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The Big Picture

The latest happenings from the world of model railways

SHOW REPORT: MODEL RAIL SCOTLAND

GEORGE DENT WRITES: – came together for what many of us regard as one of the best

BREAKING NEWS! MODEL RAIL’S ‘PWM’ ARRIVING SOON

Just before we closed for press, Heljan informed

ANOTHER Mk 2 VARIANT TO COME

00 GAUGE Having already announced a run of

00 EXCLUSIVE COLOURGAUGE SCHEMES FOR ‘31’ & ‘50’

A pair of extra livery options for Accurscale’s

BRUSH CLASS 60 NEXT FROM CAVALEX

00 GAUGE The Cavalex team caused a stir

CDA CHINA CLAY HOPPERS FROM KERNOW

OGAUGE Despite samples being glimpsed at the Warley

‘SCOTSMAN’ SPECIALS FROM LOCOMOTION

00 GAUGE As the nation celebrates the centenary

News Real

What’s happening on Britain’s railways…

NEW KITS DUE FROM METCALFE

Due to hit the shelves this month is

Modeller’s Bookshelf

A quartet of new books that will be useful for modellers and general railway enthusiasts alike.

ON THE WORKBENCH

A couple of new modelling aids have appeared on George’s workbench this month.

Unusual scenes captured by the lens of Chris Nevard

The yard foreman, in an attempt to speed

SKATEPARK ACTION

00 GAUGE HO GAUGE An eye-catching new addition

SUPERIOR SILO

N GAUGE This attractive laser-cut kit is rendered

Farmhouse (and workshop) tales

As well as working on a GWR ‘Manor’ for Mr Leigh and an ex-LMS ‘Salmon’ wagon for himself, George Dent also found time to finish a ‘OO’ farmhouse kit.

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.

The RESULTS

You’ve had your say – and the thousands of votes have been counted – in our annual awards for the best new models in each scale. George Dent presents the winners and the runners‐up… and reveals your favourite retailers too.

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Express steam in the sticks

It’s not where you’d expect to find an ‘A4’, but Andy Cundick’s ‘EM’ gauge model railway based around a tiny Scottish settlement has surprises in store.

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

Sixty years on from the publication of Dr Richard Beeching’s infamous report, Chris Leigh ponders its influence on our hobby.

Going to great lengths

Colin Fisher has managed to pull off the trick of running prototypical-length trains on a layout where the landscape is the defining feature.

LORDS OF THE ‘MANOR’

Looking at railways in detail

HOW TO UPGRADE DAPOL’S GWR ‘MANOR’

Just stick new nameplates over the old? It’s not always quite that simple, as Chris Leigh found with the Dapol ‘Manor’ 4‐6‐0.

New gauge, new adventures

Jonnie Pay’s ordering mix-up ended up prompting him to build a layout in a gauge that he’d never considered. Now he’s a firm fan of the ‘senior scale’.

HOW TO BUILDING HEMYOCK

PART 3: LANDSCAPE AND SCENERY

HOW TO BUILD AN EX-LMS ‘SALMON’ RAIL CARRYING WAGON

Inspired by last year’s release of a RTR model of the BR-designed version, George Dent assembled a plastic kit of the ex-LMS ‘Salmon’, while also creating suitable loads of redundant track panels.

HOW TO MODEL SPRING TREES

As winter ebbs away, Peter Marriott makes good use of a new kit to create trees fit for a springtime scene.

Rapido Trains UK Hunslet 16in 0‐6‐0ST

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Rapido

Accurascale TPE Mk 5a Coach Set

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Accurascale

EFE Rail LSWR Cross Country Coach Set

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL EFE

Rapido Trains UK BR VIX Ferry Van

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Rapido

Rapido Trains UK GWR ‘Iron Mink’ van

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Rapido

Cavalex HAA/HDA MGR Hoppers

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Cavalex

Hornby RailRoad Plus Class 47

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL R30046

Hornby GWR ‘Loriot Y’

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL R60101