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A small black and aluminium case containing 81 wagons and 3 coaches was stolen by an opportunist thief on the evening of 15-Oct-2017 whilst a van was being unloaded at the Model Railway Club in London N1. The models were made by the late Bill Blackburn and were on loan to the MRC.

Each item has a conspicuous yellow dot painted on the underside. They are all to 2mm : 1ft fine scale standards. They are superb examples of work in the scale. If you hear anything of these, for example a collection of N gauge wagons being sold, please contact either the 2mm Scale Association or the Model Railway Club in London.

Mon, 16 Oct 2017 20:48:53 GMT

Drop-in wheel conversion for Farish 64xx Pannier Tank

The Farish 64xx Pannier Tank is the latest model to have a drop-in wheel conversion kit. This conversion consists of new bearings, wheels, coupling rods, etc.. and simply drops into the chassis in place of the N gauge wheelset.
A superb running Finescale steam locomotive in ten minutes !

Sat, 19 Nov 2016 09:05:27 GMT

Sample Magazine available for download

A sample of the 2mm Magazine is available for prospective members to download.

Sat, 19 Nov 2016 09:02:36 GMT

Magazine Backnumber Update Available

An update to the Magazine backnumber is now ready from the members only section (password required). This updates your copy of the backnumbers to the end of 2015.

Full copies of the Magazine backnumbers from 1960 are available from Shop 1. Since December 2013, these are supplied on USB memory stick.

Sat, 11 Jun 2016 17:19:36 GMT

AGM 2015 Photo Gallery

A gallery of photographs of the entries in the 2015 annual model making competition classes.

Fri, 13 Nov 2015 16:48:04 GMT

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Air Ministry Tank by Andy Carlson, from a 2mm Scale Association kit. Part of his winning entry for the Barker Trophy at the 2016 AGM. Further images from the Annual Model Competitions are in the AGM Gallery

The AGM for 2017 will be in Aldershot on 14th October. Further details are found on the Events Page

The 2mm Scale Association exists to promote and facilitate modelling at the scale of 2mm:1ft. The scale has a long history as the smallest practical finescale standard.

By joining the Association, members gain access to a wealth of knowledge and our exclusive component range designed to enable simple and accurate construction.

Find out how to get started in 2mm FineScale; with the products available from the 2mm Scale Association its easier than you might think.

Our component ranges include jigs and alignment tools which remove the guesswork and need for specialist measuring equipment from precision model making. We also produce booklets which explain the construction techniques which have been developed over the years.

To keep our members in touch we produce a bi-monthly magazine and newsletter. For those with access to the internet we offer an email list where members can chat about anything pertinent to 2mm model making.

This website contains information about the Association and 2mm standards, articles about model making, and photographs to inspire the model maker.

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October 2mm AGM and Farnham Show Source: 2mm Kent and Essex Area Group | 16 Oct 2017 | 12:40 pm BST

October's meeting was replaced by the 2mm Association Annual General Meeting and an invitation to exhibit at the Farnham and District Model Railway Club's show.Lightermans Yard was stand number 2, very well situated by the show entrance with two other 2mm finescale layouts. Considerable spectator in ....

October 2017 meeting Source: Forth & Clyde Area Group | 14 Oct 2017 | 11:21 pm BST

We were back in Glasgow for this month's meeting. Alisdair hosted and Andy, Stephen, Gordon, Jim and Graham turned up to hear him explain some of his techniques for making plasticard buildings.Alisdair uses several layers for most buildings: a 40 thou shell with the windows and doors cut out by scor ....

October Meeting update Source: 2mm North East Area Group | 7 Oct 2017 | 8:03 pm BST

Today we were all treated to a tour of the main scenic feature on one of John Aldrick's latest projects - 'Ivybridge Viaduct' in GWR territory. The project is really rather ambitious but the manner in which he is accomplishing it is very neat. I understand an article is in preparation for the 2mm Ma ....

Station building Source: Anthony Yeates' 2mm Blog | 25 Sep 2017 | 6:49 pm BST

In recent weeks (months?) I've been working on the station building for Corrieshalloch. The styrene shell was covered in a layer of Fimo air drying clay (similar to DAS), glued on with PVA. Once dry, I carved the stonework courses using a needle held in a pin vice. The clock face (between the bottom ....

AVRMC open day and double success. Source: Pennine 2mm Area Group | 22 Sep 2017 | 9:52 pm BST

On the 27th of August, the Sunday of the bank holiday weekend. AVRMC held an open day for the public to see what we do.The day generally went very well with only complementary comments received and a few interested people.In the months and weeks leading up to the open day we had been concentrating o ....

September 2017 meeting Source: Forth & Clyde Area Group | 16 Sep 2017 | 7:27 pm BST

This month's group meeting, in Edinburgh, was sparsely attended. Alisdair, Andy and Graham gathered to progress the point rodding on Sauchenford.First though Alisdair shared some of his recent modelling: the filter tank for a sewage farm (no, really) which posed an interesting problem since his chos ....

September Meeting Source: 2mm Kent and Essex Area Group | 12 Sep 2017 | 1:05 am BST

At this month's meeting we took the opportunity of setting up the layout in preparation for the next exhibition outing. Cleaning the track and test running locos and stock. Apart from one sticky point, all ran well, including the additional controller for the fiddle yard.The next exhibition is the 2 ....

Gallery Source: Modbury Updates | 12 Sep 2017 | 1:00 am BST

Selection of photos taken by Steve Croucher at Steam Festival 2017 ....

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