amount of time for working on the layout and projects. In hindsight, it should of been a good opportunity to simply operate the layout, as having caught some serious man-flu; coughing, headaches and tiredness meant full concentration wasn’t on the cards. I should have sat back with a cup…
Hornby (ex-Dapol) Hunslet Austerity (J94) Review
This marks the twentieth review published on Locoyard! To finish our theme on modern steam’s hero, we
Locoyard’s Unsung Hero 1111 due a facelift
With the number of visits to preserved line’s that I’ve had in the past few week’s the layout has seen little action. But as days get shorter and colder, I think this will change! There has been one small purchase made
Bachmann GWR City Class Review – A Tale of Two Cities, Part 2
Steadily over the past few weeks, I’ve been reviewing locomotives in my collection, with the general aim of providing a free resource for 00 scale steam modellers. Seeing as it is 100 days until Christmas (a scary thought!), hopefully these reviews are becoming available at just the right time! Following from the Review of …
Loco Yard 