Well it’s been a busy month or so at Mark’s Trains, with many conversions, servicing and repairs completed. I also attended my first exhibition as a trader getting my name out there to potential customers in the local area and offering friendly advice on all matters concerning DCC and sound. I have also visited a […]
Mark’s Trains now offers a new weathering service! A page dedicated to my weathering service has been created detailing what I offer, along with a portfolio to view previous commissions completed. I can also renumber, name and add full buffer beam detail if required at extra cost. Laser etched name plates can also be ordered […]
Mark’s Trains will be attending the ‘Little Layout Company’ model railway exhibition on Saturday 10th September 2016 with a trade stand. I will be offering DCC advice & tips with demonstrations of sound conversions and I will also be offering to take in work for conversions. If time permits I will be able to offer […]
Hello everyone, I trust you are all enjoying this lovely sunny Saturday morning! The workshop has been quite busy over the last month with many conversions undertaken and plenty of repairs attended to. A few prime examples include the sound conversion of three N gauge Farish class 47’s, a couple Bachmann OO gauge 3F’s converted […]
Good afternoon all, I trust you are all enjoying your glorious bank holiday weekend. I had a busy day yesterday working on a few customer’s locomotives. The first was a DCC fitted OO scale class 08 shunter that refused to move. After resetting the decoder all was well and the motor sprang back in to […]
Today I had the privilege of working on an old Wrenn OO gauge 4-6-2 locomotive, the ‘Duchess of Hamilton’. A customer sent it in to me because it would not run, saying that the motor may have seized. Upon inspection the valve gear and crank rods were bent slightly and therefore fouling. The motor was […]