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In anticipation of the 60th Anniversary of the 2mm Scale Association, we are running a layout building challenge to encourage as many layouts as possible to be available for the jubilee year.

Sat, 30 Mar 2019 09:35:28 GMT

Books and a Wagon - Introduction to 2mm Finescale

The books "Track" and "Point Rodding", both relevant to modellers in all scales, and a sample 2mm Finescale Mineral Wagon kit, are available for ordering on the website.

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 08:16:01 GMT

Black 5 Loco and Tender Kit

The Black 5 Locomotive and Tender kit has not been available for a number of years despite the fact that the Association held many of the parts of which the kit is comprised. The kit is now relaunched as a set of independently available parts. Full details of how members can obtain the components are available on the shop 3 part of the website.

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 11:09:21 GMT

Jubilee loco chassis construction

Nick Mitchell constructs a chassis for a LMS 4-6-0 Jubilee locomotive, videoing each step of the process.

Sat, 08 Sep 2018 12:25:05 GMT

Wagons and coaches stolen

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

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LNER P2 "Mons Meg" by Tim Watson. Winning entry for the Groves Trophy at the 2018 AGM. Further images from the Annual Model Competitions are in the AGM Gallery

The 2019 SuperMeet, on June 8th, at Tutbury, Staffordshire, and the AGM on 7th September in Swindon are described 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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July Meeting Source: 2mm Kent and Essex Area Group | 17 Jul 2019 | 7:25 pm BST

Sunday 14 July was a typical mid summer meeting. Bright, sunny and warm outside and interesting from the inside for innovation and discussion.Howard demonstrated his Railcom device that displayed a locomotive's DCC identity as it passed along a section of track. So far it only works on some decode ....

'Buffalo' Saddle Tank Source: Modbury Updates | 12 Jul 2019 | 12:35 pm BST

Updated the page describing the construction of 1076 Class 'Buffalo' Saddle Tank. ....

July 2019 meeting Source: Forth & Clyde Area Group | 7 Jul 2019 | 3:48 pm BST

Our July meeting took place a week earlier than usual. Andy, Jim, Alisdair and Alistair met at Graham's house in Edinburgh. One subject of discussion was last weekend's Perth exhibition put on by the Scottish Model Engineering Trust, where the FCAG (pictured, Jim and Nigel) manned the 2mmSA's Furthe ....

The Flat Earth Theory Source: Hydraulic Heaven | 2 Jul 2019 | 9:52 pm BST

As we all know, the Earth is anything but flat but a flat earth is quite a common sight on our models. Now it's pretty obvious that Hayle North Quay has some high ground at the back and a quay edge at the front, but is that the whole story? Well, no... A couple of examples from my visit ....

(No title) Source: 2mm Grampian Area Group | 26 Jun 2019 | 8:41 pm BST

Following on from the last couple of articles by Tony Heywood in the 2mm Newsletter we have also decided to start a blog to show the 2mm community the progress we are making. One of main reasons for creating the blog is that once we are ready to exhibit, unfortunately, because o ....

June 2019 meeting Source: Forth & Clyde Area Group | 16 Jun 2019 | 6:11 pm BST

Jim, Alistair, Stephen, Andy, Gordon, Simon and Graham met at Alisdair's house in sunny Scotstoun for this month's meeting. The Short Talk was by Alisdair himself, on a subject close to his heart as a retired civil engineer: Bridges, and typical features to include when modelling them. He recommende ....

Tutbury 2mm Supermeet and June 2019 Meeting Source: 2mm Kent and Essex Area Group | 10 Jun 2019 | 9:24 pm BST

A four man crew set off for the Tutbury supermeet on a very wet Friday morning with Alan, Keith and Pete K in a hire van and David in his car. Despite the miserably wet journey, upon arrival it was possible to reverse the van under a canopy so that unloading was relatively dry.The now familiar Light ....

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