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Model Rail
Jul-23
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Editorial
Welcome
The arrival of any new model for review
Opening the box
BACHMANN REVEALS SUMMER 2023 PLANS
The latest happenings from the world of model
TRIO OF NEW ‘TWENTIES’
A threesome of Class 20s has been added
FOURSOME OF ‘FORTIES’
Bachmann has been tweaking its Class 40 tooling
A CLASS 70 YOU CAN’T MISS
The distinctive Class 70 enjoys a new production
CLASS 37/0 PAIR ADDS EXTRA VARIETY
Bachmann’s 2022 revamp of its Class 37 tooling
IVATT ‘2MT’ UPGRADED
Farish has enhanced its existing tooling of Ivatt’s
BR STANDARD ‘5MT’ ALSO GAINS AN UPLIFT
Like the Ivatt ‘2MT’, the Farish team has
NEW TOOLING: MXA ‘LOBSTER’
Released in ‘OO’ earlier this year, the DB
SOUND-FITTED CLASS 60
Just a single new diesel-outline model was announced
COLLECTORS’ CLUB SPECIALS
Members of Bachmann’s Collectors Club can treat themselves
FARISH WAGONS ROLL
Farish is continuing its recent bonanza of wagon
EFE RAIL LOOKS NORTH, WEST AND EAST
Two more ‘OO’ gauge ‘Pacer’ units have been
MODEL RAIL’S EXCLUSIVE CLASS 31 GETS HELD UP
Having been announced last autumn (MR306) – and
REVOLUTION TANKERS AND BOXES RETURN
Owing to popular demand, Revolution Trains has undertaken
CAVALEX CLASS 60 PRICES ANNOUNCED
In Brief
PARK ROYAL STOCK NEXT FOR IRM
The next arrival from Irish Railway Models will
ACCURASCALE’S LATEST EXCLUSIVES
Three new models have been added to the
BR FERRY VANS FROM SONIC MODELS – AVAILABLE NOW!
Sonic Models surprised many of us with the
SCHOOL APPEALS FOR MODELLING MATERIALS
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys in Dartford, Kent,
GWR ‘56XX’ FROM MINERVA
Minerva Model Railways has revealed that its next
ELLIS CLARK TAKES ON THE ‘QUAD-ARTS’
As Ellis Clark Trains’ emerging range of ‘O’
BRITAIN’S BIGGEST MODEL RAILWAY KEEPS GROWING
Simon George’s ‘Heaton Lodge Junction’, the giant 200ft
SIMON KOHLER PARTS COMPANY WITH HORNBY
In Brief
HUNSLET FOOTPLATE CREWS
Modelu has released packs of 3D-printed footplate crew,
Modeller’s Bookshelf
A quartet of new books that will be useful for modellers and general railway enthusiasts alike.
ON THE WORKBENCH
What new items have appeared in George’s workshop this month?
Unusual scenes captured by the lens of Chris Nevard
…and finally Down at the canal wharf, the
OPENING THE BOX
This pack by Busch provides an instant
DOWN ON THE FARM
The latest additions to Osborn’s Models’ range of
News Real
What’s happening on Britain’s railways… 
Show & Tell
The place to share your projects with the Model Rail community.
Staff Show & Tell The Forgotten ‘Twin’
George Dent resurrects a special Class 20 model that has been languishing in store for nearly 20 years.
More ‘TT’, Vicar?
George has also been finishing off a signal box for his ‘TT:120’ project.
Inside track with Ben Ando
Ben Ando is the founder of Revolution Trains and a regular contributor to Model Rail.
Regulars
EXHIBITION DIARY – JUNE 9–AUGUST 16 2023
June 9 & 10 TAUNTON, SOMERSET. Taunton Model
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
A few days’ break and, needless to say, modelling inspiration strikes Chris Leigh. Inevitably, frustration follows…
Inspiration
Straight thinking
Wayne Sharrocks demonstrates that you can fit a layout into any space without compromising on quality or scope.
The coast with the most
‘N’ gauge gave Chris Morris the space and freedom to go to town with the landscape, and run scale-length trains to boot.
Workbench
HOW TO CREATE A LIFELIKE POND
Peter Marriott endeavours to make his best ever water feature.
HOW TO IMPROVE HORNBY’S BR Mk 1 GUV
Read all about it! George Dent adds a grimy outlook – and a few extra details – to Hornby’s Newspaper van.
HOW TO CREATE SCENERY WITH AQUARIUM FILTER FOAM
Peter Marriott proves how an unusual – and cheap – material can be employed to create realistic scenery.
HOW TO BUILD A ‘PRESFLO’ CEMENT TANK WAGON
If you enjoy reliving your past, there’s nothing quite like building an Airfix plastic wagon kit, as Chris Leigh remembers.
HOW TO CUSTOMISE BACHMANN’S PCA WAGONS
Bachmann’s PCA cement wagons are very good straight out of the box, but there are some handy tools and techniques to add finesse and individuality, as Steve Nall demonstrates.
HOW TO CUSTOMISE A LASER-CUT KIT
George Dent shows how a greater sense of realism can be achieved by adding surface texture to a structure.
Know Your Stuff
HOW TO CLEAN A BLOCKED AIRBRUSH NOZZLE
This is where our team of experienced modellers
KNOW YOUR… LIVERIES
PART 20: BR Parcel railcars
HOW TO USE MAGNETIC COUPLINGS
Q I have several full‐length HST train sets
HOW TO CLEAN LOCOMOTIVE WHEELS AFTER WEATHERING
What George used ◆ Locomotive servicing cradle (various
Reviews
Sonic Models LNER Class A5
◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Sonic
Accurascale Refurbished Class 37/4
◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Accurascale
TMC/Bachmann LNER Class G5
◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL TMC/Bachmann
Dapol BR HAA Coal Hoppers
◆ GAUGE ‘O’ ◆ MODELS Dapol
EFE Rail Class 58
◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL E84005
Hornby Six-wheel Departmental Coaches
◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODELS •
Peco ‘TT:120’ platform shelter, lineside huts and small radius points
◆ GAUGE ‘TT:120’◆ MODELS • LK-12109 Platform
Peco 7-Plank open wagon
◆ GAUGE ‘N’ ◆ MODEL NR-7012P
Hornby Caledonian Sleeper Mk 2f RLO
◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Hornby
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