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George’s war memorial was built for the April

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BACHMANN ANNOUNCES ALL-NEW ‘GRONKS’

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HYBRID CLAYTONS REACH DECO STAGE

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HORNBY’S MID-YEAR ANNOUNCEMENTS

‘HUSH-HUSH’ GETS THE ‘CHUFF ‐CHUFF’ TREATMENT

THE ‘YANKEES’ ARE COMING!

OO GAUGE With the 80th anniversary of the

GIMME (A RUSTIC) SHELTER

HO SCALE A delightful laser-cut kit from Model

BACKSTREETS AND GRAND DESIGNS

N GAUGE 00 GAUGE Among the latest kits

TAKING THE TRASH

00 GAUGE New to the Oxford Diecast ‘OO’

ON THE WORKBENCH

This month, we look at what new tools have landed on George Dent’s workbench…

ON THE BUSES

HO SCALE Artitec is a Dutch manufacturer with

HITTING THE BUFFERS

009 GAUGE New to the Bachmann Scenecraft range

OSBORN’S TAKES THE BINS

00 GAUGE The perfect accompaniment to the Oxford

DIG THIS

HO SCALE Kibri’s recent release of a two-way

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.

Staff Show & Tell LOGGING ON

The KR Models ‘HO’ skeleton logging cars have fired Chris Leigh’s imagination, and he eagerly awaits the forthcoming Shay locomotives.

Inside track with Ben Ando

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

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EXHIBITION DIARY – JULY-AUGUST 2024

July 6 BISHOP MIDDLEHAM, CO DURHAM. Rotary Great

Cornish contrast

We visit Paul Taylor and his depiction of an

Backscene

CHRIS LEIGH’S use of information technology may be outdated but that doesn’t mean he can’t access some wonderful archive material by methods old and new

Minding the generation gap

Lockdown brought father and son Richard and Ollie Keep together to build their first proper layout.

Keep On Running: Class 150 ‘Sprinters’ at 40

Looking at railways in detail

HOW TO SPRUCE UP A ‘SPRINTER’

Aiming to recreate the early days of the Class 150s, George Dent makes a few modifications to a pair of Bachmann models.

Workbench

Inspirational projects, advice and top tips that show you how

Grime spree

Harking back to a bygone era, and a place he remembers exploring when he was a boy, George Murray got his hands dirty modelling this highly detailed industrial layout.

BUILDING CULMSTOCK

PART TWO

HOW TO CREATE A MODERN PATIO GARDEN

While tending his real garden this spring, Steve Nall was inspired to recreate similar scenes in miniature, experimenting with a few different approaches.

HOW TO BUILD A LIFEBOAT KIT

PART ONE

HOW TO CREATE A WOODLAND BACKDROP

A wood or forest provides an ideal backdrop for a rural scene but, rather than simply planting a row of trees, Peter Marriott suggests a simple addition to create a greater sense of depth.

Accurascale Class 66

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Accurascale ACC2632

Bachmann ‘NG7’ ‘Quarr y Hunslet ’

◆ GAUGE ‘O16.5’ ◆ MODEL Bachmann Narrow

Bachmann ‘NG7’ slate and coal wagons

Bachmann ‘NG7’ ‘Quarry Hunslet’ – in detail MODELS

Peco/Kato ‘Small/ Large England’

◆ GAUGE ‘009’ ◆ MODEL Peco/Kato •

Hornby ‘TT:120’ BR Class 50

◆ GAUGE ‘TT:120’ ◆ MODEL Hornby •

Hornby ‘TT:120’ BR Mk 2f coaches

◆ GAUGE ‘TT:120’ ◆ MODELS Hornby •TT4017

Revolution Trains HOA hoppers

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Revolution Trains

Dapol Class 121

◆ GAUGE ‘O’ ◆ MODEL Dapol 7D-009-006

Modeller’s bookshelf review special

B-B KINGS? Once in a while, among all

SIX-COUPLED FOR THE WESTERN

The 0‐6‐0 was the most common wheel arrangement

MULTIPLE IDENTITIES

Two separate volumes portray the eclectic array of

‘SHED’S’ SILVER JUBILEE

Few can contest that the Class 66 did