{"id":1021,"date":"2020-02-11T22:18:46","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T22:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/?page_id=1021"},"modified":"2026-08-25T18:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:37:44","slug":"what-should-i-bring-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/index.php\/what-should-i-bring-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What Should I Bring?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Our <span class=\"emphasiselarge\">list of recommended tools<\/span> covers most conceivable needs. <\/strong>This will depend what you are working on, <strong>but there\u2019s a fair chance you\u2019ll already own most of them.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Serious toolkits are not compulsory and some items you may care to see in use or try before you acquire them yourself.\u00a0 It is well known among regular attendees that if you are short of something, someone else will have it!<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The lists are suggestions and contain tools that many modellers will have in their toolbox. There will also be other items that modellers have gathered and found useful. Modellers at Missenden are friendly and helpful, so ask if you see anything that interests you ar if you have any questions. You will get all sorts of ideas and tips about useful tools.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">W<span class=\"emphasise\">e suggest you bring with you the work lights light you&#8217;re used to working with at home as well as a plug board and extension lead.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"emphasiselarge\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Whatever you get, buy the best tools you can afford. They should last a lifetime!<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul class=\"pdfbullet\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Backscenes-and-scenery-COMPLETE-8.25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backscenics And Scenics Tool List<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CAD-for-Modellers-Equipment-List-January-2026.pdf\">CAD for railway modellers<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Electronics-Tool-List.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Electronics Tool List<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/tools_plasticard.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Modelling with Plasticard Tool List<\/a><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Painting-and-Lining-COMPLETE-Geoff-Haynes-8.2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Painting &amp; Lining Tool List<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Locomotive-kit-building-Tool-List-COMPLETE-8.25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Locomotive Kit Construction Tool List<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/tools_trackwork.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Building Trackwork Tool List<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scenery-tools-and-materials-NS-2026-rev-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scenery Tool List<\/a><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Structures-COMPLETE-8.25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Structure Modelling Tool List<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/tools_wiring.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wiring the Layout Tool List<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DCC-SOUND-AND-LIGHTS-COMPLETE-8.25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Installing DCC Decoders Tool List<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Semaphore-signalling-tool-list-word-Complete-8.25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Semaphore Signalling Tool List<\/a><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tool-List-RTR-Karl-Crowther-Autumn-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improving RTR Stock &amp; Kits with Karl Crowther Tool List<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Weathering-COMPLETE-8.25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weathering Tool List<\/a><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our list of recommended tools covers most conceivable needs. This will depend what you are working on, but there\u2019s a fair chance you\u2019ll already own most of them. Serious toolkits are not compulsory and some items you may care to see in use or try before you acquire them yourself.\u00a0 It is well known among [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","slim_seo":{"title":"What Should I Bring? - Missenden Railway Modellers","description":""},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1021","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1021"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6270,"href":"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1021\/revisions\/6270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}