Welcome

The undoubted highlight of the past month was

‘PWM’ MOVES CLOSER TO PRODUCTION

MODEL RAIL EXCLUSIVES UPDATE

SHOW REPORT: RETURN TO WARLEY

After a three-year hiatus, England’s national model railway exhibition returned to the NEC. George Dent and Chris Nevard were there to enjoy it.

ACCURASCALE STARTS ON THE ‘HOOVERS’

Accurascale’s next ‘OO’ diesel electric model will be

CLASS 89 PROGRESS ON SHOW

00 GAUGE The first engineering prototype sample of

NER 20T COAL WAGONS

00 GAUGE PAUL BARTLETT The humble wooden-bodied 20T

HORNBY SHOWS OFF PROGRESS ON TURBOMOTIVE… AND MORE

Hornby’s display at Warley included lots of items

NEWS FROM WARLEY 2022

HELJAN GRABS THE ‘BONE’ The BR Type 5

LMS IVATT 2‐6‐2T FROM DAPOL

N GAUGE Dapol’s latest ‘N’ gauge steam locomotive

MORE LIMESTONE HOPPERS TO COME IN ‘OO’ AND ‘O’

Dapol chose the Warley show to announce a

WAGON FOCUS TURNS TO LMS

Having dropped a number of wagons of GWR

RAPIDO SETS SIGHTS ON WORSDELL ‘Y7’

Rapido Trains UK made a number of announcements

'MAIN LINE' HUNSLET FOR FR

Stop Press

‘PRAIRIE’ TANKS & ‘B-SET’ COACHES

The Great Western Railway operated many classic branch

KERNOW’S LATEST EXCLUSIVES

Kernow Model Rail Centre revealed a number of exciting new exclusive commissions, in ‘N’ and ‘OO’ gauges.

REVOLUTION’S WARLEY NEWS

00 GAUGE Decorated samples of Revolution Trains’ forthcoming

In Brief

BRATCHELL ‘319’ REACHES MILESTONE 00 GAUGE To mark

GHOSTLY SIGNAGE AND PLATFORM WARNINGS

Scale Model Scenery has produced more self-adhesive signage

UPHILL SHOPPING FROM SCALESCENES

The latest kit from Scalescenes provides the opportunity

GREAT NEW GRASS TUFTS

Primo Models is a relatively new UK company

BETTER BRACKEN

00 GAUGE These laser-cut plants from Scale Model

ON THE WORKBENCH

George Dent looks at the new products to land on his workbench this month

…and finally

Unusual scenes captured by the lens of Chris Nevard

EXHIBITION DIARY – DECEMBER 30 2022–JUNE 17 2023

December 30 YEOVIL, SOMERSET. West Camel MRS Christmas

A welcome distraction

Providing respite during a taxing month, George Dent’s small ‘TT:120’ project has moved forward, with much of the scenery now in place.

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

Model of the YEAR 2022

Despite all the doom and gloom surrounding post-Covid

Urban legend

‘‘OO’ GAUGE LAYOUT BIRMINGHAM MOOR LANE

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First time’s the charm

Despite it being his first model railway, Brad Joyce has created a stunningly detailed and realistic urban scene.

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

Chris Leigh offers meanderings we couldn’t fit into the issue elsewhere, but which seemed terribly important at the time…

North Wales nuclear

‘OO’ GAUGE LAYOUT MAENTWROG ROAD AND TRAWSFYNYDD

BUILD AN ALLOTMENT DIORAMA

EXPERT MODELLERS SHOW YOU HOW

BUILD AN AUTOMATED STEAM CRANE

EXPERT MODELLERS SHOW YOU HOW

BUILD A DELICATE FOOTBRIDGE BY 3D PRINTING

EXPERT MODELLERS SHOW YOU HOW

3D PRINTING FOR FOLESHILL STATION

EXPERT MODELLERS SHOW YOU HOW

Your first stop is Larstoppe

After completing yet another layout, Dave Finney believes this would be the perfect start for a certain type of modeller.

CREATE TIDY BALLAST

This is where our team of experienced modellers

KNOW YOUR… LIVERIES

PART 15: Early BR Eastern Region steam

CURE STIFF OR SLUGGISH AXLES ON ROLLING STOCK

Q I’m having trouble with a couple of

ASSEMBLE KIT PARTS SQUARELY

Q I’m taking my first steps in kit‐building,

Bachmann ‘Mainline’ Hunslet 0‐4‐0ST

◆ GAUGE ‘OO9’ ◆ MODEL Bachmann

Darstaed LNER Thompson coaches

◆ GAUGE ‘O’ ◆ MODELS Darstaed/Ellis

C-Rail Intermodal KTA pocket wagon

◆ GAUGE ‘N’ ◆ MODEL KTA

C-Rail Intermodal 40ft and 20ft containers

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODELS 20ft

Peco Ffestiniog Railway Quarryman’s coach and brake vans

◆ GAUGE ‘OO9’ ◆ MODELS GR-570A

Peco 7-plank open wagons

◆ GAUGE ‘N’ ◆ MODEL Peco

Modeller’s bookshelf review special

Here’s a selection of the latest rail and transport-themed books to have arrived at the Model Rail office. Each will appeal to modellers and general enthusiasts alike and are reviewed by GEORGE DENT (with a little help from PETER MARRIOTT).