Laurie McLean MMR's University

Besides the web page shown on the left, Laurie has also written a number of interesting articles on general modelling. These are listed below and can be downloaded as PDF files.

Also check out the Sub-Standard Gazette.


Remotoring Galloping Goose #2 also adding lights and a decoder.

How to put Grass Tuffs between the tracks


How to fit a Tsunami into the tender of an MMI K27 and add
small LEDs for lighting (HOn3).


Pick up wippers for more reliable operation.


Fitting a High Bass Speaker into a C-21 tender

Fault finding the wiring in an old C-21

Easy to follow lesson on painting backdrops for you layout.

Painting the rockfaces to match the backdrops.

Painting the walls and retaining walls with acrylics.


Making convincing pine trees for the layout.

Adding more texture to your scenes.

How to make and use jigs to improve your trackwork.

Learn the basics of soldering.