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Starting on the Right Track Right Track 1 - Locomotive Kit Building Right Track 2 - Locomotive Kit Building, Part 2
Right Track 3 - Painting, Lining and Finishing Right Track 4 - Detailing and Improving Right Track 5 - Modelling Landscapes
Right Track 6 - Modelling Landscapes, Part 2 Right Track 7 - Building Buildings with Geoff Taylor Right Track 8 - An Introduction to DCC
Right Track 9 - Practical Aspects of DCC Right Track 10 - Laying Terrific Trackwork Right Track 11 - Weathering Techniques
Right Track 12 - Wiring Your Layout Right Track 13 - Wagons, Part 1 Right Track 13 - Wagons, Part 2
Right Track 15 - Railway Operation and Signalling Right Track 16 - Developments in DC and DCC

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Right Track 16

Development in DC and DCC

AVAILABLE NOW!

In this DVD, Howard Watkins explains how you can use electronics on analogue and DCC systems to improve your layout.

He begins by explaining how to wire points for best running and then how to operate them for fine control. Switching polarity is essential to smooth running and Howard shows a range of methods from slide switch to the frog juicer.

For DCC, Howard gives an overview of systems and then shows how to set up decoders easily using your PC - including CVs, speed curves and function mapping. Then he moves on to coach and locomotive lighting and the fascinating subject of DCC Sound.

Finally, he shows control of your locomotives from an iPad or iPod and looks at the CBUS control system.

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Right Track 15

Railway Operation and Signalling
With Bob Essery and Tim Shackleton

NOW AVAILABLE!

This DVD takes you through essential issues such as semaphore and colour light signals, track layouts, head lamp codes and traffic patterns – all of them seen from a railwayman's point of view.

It takes you on an operational tour of some remarkable model railways – from a three-way junction station to a massive ScaleSeven Midland Railway layout – on which you'll see a wide variety of train services.

Supported by animated diagrams and archive stills, the programme goes on to explain how – and why – things were done during the steam and early-diesel er

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Right Track 14

Wagons: Part 2
With Iain Rice

Over the years Iain Rice has built, modified and generally upgraded many hundreds of wagons. In this DVD he passes on the skills he's acquired in his usual accessible and highly entertaining fashion. He shows you how to enhance your wagon fleet by using whitemetal kits and readily available detailing components, how to modify your stock and how to add realistic loads. He talks in depth about painting and weathering and gives some useful hands-on advice about improving how your wagons run on your layout.

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Right Track 13

Wagons: Part 1
With Iain Rice

In this two-hour DVD, Iain Rice gives you a comprehensive guide to the essentials – from how to access the necessary background information to choosing the right equipment for the job. He shows you how to perform simple upgrades to RTR stock and takes you through a step-by-step build of a couple of high-quality plastic wagon kits.

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Right Track 12

Wiring Your Layout
With Ian Morton and Christopher Langdon

 

Layout wiring is a topic that baffles many modellers, however experienced they are in other aspects of the hobby.
For the beginner, it can be bewildering.

Even if you’re not in the least technically minded, this hands-on DVD will steer you effortlessly through the basics of layout wiring.

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Starting on the Right Track

with Ian Morton

 

Designed for those new to railway modelling, this DVD will show how to build a model railway from ready-to-run trains and models available from your local model shop and DIY store.

Ian Morton of the Hornby magazine describes all aspects from building the baseboard to scenery and basic operation.

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Right Track 11

Weathering Techniques

Double-DVD Pack

Tim Shackleton explains step by step how he goes about weathering locos, coaches, frieght stock and buildings

- from basic airbrushing to the final titillation with paint and weathering powders.

He shows models in a variety of conditions, from a gleaming ‘Britannia’ to an utterly filthy WD – all of them based as closely as possible on prototype observation and archive photographs.

If you’ve ever wondered how to add that final touch of realism to your models, this DVD will show you how.

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Right Track 10

Laying Terrific Trackwork
Double-DVD pack

Norman Solomon is well known for the excellent standards of his trackwork.

In this double-DVD set, Norman and Tony Wright show all you need to know from laying Peco track right through to building junctions using copper clad strip and

C & L chairs and sleepers.

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Right Track 9    
Practical Aspects of DCC

Right Track 9 follows on from Right Track 8 and completes our look at DCC.

Subjects inlude layout wiring, adding controlled lighting to locos and coaches and much more.

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Right Track 8
An Introduction to DCC with Nigel Burkin

Nigel Burkin dispels the mysteries behind Digital Command Control. 

Nigel investigates DCC systems from the main manufacturers, converts a conventional DC layout to DCC, shows how to fit decoders in a wide range of locomotives and coaches and describes how to program decoders.

Right Track 8 runs for 3 hours.

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Right Track 7
Building Buildings

with Geoff Taylor

Geoff Taylor, a professional architectural modeller, joins the team of Right Track presenters.

You may have seen Geoff's work on the Gresley Beat, Dewsbury Midland and Burnden Park layouts.

This programme runs for 3 hours 20 minutes and is now available from here.

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Right Track 6
Modelling Landscapes: Part 2

In this, the second of two landscape modelling DVDs, Barry Norman continues on from Right Track 5.

Here, he dresses the landscape with trees, hedges, a country lane and water effects.

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Right Track 5
Modelling Landscapes: Part 1

This is the first of two DVDs featuring Barry Norman - one of the hobby's most respected scenic modellers.

Barry shows how he begins making excellent landscapes which have earned him acclaim throughout the UK and overseas.

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Right Track 4
Detailing and Improving RTR

Locomotives & Coaches.

Tony Wright examines what can be done to make Ready-to-Run locos and coaches from Hornby and Bachmann into something a bit special.

Modifications include the most basic of improvements to the application of full detailing kits from Comet and Brassmasters.

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Right Track 3
Painting, Lining and Finishing Locomotives and Coaches.

Tony Wright and professional model painter Ian Rathbone show all the necessary stages to complete the finish

on locomotives and coaches.

Topics inlude spray-painting, re-numbering, weathering, lining and transfers.

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Right Track 2

Locomotive Kit Building part 2

In this, the second of two programmes, Tony completes the detailing of the locomotive bodies and finishes the models ready for painting.

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Right Track 1
Locomotive Kit Building part 1

Tony begins with the white metal and brass components from three popular kit manufacturers  - DJH, Alan Gibson and  SE Finecast - and shows how to build a rolling chassis with a basic body.

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