We take advantage of introducing the Aoshima brand into our model catalog to give a brief overview of its history and product range. Aoshima is a Japanese brand that originated in Shizuoka in 1924 under the guidance of Jiro Aoshima as an Aeronautical Research Institute. A few years later, in 1929, they began manufacturing their
We initiate here a series of publications that aim to guide the first steps of modellers who decide to start in this exciting world. The objective is to provide the necessary information so that the newcomers can make the right decisions and clarify the main questions that often arise. Scale Model Trains For most people
The Barcelona-based manufacturer Mabar Tren has just released new versions of these emblematic RENFE (ex-NORTE) passenger cars on the market, so we take the opportunity to make a brief review of the evolution of this model. Cabe recordar que se trata de unos vistosos coches de madera de dos ejes con origen en la Compañía
Normally, in modelling, the authentic realism is in the small details. The care during the choosing of the right accessories becomes vital when we want to make a detailed and realistic piece. Exactly for that reason, today we want to show you a 1.87 scale wood bench, an own-elaboration simple accesorie which you can find
We end up April with very interesting news, offers and new products which are about to get to the shop. First of all, we want to show you the news and offers from the brand BRAWA in H0 scale. Diesel railcar VT 62.9, SNCF is already available, in analog and sound digital versions. On the other side, the Diesel
Today we bring you a small tutorial about how to open the CIWL sleeping coach made by LS Models, to be able to work the insides, putting some characters and lights or just to admire the great reproduction which we have on our hands. We are going to take as a begining the sleeping coach
Frecuently, in our models, we want to represent those concrete walls that we see in the villages, cities or industrial areas. We wonder why most times they get that blue or grey finish, when the actual walls have multiple colors; from ocher, passing through greys and ending with green tones. We don’t really need an
In many occasions we have problems when we want to represent vegetation in our models, dioramas or railway circuits. This is a quick tutorial to be able to make some kind of vegetation in an easy and cheap way. In this case, it is a small tree. MATERIALS: 1. Woodland Scenics Set REF:S30 dead fall. Very
Inside the vehicles and aircrafts range in the plastic models, the scale 1:72 has been beloved for many people, and hated for many others. However, there is an undeniable fact, and it is that the variety of models in this scale is hardly surmountable by its elder sisters. From the historic figures from the Roman
Many vehicles made in Die Cast format, are susceptible to get improved. Some of their pieces are bigger than they should be in this scale. Non-slip sheets, rear-view mirrors, windows, sleeves , door handles and a very big etc. In this first episode we are going to see how to improve the non-slip sheet from