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I’m writing this just days after attending the

The Big Picture

The latest happenings from the world of model railways

SHOW REPORT: WARLEY 2023

George Dent presents highlights from the annual show at the NEC.

ACCURASCALE’S NEXT STEAM PROJECT: GWR ‘57XX’

00 GAUGE As announced just prior to the

NEW INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES FROM METCALFE

N GAUGE 00 GAUGE Metcalfe Models’ Industrial Revelations

BLUE HOPPERS AHOY!

Another exciting announcement from Accurascale revealed that the

HORNBY REVEALS PROGRESS

Hornby’s stand at Warley remained busy all weekend,

DAPOL SURPRISES WITH A CLASS 323

Built by Hunslet in the early 1990s for

DAPOL SHOWS ITS COLOURS WITH INDUSTRIAL TANK SAMPLES

Dapol’s stand at the Warley show contained a

BACHMANN LAUNCHES WIRELESS DCC SYSTEM

Unveiled during the Warley show, Bachmann’s Kinesis is

GBRf ‘69’ TAKES SHAPE

Several other exciting developments were displayed on Bachmann’s

CAVALEX SHOWS OFF ITS ‘GRIDS’

Some of the first production samples of the

CAVALEX PXA & JXA FOR RAILS

00 GAUGE More of Cavalex Models’ ongoing projects

MORE SULZERS FOR HELJAN

Heljan has bowed to public demand and turned

HELJAN TACKLES ANOTHER ‘PEAK’

Having already produced an impressive ‘OO’ rendition of

OTHER HELJAN UPDATES

The hotly anticipated Class 104 DMU continues to

OXFORD RAIL MOVES FORWARD

00 GAUGE After a period of quiet, Oxford

CLARK RAILWORKS GOES FOR THE ‘DUB DEE’

The War Department ‘Austerity’ 2‐10‐0 will become the

RAPIDO’S MAKING A STIRLING EFFORT

00 GAUGE As revealed last month, Rapido Trains

FLAT WAGONS ADDED TO THE IRM ROSTER

00 GAUGE In addition to the CIÉ open

PECO REVEALS NEW KITS AND BITS IN VARIOUS SCALES

There were plenty of new products on display

Staff Show & Tell Background Tasks

George Dent has begun customising a collection of laser-cut kits to create a low-relief industrial complex for his layout’s backscene.

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.

Inside track with Ben Ando

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

Model of the Year 2023

It’s that time of year again, when thoughts

WIN!

MODEL OF THE YEAR MEGA PRIZE DRAW

EXHIBITION DIARY – DECEMBER 2023 – FEBRUARY 2024

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…and finally

Unusual scenes captured by the lens of Chris

Show & Tell

The place to share your projects with the Model Rail community.

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Power play

Buying a second-hand layout gave Simon Barratt and the Scottish Diesel Electric Group a headstart, but that was just the beginning…

3 things we like

1 The Dapol powered signals are a viewer

Upping the ante

Eschewing the usual scales and gauges, Martin Olley stuck to the scale he knows and loves and scratchbuilt this slice of Rutland history.

MODEL A WINTER SCENE

EXPERT MODELLERS SHOW YOU HOW

CREATE TEMPORARY SNOW EFFECTS

George Dent employs a technique borrowed from Chris Nevard to create a wintry scene that can be reversed with ease.

ANIMATE A WATERWHEEL

In Graham Goodchild’s latest project, he animates a key element of rural industry – a mill with a working waterwheel.

MAKE YOUR OWN LASER-CUT BUILDINGS

Stuart Moore took the plunge and taught himself how to make bespoke ‘N’ gauge buildings using computer technology and laser‐cutting techniques.

FIX A FACTORY WEATHERING JOB

This is where our team of experienced modellers

KNOW YOUR… LIVERIES

PART 25: ex-LNER steam traction in BR days

DAVE LOWERY’S TOP TIPS

LIGHTING UP There is nothing better on a

CAN I USE ARTISTS’ ACRYLICS ON MY MODELS?

I’ve been reading George Dent’s book Weathering for

Graham Farish Class 158

◆ GAUGE ‘N’ ◆ MODEL 371-857 Class 158

Revolution Trains BR Class 128 Parcels Railcar

◆ GAUGE ‘N’ ◆ MODELS Revolution Trains

Accurascale Class 37/0 (early version)

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Accurascale Class

Bachmann Class 422/7 refurbished ‘4‐TEP’

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Bachmann 31-424

Rapido Trains UK W&U bogie tramcar

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODELS • Rapido

Rapido Trains UK ‘Not-Quite-Mink’

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Rapido Trains

Bachmann Dinorwic Slate Wagons

◆ GAUGE ‘OO9’ ◆ MODEL Bachmann 393-228

Accurascale MDW 21t mineral wagons (retooled)

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Accurascale ACC1111

Revolution Trains Mk 5 Caledonian Sleeper coach pack

◆ GAUGE ‘N’ ◆ MODEL Revolution Trains

Dapol/KMRC CDA hopper wagon

◆ GAUGE ‘O’ ◆ MODEL Dapol 7F-048-KER9

Hornby RailRoad Plus Class 960 and Class 47 (with TXS sound)

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODELS Hornby RailRoad

Heljan BR Motorail Car Transporters

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Heljan 9632/9634

Rapido Trains UK BR OAA open wagon

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Rapido Trains

Peco BR Iron Ore Tippler

◆ GAUGE ‘N’ ◆ MODEL Peco NR-1501B

C-Rail Crane Fruehauf containers & 20ft tanks

◆ GAUGE ‘OO/N’ ◆ MODEL • 20ft

‘16XX’ 0-6-0PT

CHOOSE FROM 22 VERSIONS

Ruston ‘PWM’ 0-6-0DE

CHOOSE FROM EIGHT VERSIONS

LNER Sentinels – the new batch

OO GAUGE MR-018 LNER Class Y3 Sentinel,

LNER ‘J70s’

SIX TO CHOOSE FROM

‘USA’ 0-6-0Ts

Made by: Bachmann/Kader Motor: Three-pole DCC socket: Six-pin

COMING SOON FROM MODEL RAIL

00 GAUGE BR Class 31 31116 Rail Celebrity

BR Class 11 0-6-0DE

CHOOSE FROM 15 VERSIONS

Farewell to Polwydellan

After many years, Chris Leigh bids a sad farewell to his beautiful Cornish harbour layout – but an interesting future awaits...

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 went to the Warley MRC exhibition for chats with readers and to seek inspiration. He got plenty of both!