EXHIBITION DIARY – SEPTEMBER 7–OCTOBER 13 2024

Welcome

I write these words aboard a train heading

Meet the team behind the UK’s best modelling magazine

Chris Leigh Active in the hobby for 60

INTERNATIONAL N GAUGE SHOW – A SNEAK PEEK

N GAUGE ‘Shirebrook’ CHRIS NEVARD T he Warwickshire

TO INFINITY AND BEYOND… WITH GAUGEMASTER

In early August Gaugemaster released its Infinity range

CUT-DOWN HOPPERS RETURN

OO GAUGE Converted from redundant bulk coal and,

HELJAN LOOKS TO THE ‘153’… AND ‘155’

OO GAUGE Modellers have been calling for a

STOP PRESS

SONIC SCALES DOWN THE ‘A5’

BACHMANN AUTUMN ANNOUNCEMENTS

CLASS 08 AND 09 LIVERIES ANNOUNCED OO GAUGE

SONIC GOES FOR THE K CLASS

Keep up to date with Model Rail News

RTC ‘GEMINI’ FOR RAILS

OO GAUGE One of Rails of Sheffield’s latest

THIS MONTH’S HORNBY ARRIVALS

OO GAUGE Revealed during Hornby’s mid-year product launch

VISIT KERNOW IN SEPTEMBER

Need an excuse to visit Cornwall this autumn?

ACCURASCALE LAUNCHES ANOTHER CHARITY SPECIAL

OO GAUGE After the success of its previous

LONDONDERRY COLLIERIES HOPPERS

OO GAUGE Another Accurascale exclusive announced this month

ROYAL APPOINTMENTS

N GAUGE Kernow Model Rail Centre has commissioned

What’s available?

Farish/KMRC 374-990X Royal Train Coach Pack A ◆

RAPIDO GWR ‘OPEN C’ ‘TUBE’

OO GAUGE The latest addition to Rapido Trains

TIME FOR ‘TT’

Following Ben Ando’s comments in last month’s Inside Track, SIMON KOHLER – Hornby’s former Marketing and Development Director and a key player in launching the ‘TT:120’ range – got in touch to share his thoughts on this emerging scale.

TOP STOPS FOR DEPOT SCENES

OO GAUGE Rendered in a tough resin material,

MODERN FURNITURE

OO GAUGE N GAUGE Supplied in sets of

Modeller’s Bookshelf

GEORGE DENT presents a quartet of new titles to inform and inspire your modelling.

ON THE WORKBENCH

What new items have appeared in George’s workshop this month?

MORE THOROUGHBREDS FROM MODELU

OO GAUGE Among a host of new releases

THE OUTDOOR LIFE

HO SCALE OO GAUGE Noch’s XL figure sets

URBAN PAINTS

ANY GAUGE Supplied in an attractive card box

News Real

Our full-size railways are constantly evolving, providing fresh inspiration for modelling projects. BEN JONES looks at a few of the latest developments that could soon be appearing on our layouts.

A CONTRAST OF STYLES

Dave Lowery has added two new – and very different – modern wagon types to his collection, with the aid of 3D printing.

CDAs arrive at Fowey

Peter Marriott hired a professional to give a

Postcard from Wales

Chris Gadsby found time on his holiday to visit the delightful Bala Lake Railway, hoping to see a former Model Rail project on display.

Inside track with Ben Ando

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

…and finally

Unusual scenes captured by the lens of Chris Nevard

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A different kind of club…

Louis Denning decided to start his own model railway club, placing the focus firmly on running trains.

BACKSCENE

Working on two magazines keeps him busy, but sometimes CHRIS LEIGH finds that a picture in one prompts an idea for the other…

Ahead of the curve

‘Brinklow’ brings together the formidable talents of Milton Keynes MRS, and it’s already scooped several awards that recognise the sheer quality of the modelling.

HEAT ‘ON’

When their working lives were over, a small fleet of Pilot Scheme diesels found life anew as carriage pre ‐heating units. Chris Gilson takes a closer look at these unusual survivors.

MODEL A DIESEL CARRIAGE PRE-HEATING LOCOMOTIVE

George Dent models one of the Class 24s retained for pre-heating coaching stock, making good use of an old Bachmann model.

Workbench

Inspirational projects, advice and top tips that show you how

BUILD A GASHOLDER

Grahame Hedges adapts a plastic kit to recreate a once-typical feature of towns and cities.

BUILD A CLASP STATION

Chris Leigh remembers CLASP station buildings and constructs one using Smart Models parts.

SHOOT YOUR LAYOUT WITH A CAMERA PHONE

Today’s smartphones offer the potential to create high ‐quality images of our models. Chris Nevard shows you how to achieve the best results.

BALL AST YOUR TRACK

One of our most frequently asked questions from aspiring model railway builders is how best to ballast the track. George Dent describes a tried-and-tested approach – and you can save on an exclusive ballast bundle from Geoscenics.

Rapido Metropolitan Railway ‘E’ Class

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Rapido Trains

Bachmann/ TMC Class 31/4

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Bachmann Branchline

Murphy Models CIÉ Class 141

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL MM1049A CIÉ

Irish Railway Models CIÉ Mk 2b/c coaches

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Irish Railway

Revolution Trains FNA- D Flask Carriers

◆ GAUGE ‘N’ ◆ MODEL Revolution Trains

Dapol 14T ‘Air Ministry’ Class A tank wagon

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Dapol 4F-058-001 14T

Farish 14T Class A anchormounted tank

◆ GAUGE ‘N’ ◆ MODEL Graham Farish 378-002A

Hornby ‘TT:120’ LMS 57ft coaches

◆ GAUGE ‘TT:120’ ◆ MODEL Hornby •

Hornby ‘TT:120’ HA A hoppers

◆ GAUGE ‘TT:120’ ◆ MODEL Hornby TT6013/A/B