Welcome

As many readers will be aware, 2023 marks

MODEL RAIL/HELJAN EXCLUSIVE: CLASS 11 – MORE LIVERY SAMPLES UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT

The latest happenings from the world of model railways

CLASS 12 PROGRESSING TOO

00 GAUGE Having tooled up a Class 11,

RAILS AND DAPOL TEAM UP FOR AN ‘88’…

00 GAUGE The latest collaboration between Rails of

…AND A GWR INSPECTION SALOON TOO!

00 GAUGE Rails and Dapol are also working

MODERN FLASK CARRIER GLOWS AHEAD

N GAUGE With its ‘OO’ FNA-D flask carriers

ALL-NEW ‘ELECTRIC SCOT’ FOR ‘N’

N GAUGE Offering a real boost for modellers

HORNBY ‘TT:120’ RANGE ROLLED-OUT TO RETAILERS

TT:120 GAUGE As former Marketing & Product Development

HAWTHORN LESLIE 0‐4‐0 SADDLE TANK TAKES SHAPE

Dapol’s Hawthorn Leslie 0‐4‐0ST has reached the decorated

SNEAK PEAK AT FOOTPLATE’S EXCLUSIVE HAWTHORN LESLIE

00 GAUGE Footplate Models of Kidderminster has commissioned

REVOLUTION’S ‘FLAT FISH’ GOING SWIMMINGLY

N GAUGE 00 GAUGE Revolution’s forthcoming range of

‘ALCAN’ TANKS SHUNTED CLOSER TO PRODUCTION

00 GAUGE Decorated samples of Revolution’s ‘OO’ ‘Alcan’

009 SOCIETY CELEBRATES HALF‐CENTURY

September marks the 50th anniversary of the founding

FLAMEPROOF COLLIERY LOCO IS GO

009 GAUGE Planet Industrials and Narrow Planet have

WAGONS JOIN THE ‘MET’

00 GAUGE Since Rapido Trains UK announced its

CUT-DOWN YOUR PECKETT

00 GAUGE Hornby’s ‘W4’ Peckett 0‐4‐0ST provides the

SOUVENIRS ON WHEELS FROM LOCOMOTION

N GAUGE 00 GAUGE O GAUGE Locomotion Models

HELJAN’S ‘BONE’ ARRIVES, ‘ED’ ON THE WAY

O GAUGE Heljan revealed that its eagerly anticipated

BACHMANN’S NEW ‘40’ AND MORE ARRIVE AT MR HQ

N GAUGE 00 GAUGE The post brought an

CHARLES COLLETT’S GRAVESTONE APPEAL

Friends of Swindon Railway Museum have launched an

NEW UNITRACK STOCKIST FOR UK

Train Trax has announced that it will now

NEW LASER-CUT KITS FROM PECO

00 GAUGE The latest additions to the Peco

Modeller’s Bookshelf

George Dent and Chris Leigh present four new books that will be useful for modellers and 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

When two scales collide… The police have just

PINING FOR THE FOREST

ANY GAUGE Primo Models has added more trees

NEW TOWNHOUSE KIT FROM SMS

N GAUGE Scale Model Scenery has added an

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

‘Lisburn Lane’ gets a boost

Inside track with Ben Ando

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

EXHIBITION DIARY – AUGUST–SEPTEMBER 2023

August 5 MINEHEAD, SOMERSET. The Exmoor Coast Railway

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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…

Backscene

CHRIS LEIGH has a timely warning for anyone with a permanent layout in a bespoke location which, perhaps, does not receive as much attention as it should.

Raising the interest rate

Brian Hardiman was tired of just watching trains go round, so he ripped up half his layout and added a terminus station for operational appeal.

Flying Scotsman’s many outfits

Looking at railways in detail

HOW TO MODEL FLYING SCOTSMAN

IN THE POST-BR PRESERVATION ERA

Modelled from memory

David Harrison cherry-picked the best of the Scarborough coast for this layout, inspired by his local walks.

Workbench

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

HOW TO SCRATCHBUILD A BRIDGE

PART ONE

HOW TO CREATE A MUDDY FOREST TRACK

EXPERT MODELLERS SHOW YOU HOW

HOW TO FIND CREATIVE USES FOR FELT-TIP PENS

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 22: Class 47s in the Rail blue era

Notes from the Workshop DAVE LOWERY'S TOP TIPS

WHEN IN DOUBT… FOLD IT! Dennis Lovett has

HOW TO LAY BALLAST NEATLY

I’m about to try ballasting my layout’s track

Heljan BR/North British Bo‐Bo 10800

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Heljan

Accurascale split headcode Class 37/0

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Accurascale

OO Works GSWR ‘101’/ CIÉ Class J15 0‐6‐0

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL OO

Revolution Trains TUA caustic soda tank wagons

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Revolution

Accurascale FNA-D ‘New Generation’ nuclear flask wagons

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODELS Accurascale

GWR ‘Loriot Y’ machinery wagon

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL 917001

GWR Diagram AA20 ‘Toad’ brake van

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Rapido

Flangeway BR ‘Mermaid’ ballast wagons

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Flangeway

C-Rail Intermodal shipping containers

◆ GAUGE ‘N’/’OO’ ◆ MODEL C-Rail