Welcome

The transport of minerals by rail, particularly coal,

…and finally

Unusual scenes captured by the lens of Chris Nevard…

HOW TO APPLY STATIC GRASS IN CONFINED SPACES

This is where our team of experienced modellers answer YOUR questions. Email your queries about railways – real or model – to modelrail@bauermedia.co.uk

KNOW YOUR… LIVERIES

PART 2: What the ‘Warships’ wore

Present your case

If there’s a locomotive that you think needs to be offered ready-to-run, here’s the place to voice your opinion…

Behind the Backscene

The latest victim of Model Rail’s quick-fire questions is Dave Martin, a Manx tram ‘basher’, a fan of ’80s rock and someone with a dad joke for any occasion

The Big Picture

The latest happenings from the world of model railways

MODEL RAIL WITHDRAWS FROM LBSCR ‘E1’ PROJECT

00 GAUGE Model Rail and Rapido Trains UK

HELJAN ‘ED’ CLASS 73/1 LOOKING GOOD

OGAUGE Heljan’s much-anticipated Class 73/1 has taken another

TAKUMI CUSTOM MICRON

Following the recent launch of the Takumi Eclipse

LYNTON & BARNSTAPLE IN 7MM

Lionheart Trains has also shared images of the

RAILS ANNOUNCES ANOTHER TURBINE

Hot on the heels of the arrival of

BACHMANN RAISES FUNDS FOR NHS

In September, Bachmann Europe visited the GBRF/ EMD

CHALDRON WAGGONS IN ‘OO’ FROM ACCURASCALE

In a surprise move, Accurascale is to release

‘OO’ CARTIC-4 AND MORE FROM REVOLUTION

CAD work is now under way on a

STOP PRESS ! PRECEDENTS ARRIVING

As we closed for press, we received a

In Brief

HORNBY’S ‘TELLY’ WAGON To tie in with the

CONFLAT P IN ‘N’ FROM RAPIDO

One of BR’s most famous express freight services,

35 YEARS FOR GREAT EASTERN MODELS

Family-owned Great Eastern Model Railways in Norwich recently

INDUSTRIAL MDO IN STOCK

Planet Industrials commissioned Accurascale to produce 21t mineral

‘O’ GAUGE WICKHAM REACHES EP STAGE

Ellis Clark Trains has received the first EP

In Brief

MORE ‘BONES’ FOR ‘N’ GAUGE Dapol has announced

NEW ESP® WIRE-FREE CONTROL FROM DCCCONCEPTS

ANY GAUGE

NEWS REAL

Headline news from our sister title

THE CREAM OF THE CROP

The latest releases from Modelu include a useful

Modeller’s Bookshelf

A useful guide to ‘N’ gauge modelling has been added to the Model Rail bookshelf this month, along with a couple of new photographic records of the real-life railway

GAINING TRACTION

Packs of replacement rubber traction tyres for older

WW SCENICS WATER EFFECTS

WWS Deep Cast Water is a new two-part,

ON THE WORKBENCH

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

CRANK UP THE TENSION WITH NEW TOOL FROM BACHMANN

Bachmann Europe’s Modelmaker range of tools now boasts

FAB FENCING AND RAILING OPTIONS

00 GAUGE

PACK IT IN!

N GAUGE 00 GAUGE O GAUGE The Arch

Staff Show & Tell

Lisburn Lane’s new home

Show & Tell

The place to share your projects with the Model Rail community

According to Chris...

…You can’t please all the people all of the time, but Chris – to paraphrase Harold Macmillan – reckons we’ve never had it so good

A natural selection

West Countr y memories were an instinc tive inspiration for the decades-long evolution of Barry Sergeant ’s layout

Chalked up to experience

Ray Taylor and Anna Bass are seasoned exhibitors, and their latest masterpiece is a showcase of the sum total of their modelling skills so far

The CHOCOLATE train

Track plans to get you thinking in three dimensions

HOW TO BUILD A COAL YARD

EXPERT MODELLERS SHOW YOU HOW

HOW TO IMPROVE CHINA CLAY WAGONS

No freight commodity conjures up images of the West Country as much as china clay. George Dent tinkers with a venerable Bachmann model and creates lifelike tarpaulins from scrap paper

HOW TO BUILD A NARROWBOAT

EXPERT MODELLERS SHOW YOU HOW

HOW TO CREATE REALISTIC IRON ORE LOADS

George Dent recreates a once-vital rail-borne commodity, offering tips on how to fashion your own removable loads

Notes from the workshop

DAVE LOWERY’S TOP TIPS

HOW TO MODEL A SPEEDOMETER DRIVE SUITABLE FOR DIESELS

In MR286, George Dent demonstrated how to create

NOT TO YOUR TASTE? HOW ABOUT THESE ALTERNATIVES?

l Each square represents 1ft

Bachmann LNER Gresley ‘V2’ 2-6-2

Detailed cab interior 21pin socket

Oxford Rail LNER ‘J27’ (later version)

Sprung buffers Detailed cab interior 21-pi n

Bachmann Class 47/0

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Bachmann

Accurascale MDO/MDV

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Accurascale

Accurascale COILA

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL: : Accurascale BR

Dapol BR ‘Conflat A’ with BD container

◆ GAUGE ‘O’ ◆ MODEL Dapol

Dapol private owner lime wagon

◆ GAUGE ‘O’ ◆ MODEL Dapol

Track ballas ting aids

◆ GAUGE ‘N’ & ’OO’ ◆ MODEL

Rowing boats and jetties

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ PRODUCT LX386-OO

Noch multi-layer grass mats

◆ GAUGE Any ◆ PRODUCT Noch

Hobby Trax Tyson CDU and Power Pack

◆ Scale ‘ANY’ ◆ PRODUCT Tyson

Plants and flowers

We test five similar modelling products to help you make the most informed choices