Welcome

The arrival of any new model for review

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

BR COACHES APLENTY!

Most modellers in ‘N’ gauge can never get

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.

Inside track with Ben Ando

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

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…

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.

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.

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

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