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One of the highlights of the past month

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The latest happenings from the world of model railways

CLASS 11 FACTFILE – JUST ANOTHER ‘GRONK’?

Class 11 12051 displays traces of its former

MODEL RAIL EXCLUSIVE CLASS 31 TAKING SHAPE

00 GAUGE We recently received a decorated sample

16T MINERALS NEXT FOR ACCURASCALE

00 GAUGE After producing a raft of key

‘BUCKJUMPER’ SAMPLES ARRIVE

00 GAUGE First tooling samples have arrived of

RAPIDO UPDATES ITS ‘SMALL PRAIRIE’ PLANS

00 GAUGE After an initial announcement last November,

BACHMANN’S BAGULEY-DREWRY: IN COLOUR!

009 GAUGE Marking Bachmann’s first foray into narrow

LNER/LMS ‘LOWMAC’ ROLLS IN

00 GAUGE Rapido’s next 4mm scale freight wagon

PAINTED ‘MET 1’ SAMPLES ON SHOW

00 GAUGE Rapido Trains UK has also revealed painted

‘LARGE ENGLAND’ NEXT FROM PECO & KATO

009GAUGE Peco and Kato have once again teamed

In Brief

HORNBY’S MONTANA DEPARTS A popular ‘face’ of Hornby

EXCLUSIVE ‘20’ PAIR UNVEILED AT MONK BAR STORE

During the 60th birthday bash at York’s Monk

NEW KITS FROM METCALFE

N GAUGE 00 GAUGE Metcalfe Models has announced

In Brief

MANCHESTER SHOW LINE-UP ANNOUNCED The annual, pre-Christmas exhibition

LIONHEART REVEALS MORE Mk 1 COACHES

Announced at The Gauge O Guild’s GuildEx event

DAPOL ‘N’ GAUGE STEAM UPDATES

N GAUGE Dapol shared updates on various upcoming

In Brief

L&B STOCK ON THE WAY O GAUGE Lionheart’s

ANIMALS, SCRAPMEN AND FOOTPLATE CREW FROM MODELU

ANY GAUGE Amongst the latest raft of products

HANDY WAITING SHELTER

00 GAUGE One of Scale Model Scenery’s latest

DIRTY FAÇADES

ANY GAUGE Busch is offering packs of pre-weathered

WATER FILM

ANY GAUGE This new textured, clear plastic sheet

ON THE WORKBENCH

What new items have appeared in George’s workshop this month?

…and finally

Unusual scenes captured by the lens of Chris

BERRY PICKERS

00 GAUGE HO SCALE Busch continues to produce

STEAM-ERA HEADCODE DISCS

ANY GAUGE While many railway operators employed a

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 Narrow or Standard?

Progress continues on George Dent’s ‘Lisburn Lane’ layout project, making use of short windows of spare time to lay the low-level line, and resolving a question of gauge…

RIDING THE RHEIDOL

Peter Marriott enjoyed a memorable day out in the Cambrian Mountains.

Inside track with Ben Ando

Ben Ando is the founder of Revolution Trains

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Going crazy for Creechly

Stephen Fay is back with another superb ‘O’ gauge diorama, and this one has already found its new home.

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

Another day, another project! Chris Leigh is one of those people who can’t sit still for long and who frequently needs a ‘diversion.’

Family connection

The signal box takes the limelight in Nigel Locke’s labour of love for a location in which he spent many happy hours as a young boy.

Workbench

15 pages of projects, advice and top tips that show you how

Blurring the boundary

Ian Skinner’s fic titious ‘S&D’ layout is so believable you’d be hard ‐pressed to tell the fantasy from reality.

CREATE A LIFELIKE WATER TOWER

EXPERT MODELLERS SHOW YOU HOW

RENOVATE OLD KIT-BUILT COACHES

EXPERT MODELLERS SHOW YOU HOW

SCR ATCHBUILD A STEAM SLOCOMOTIVE IN ‘O’ GAUGE

EXPERT MODELLERS SHOW YOU HOW

MODEL TREE SURGEONS IN ACTION!

EXPERT MODELLERS SHOW YOU HOW

BOX TUNNEL

EXPERT MODELLERS SHOW YOU HOW

Know your stuff

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

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HOW TO KNOW YOUR STUFF Peter’s scene conjures

KNOW YOUR… LIVERIES

PART 23: Class 47s in the ‘large logo’ era

DAVE LOWERY’S TOP TIPS

Notes from the workshop

Accurascale GWR ‘Manor ’ 4‐6‐0

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Accurascale ACC2500-7800

Heljan Class 73

◆ GAUGE ‘O’ ◆ MODEL Heljan 7303

Graham Farish BR Standard Class 5MT 4‐6‐0

◆ GAUGE ‘N’ ◆ MODEL Graham Farish

Heljan GWR Parcels Railcar

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Heljan 19431

Heljan Class 25

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Heljan 2547

Revolution Trains FNA-D ‘New Generation’ Nuclear Flask Wagon

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Revolution Trains

Hornby ‘TT:120’ Class 08

◆ GAUGE ‘TT:120’ ◆ MODEL Hornby TT3001M

Hornby ‘TT:120’ Mk 1 coaches

◆ GAUGE ‘TT:120’ ◆ MODEL Hornby •

Graham Farish BR Mk 2f coaches

◆ GAUGE ‘N’ ◆ MODEL Graham Farish

Hornby LNER Gresley 61ft 6in Coaches

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODELS Hornby •

Modeller’s bookshelf review special

George Dent and Chris Leigh present a range of books that have plenty to offer modellers and general enthusiasts.