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Bachmann Europe’s Autumn 2022 announcements featured some exciting

EXHIBITION DIARY – SEPTEMBER 2022

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Modelling ‘O’ in a shed

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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…

Railway Children – all grown up

Chris Leigh offers some final thoughts about a film and a book, and the weather, in a not-quite-a-review page.

NEW SENTINEL BATCH IN THE WORKS

The latest happenings from the world of model railways

Factfile: The Class ‘Y1’/’Y3’ Sentinels

Featuring a centrally mounted, vertical boiler, the ‘Y1’

Model Rail/Dapol Sentinel ‘Y1’/’Y3’ model specifications

First appearing in 2011, our exclusive ‘OO’ gauge

MORE BR MODERN TRACTION TO COME FROM BACHMANN

00 GAUGE CLASS 37 QUARTET REVEALED While Bachmann

FIRST‐GENERATION DMUs RETURN

The perennially popular Class 101 diesel multiple unit

MK 2f DBSO: TWO NEW VERSIONS

Bachmann’s refurbished BR Mk 2F Driving Brake Second

ALL-NEW CLASS 90 FROM FARISH

After a few lean years, in terms of

STOP PRESS!

Just before we closed for press, we received

CARE FOR A DANCE?

00 GAUGE Bachmann revealed an all-new wagon in

LIONHEART ‘3MT’ PROTOTYPE UNDER REVIEW

The BR Standard Class 3 2‐6‐2T, being developed

HELJAN UPDATES – IN COLOUR

Heljan’s NBL diesel electric Bo‐Bo 10800 has reached

BACHMANN HTA RETURNS

Modellers of the modern freight scene will be

‘LARGE PRAIRIE’ NEXT FROM SONIC

Following the success of its LNER ‘J50’ and

RAPIDO’S ‘E1’ UNDER STARTER’S ORDERS

Initially slated as a Model Rail Exclusive model,

COMMEMORATIVE PACKS TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF FARISH

N GAUGE Special collectors’ packs have been produced

FIRST LOOK AT SECR BRAKE VAN

Rapido Trains UK has received engineering prototypes of

LINE SOCIETIES LIAISON GROUP

A new group has been formed to bring

WIN! A HORNBY CLASS 91

Thanks to the generous folks at Hornby, we

20 YEARS OF KMRC

Kernow Model Rail Centre is to celebrate its

ROG ‘47’ FOR RAILS

00 GAUGE Rails of Sheffield has commis-sioned an

WAGONS TO HELP A ‘MERCHANT NAVY’

The General Steam Navigation Locomotive Society has commissioned

BLUE LIGHT VANS

Osborn’s Models has released a pair of new

NEW ‘BOXES’ FROM C-RAIL FOR ‘N’ AND ‘OO’

Intermodal not only represents one of the UK’s

Modeller’s Bookshelf

A selection of titles that have kept Model Rail’s editor occupied recently.

ON THE WORKBENCH

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

LIFECOLOR PAINTING GUIDES

More pamphlet than book, these A4, 36-page volumes

HST LIGHTING UPGRADE

Modellers who operate older, Ringfield-powered Hornby HSTs will

GET A GATE…

After marrying a lass from Chorley, ‘Get a

IT’S A FRAME

ANY GAUGE York Modelmaking is often asked to

CIÉ FORKLIFTS

00 GAUGE Presented as a twin-pack, this pair

…and finally

Unusual scenes captured by the lens of Chris Nevard… 

Staff Show & Tell

Covid blues and bolts

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 and a regular contributor to Model Rail.

Black Country in a box

Contemplating modelling a more contemporary era than usual, Ed Purcell looked to his local area for inspiration to create this exhibition‐going masterpiece.

Norfolk punch

He may have modelled a relatively obscure village, but Alan Price’s largely scratchbuilt layout gets far more recognition than you might imagine.

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

Paul A. Lunn explores the many uses for this versatile material on the network, and the works that produced it.

HOW TO TWEAK A ‘J70’ TRAM ENGINE

Inspired by one of this month’s layouts, George Dent whiled away a few evenings by titivating a Model Rail exclusive LNER ‘J70’ locomotive.

ON SHED – WESTERN REGION STYLE

Jack Boskett explains how he created this atmospheric steam shed scene, with a little help from his friends…

HOW TO BUILD A GAS WORKS

PART FOUR

HOW TO BUILD A STONE RAIL OVERBRIDGE

Peter Marriott trials double‐track bridge building using foam sheet.

HOW TO CREATE A UNIQUE SET OF BUFFERSTOPS

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 11B: Class 56 in the privatisation era

DAVE LOWERY’S TOP TIPS

In my experience of building kits – etched

HOW TO IMPROVE RESIN PAVEMENTS

Q I recently bought some Bachmann Scenecraft ‘OO’

Rails of Sheffield/Heljan NER Autocar

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Rails/Heljan

Dapol GWR ‘Manor’ 4-6-0

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODELS •

Dapol 14t anchor‐mounted tank wagons

◆ GAUGE ‘O’ ◆ MODELS •

Accurascale CDA china clay hoppers

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Accurascale

Accurascale HCA MGR hoppers

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Accurascale

Accurascale PCA cement wagons

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODELS •

Peco ‘TT:120’ lineside building kits

◆ SCALE ‘TT:120’ ◆ MODELS •