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The main part of the hobby is of course building the kits. Here, we look at construction techniques that will help you build your kits with ease. From sprew shavers to sanding pads, our collection of plastic model building tips also covers the different tools available to help in the construction process.

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We explain the basic items you need to get building.
We review this useful adhesive from Deluxe Materials.
Take a look at this range of real-life signs.
Take a look at this new modelling putty in the Gaugemaster Tools range.
In this article we explain which glue to use in which situation.
In this article we build a spooky diorama for Halloween.
We convert a Tamiya military kit for use on an O Scale layout.
We look into how to modify these HO Scale kits on a OO Scale layout.
We suggest ways to use these military kits in a non-military fashion on your layout.
We show you how to add a military train to your layout.
We take a look at this versatile range of plastic parts for scratchbuilding.
We show you how to adapt US building kits for use on our UK shop layout.
We show you how to repurpose this useful Peco kit.
We build this kit for an up-to-date setting.
A helpful glossary of model and real world terms