Welcome

In last month’s issue, Ben Ando pondered the

MODEL RAIL VISITS: DRS KINGMOOR DEPOT

Class 68s dominated the Kingmoor open day, with

FARISH LAUNCHES ALL-NEW ‘V2’

N GAUGE Twenty years since the existing Farish

ACCURASCALE REVEALS ‘BUCKJUMPER’ COLOURS

Accurascale recently shared images of the first decorated

IT’S A ‘TT’ REVOLUTION!

TT:120 GAUGE With more of Hornby’s ‘TT:120’ models

MODEL RAIL EXCLUSIVES SUMMER SALE CONTINUES

After slashing the prices of our Heljan ‘PWMs’

MORE 20ft BOXES FROM C-RAIL

00 GAUGE It’s great to see yet more

Modeller’s Bookshelf

George Dent and Chris Gilson present 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?

THE KEY TO EASY LOCKS

00 GAUGE Canals were a vital part of

FFESTINIOG FARE

009 GAUGE With plenty of RTR locomotives and

WILD CAMPING

00 GAUGE HO SCALE This is another of

MODERN FORESTRY FOLK

TT GAUGE Six different figures, dressed in modern

RED IS THE COLOUR

00 GAUGE HO SCALE Another Busch Action Set

News Real

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HEADING OUTDOORS

Staff Show & Tell

Inside track with Ben Ando

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

EXHIBITION DIARY – AUGUST 3-SEPTEMBER 7 2024

August 3 HILLINGDON, LONDON. Hillingdon Railway Modellers. Test

SUMMER DEAL 3 ISSUES FOR £5

HURRY! OFFER CLOSES AUGUST 31 2024

The shape of TINGS to come

ON SALE AUG 29

Backscene

Modelling mojo or inspiration, call it what you will, CHRIS LEIGH offers a few thoughts on a lifetime’s essential.

South coast spectacular

Having worked on the real railway, Paul Taylor was determined to make his fantasy ‘forever layout’ as authentic as possible.

Modelling against the clock

Surely building a layout should be relaxing and fun? Not for Kyle Humphries, who enjoys the challenge of working to a deadline.

Have layout …will travel

Taking a model railway with you on holiday might be a novel idea – but Kevin Smith took the notion one step fur ther and built an ‘N’ gauge layout specifically for that purpose.

BUILDING CULMSTOCK

In the final instalment of this series, Chris Nevard explains how the scene was completed with the re ‐creation of the local pub and a few other key structures.

HOW TO RECREATE A ROG CLASS 37

Dave Lowery’s quest to repaint a Class 37 into the Railway Operating Group’s eye ‐catching scheme turned out to be trickier than expected. Here, he explains how he combined decals and careful masking to render the attractive ‘phoenix’ livery.

HOW TO BUILD A LIFEBOAT STATION

Having crafted the lifeboat last month, CHRIS LEIGH turns his attention to building a matching RNLI boathouse and slipway.

HOW TO BRING LOCOMOTIVES BACK TO LIFE

Faced with a pair of steam locomotives recovered from storage – both showing signs of gummed-up gears – George Dent set about bringing them back to life, allowing him to road-test a state-of-the-art lubricant.

HOW TO BUILD A NARROW GAUGE LOCO SHED SCENE

Peter Marriott tests out a new range of Bachmann Scenecraft structures for a 7mm scale scene.

Reviews

In-depth and unbiased reviews of the latest products

Bachmann Class 31

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Bachmann Branchline 35-821ASFX Class 31/1 31149 Railfreight ‘red stripe’ ◆ PRICE £199.95 (DCC-ready), £309.95 (DCC sound), £359.95 (DCC Sound Deluxe) ◆ AVAILABILITY Bachmann stockists Web www.bachmann.co.uk

Sonic Models GWR ‘51 01’ Class ‘Large Prairie’ 2 ‐ 6‐2T

GAUGE ‘N’ MODEL Sonic Models S2103-06 GWR ‘5101’ Class 2 ‐ 6‐2T PRICE £129.95 AVAILABILITY Rails of Sheffield Web www.railsofsheffield.com

Dapol Hawthorn, Leslie 0 ‐ 4‐0ST

GAUGE ‘OO’ MODEL Dapol 4S-024-005 Hawthorn, Leslie 0 ‐ 4‐0ST, NCB lined blue 4S-024-009 Hawthorn, Leslie 0 ‐ 4‐0ST Wallaby, Australian Iron & Steel maroon PRICE From £126.36 each AVAILABILITY Dapol stockists Web www.dapol.co.uk

IRM CIÉ Bulleid 12ton open and flat wagons

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL IRM • 1255 CIÉ 12T corrugated open wagons Flying Snail Pack 3 • 1257 CIÉ 12T corrugated open wagons Roundel Pack 2, • 1283 CIÉ PWD flat wagons Roundel Pack 1 ◆ PRICE £77.49 per triple-pack ◆ AVAILABILITY Irish Railway Models Web www.irishrailwaymodels.com

Hornby ‘TT:120’ LMS ‘Duchess’

GAUGE ‘TT:120’ MODEL Hornby TT3012M BR ‘Princess Coronation’ No. 46234 Duchess of Abercorn, BR lined green PRICE £167.99 AVAILABILITY Selected Hornby stockists Web www.hornby.com