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The Ballast Mate takes the fiddle out of ballasting TT:120 track. Fill the hopper, sit it on the rails and pull it along: ballast flows down through three slots onto the track and the profiled underside leaves it level with the sleeper tops and neatly shouldered at the sides, ready for brushing, settling and gluing. Designed for TT:120 (12 mm gauge) Peco code 55 and Hornby TT:120 track Grooves underneath ride on the rail heads, so the finish is referenced to the track, not the baseboard Three drop slots (one between the rails, one over each shoulder) meter the ballast automatically – no gate to adjust Works in either direction; just lift straight up at the end of a run to avoid spillage Hopper holds roughly 25 g of fine ballast, enough for about half a metre of track per fill Rounded, easy-grip body, approx. 32 × 36 × 33 mm How to use Place the Ballast Mate over the rails with the grooves on the rail heads. Fill the hopper about three-quarters full with fine TT:120 / N gauge ballast. Holding it low on the body, pull it along the track in one smooth, steady motion. Refill as needed. Lift it straight up at the end of the section, brush off any stray grains with a soft brush and tap the rails to settle the ballast. Points and crossings are best finished by hand with a teaspoon. Mist with water and a drop of washing-up liquid, then apply diluted PVA or your usual ballast glue. Suitable for standard wooden- and concrete-sleeper flexible track and Setrack.

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Wire ID Stickers For Model Railways. Know What Every Wire Under Your Baseboard Does. Pre-cut wrap-around wire labels for layout wiring. Peel a label, wrap the coloured band once round the wire, and press the two printed ends together. It makes a neat flag that reads from both sides, with a colour band on the wire you can spot at a glance. They go straight onto wires that are already soldered in place, with nothing to thread on and no tools needed. Label both ends of every wire and fault finding, re-wiring and taking boards apart for exhibitions become far quicker and easier. Two Sizes On Every Sheet: Small - 12 x 9mm flag, for hook-up wire and droppers up to approx. 1.9mm over the insulation (e.g. 7/0.2 and 16/0.2). 50 per sheet Large - 15 x 11mm flag, for bus wire up to approx. 2.9mm (e.g. 24/0.2 and 32/0.2). 8 per sheet Three Sheets: Bus & Power - 11 x BUS+ and 11 x BUS− small, 4 x BUS+ and 4 x BUS− large, plus pairs of DCC, DC, AC, 12V, 16V AC, 5V, 0V, PSU, COM, ACC, LIGHTS, SIGNAL, ISO and FROG Points & Sections - pairs of Points PT1 to PT12, Sections S1 to S12 and FROG, plus large DCC, 12V, 16V AC and PSU Write-On - blank labels for your own text (use a fine permanent marker) Labels come in pairs, one for each end of the wire. Colour coded for quick identification: red = DCC/Bus +, black = Bus −, orange = power, green = points, blue = sections, purple = accessories, yellow = frog. Suitable For All Scales - OO, N, TT:120, O and HO layouts all use the same wire, so these labels work on any layout, DCC or DC. Printed on white vinyl and precision cut. Designed and made in the UK by West Hill Wagon Works.

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Check your structures before your trains do. Clearance Mate is a wheeled structure gauge you push along your track. If it passes a platform, bridge, tunnel mouth, signal or lineside building without touching, your stock will pass it too. The profile plate is a UK W6A-style vehicle outline scaled to OO (1:76.2). Any contact with the plate shows you exactly where a structure is too close. It comes in bright orange with black wheels and pantograph blades, so it is easy to spot on any layout. Features Full body outline: the profile includes the platform step, so one pass checks platform edge height and offset as well as side and roof clearance Three pantograph blades included: check overhead line and bridge heights at 4,165 mm (reduced, under bridges), 4,700 mm (nominal) and 5,100 mm (high). The top of the blade marks the contact-wire height. Blades push into the roof of the plate and swap in seconds Free-rolling clip-on wheels: each wheel snaps onto its own stub axle on the chassis. No axles to cut and no glue Clips together: the plate's snap tabs lock it into the chassis, and built-in stoppers seat it at the right height every time How to assemble Clip on the wheels. Push each wheel straight onto a stub axle, flange facing inwards, until it clicks. Give it a spin: it should turn freely. Snap in the profile plate. Push its two tabs down into the slots in the chassis until they click and the stoppers on both legs sit flat. Push in a pantograph blade. Choose the wire height you want to check and press the blade's two pegs into the holes under the roof of the plate. Push it along your track. Anything the profile or blade touches is too close. It all comes apart again: squeeze each pair of tabs together from underneath to lift the plate out. If it feels light on your track, stick a little weight to the deck with double-sided tape. Key dimensions (OO) Profile width: 37.8 mm (2,880 mm full size) Height above rail: 52.0 mm (3,965 mm full size) Pantograph blades: 54.7, 61.7 and 66.9 mm above rail (4,165, 4,700 and 5,100 mm full size) Platform face from track centre: 19.4 mm (1,480 mm full size) Platform height: 12.0 mm (915 mm full size) In the box 1 x Profile plate (orange) 1 x Chassis with four stub axles (orange) 4 x Clip-on wheels (black) 3 x Pantograph blades, 4,165 / 4,700 / 5,100 mm (black) Supplied as a kit of parts that clips together in minutes. Works with OO / HO 16.5 mm gauge track, Code 75, 83 and 100. For long coaches on curved platforms, see the Clearance Mate Long Coach Bogie Frame.

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Set every overhead contact wire at the right height and stagger with OHLE Setting Mate, our track-mounted gauge for OO gauge overhead line equipment. Stand it on the rails beside a registration arm, click the head to the height you want and adjust the arm until the wire drops into the notch. No rulers, no guesswork, and every mast comes out the same. The heights are scaled from UK practice at 1:76.2, measured from the top of the rail to the underside of the contact wire: LOW - 4.165 m (54.7 mm), the reduced height used under bridges NOM - 4.70 m (61.7 mm), the nominal Mk3 height for plain line LC - 5.80 m (76.1 mm), the raised height at level crossings How to use: Stand OHLE Setting Mate on the rails right beside the registration arm. Two lugs drop between the rails and centre it on the track for you. Press the button, slide the head to LOW, NOM or LC and let go. It clicks into place. Adjust the registration arm until the wire sits in the notch you want: S on straight track, C on curves. Alternate L and R from one mast to the next to give the zig-zag. Five stagger notches: CL - on the track centreline S (left and right) - 3.0 mm either side, the Mk3 stagger of 230 mm at the registration point C (left and right) - 5.2 mm either side, a wider setting for curves Features: Sets contact wire height and stagger in one go Push-button latch with a built-in spring - press, slide, click Three height settings: LOW, NOM and LC Self-centring on 16.5 mm OO / HO track Works with ready-made or scratch-built overhead wire Engraved markings: notch labels, heights and WHWW branding Supplied in red with a grey push button, approx. 40 x 22 x 81 mm Designed and made in the UK by West Hill Wagon Works Pack contents: 1 x OHLE Setting Mate (frame, sliding head and push-button latch). For plain line only - not for use on pointwork or check rails.

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Locomotive & Carriage Body Removal Tool (Pack Of 2) afely and easily remove locomotive and carriage bodies without the risk of damaging delicate details. These specially designed body removal tools are ideal for assisting with the removal of locomotives and rolling stock where the body is secured with clip-on fittings. Simply insert the tools between the body and chassis to gently release the retaining clips, making maintenance, servicing, DCC fitting and detailing much easier. Features: Pack of 2 body removal tools Ideal for clip-on locomotive and carriage bodies Helps prevent damage to bodywork and fine details Makes servicing, maintenance and DCC installations easier Suitable for a wide range of TT:120 and N gauge models with clipped body construction A simple but essential addition to any modeller's toolkit.

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The Ballast Mate takes the fiddle out of ballasting N gauge track. Fill the hopper, sit it on the rails and pull it along: ballast flows down through three slots onto the track and the profiled underside leaves it level with the sleeper tops and neatly shouldered at the sides, ready for brushing, settling and gluing. Designed for N gauge (9 mm) Peco code 80 Setrack and Streamline track, as used by Graham Farish; on Peco code 55 it rides on the sleeper tops instead of the rail heads and works just the same Grooves underneath ride on the rail heads, so the finish is referenced to the track, not the baseboard Three drop slots (one between the rails, one over each shoulder) meter the ballast automatically – no gate to adjust Works in either direction; just lift straight up at the end of a run to avoid spillage Hopper holds roughly 15 g of fine N gauge ballast Rounded, easy-grip body, approx. 26 × 32 × 31 mm 3D printed in tough PLA here in the UK How to use Place the Ballast Mate over the rails with the grooves on the rail heads. Fill the hopper about three-quarters full with fine N gauge ballast. Holding it low on the body, pull it along the track in one smooth, steady motion. Refill as needed. Lift it straight up at the end of the section, brush off any stray grains with a soft brush and tap the rails to settle the ballast. Points and crossings are best finished by hand with a teaspoon. Mist with water and a drop of washing-up liquid, then apply diluted PVA or your usual ballast glue. Suitable for standard wooden- and concrete-sleeper flexible track and Setrack.

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The Ballast Mate takes the fiddle out of ballasting OO gauge track. Fill the hopper, sit it on the rails and pull it along: ballast flows down through three slots onto the track and the profiled underside leaves it level with the sleeper tops and neatly shouldered at the sides, ready for brushing, settling and gluing. Designed for OO/HO (16.5 mm gauge) Hornby and Peco code 100 track (Setrack and Streamline); on Peco code 75 it rides on the sleeper tops instead of the rail heads and works just the same Grooves underneath ride on the rail heads, so the finish is referenced to the track, not the baseboard Three drop slots (one between the rails, one over each shoulder) meter the ballast automatically – no gate to adjust Works in either direction; just lift straight up at the end of a run to avoid spillage Generous hopper holds roughly 50 g of OO ballast Rounded, easy-grip body, approx. 45 × 44 × 42 mm How to use Place the Ballast Mate over the rails with the grooves on the rail heads. Fill the hopper about three-quarters full with OO/HO ballast. Holding it low on the body, pull it along the track in one smooth, steady motion. Refill as needed. Lift it straight up at the end of the section, brush off any stray grains with a soft brush and tap the rails to settle the ballast. Points and crossings are best finished by hand with a teaspoon. Mist with water and a drop of washing-up liquid, then apply diluted PVA or your usual ballast glue. Suitable for standard wooden- and concrete-sleeper flexible track and Setrack. 

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