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The latest happenings from the world of model railways

BACHMANN RELEASES SUMMER 2022 UPDATE

00 GAUGE The second quarterly announcement of 2022

BY POPULAR REQUEST: NEW LIVERIES ANNOUNCED FOR CLASS 90, ‘GRONKS’ AND CLASS 419 MLVs

Owing to popular demand, Bachmann Branchline’s acclaimed Class

OBSERVATION CAR GETS ANOTHER LOOK IN

Bachmann Branchline will also be releasing a trio

FARISH OFFERS NEW DIESEL OPTIONS

The upgraded Farish Class 08 is to be

FARISH REGIONAL SPECIALS

Following several ‘OO’ Sales Area Exclusive model promotions

TURN THE TOWN RED WITH EFE’S TUBE STOCK

With the earlier raft of 1938 Tube Stock

In Brief

BSI COUPLERS FOR MULTIPLE UNITS A useful new

BR ‘3MT’ TO COME FROM LIONHEART TRAINS

The designers at Lionheart Trains have been working

DAPOL ANNOUNCES NEW VERSIONS OF CLASS 08

Dapol released its first 7mm scale ‘08s’ back

NEW ‘GRAMPUS’ VERSIONS ON THE WAY

Dapol has received livery samples for its forthcoming

In Brief

HM QUEEN IN ‘OO’ To coincide with the

EXCLUSIVE Mk 2b PACK WILL FEATURE RTC LIVERY

The latest addition to the range of Accurascale

HAND-BUILT ‘85’ FROM LEICESTER MODELLERS

The trusty AL5/Class 85 Bo‐Bo was a popular

HYTHE PIER RAILWAY CENTENARY CELEBRATION

Hythe Pier Heritage Association (HPHA) will celebrate the

In Brief

‘TINGS’ IS GO! The International N Gauge Show

CORNISH ‘08’ – EXCLUSIVELY FROM KERNOW

Kernow Model Rail Centre has commissioned an exclusive

KERNOW/RAPIDO’S ‘THOMAS’ CLASS 28

Immortalised in Rev W. Awdry’s Thomas the Tank

MORE 24T HOPPERS ARRIVE – INCLUDING EXCLUSIVE VERSION

A second production run of Accurascale’s ‘OO’ BR

In Brief

SR SIGNALS NOW UNDER DEVELOPMENT Dapol has been

HAVE A QUICK TRIM

This useful pack by Busch provides a fast

PECKETT FOOTPLATE CREW

Two new packs of footplate crew have been

Modeller’s Bookshelf

Four more new titles that have provided Model Rail’s editor with plenty of inspiration.

ON THE WORKBENCH

George Dent looks at the new products to land on his workbench this month

PRECISION PLASTIC GLUE

This all-new glue formula from Deluxe Materials is

WAGON TARPAULINS

Geoscenics has expanded its range of easy-to-fit wagon

CARD KIT HEAVEN

If you enjoy building card kits then the

EXHIBITION DIARY – JUNE – JULY 2022

(ALL SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE ON COVID‐19) June

…and finally

Unusual scenes captured by the lens of Chris Nevard…

Staff Show & Tell

Hoods, wheels and switches 

Show & Tell

The place to share your projects with the Model Rail community.

Inside track with Ben Ando

Ben Ando is the founder of Revolution Trains and a regular contributor to Model Rail.

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Taking a trip to the country

We visit Dan Evason, who was commissioned to build the exquisite ‘Little Burford’, for Mike Hickling.

Present your case

If there’s a prototype that you think needs to be offered ready-to-run, here’s the place to voice your opinion…

Backscene

Chris Leigh offers meanderings we couldn’t fit into the issue elsewhere, but which seemed terribly important at the time…

Peaky blinder

Keen to rekindle a passion for modelling picked up in his younger years, Sam Jones set about recreating this depic tion of the last days of the LMS.

A little piece of Devon

Rather than begin with a large, ambitious layout, Chris Bone took the modular approach, building his own miniature world one sec tion at a time.

BUFFER STOPS

One of the must humble items of railway infrastruc ture holds an endless amount of modelling potential. Paul A. Lunn takes a look at the real thing and improves a pair of venerable Hornby bufferstops.

HOW TO BUILD A GASWORKS

PART ONE

HOW TO FIT DCC SOUND

IN A ‘OO9’ STEAM LOCOMOTIVE

HOW TO RECREATE MODERN CAFÉ CULTURE

Peter Marriott employs several new scenic products to create a contemporary town scene.

HOW TO BUILD A TIMBER PLATFORM

Architectural modelmaker Paul Braithwaite shares his method for building timber platform extensions to his model of Foleshill station.

ROCKET RAILWAYS

Chris Gadsby visits Rocket Railways, which has taken a novel approach to selling – and recycling – second-hand modelling items.

HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN WAGON MARKINGS

This is where our team of experienced modellers answer YOUR questions. Email your queries about railways – real or model – to modelrail@bauermedia.co.uk

KNOW YOUR… LIVERIES

PART 10: Southern Region Diesel Electric Multiple Units

ILLUMINATE LOW-RELIEF BUILDINGS

Q Can I add working lights inside resin

HOW TO RECREATE TREE STUMPS

Q My railway embankment needs to include tree

Accurascale Class 55 ‘Deltic’

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Accurascale Class

Hornby Class 91

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL R3891 Class

Accurascale HAA hopper wagons

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Accurascale ACC2561HAA-RR2/ACC2556HAA-FM2

Ellis Clark Trains ‘Presflo’

◆ GAUGE ‘O’ ◆ MODELS Ellis