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Model Rail
Summer 2022
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Editorial
Welcome
Fittingly, I’m writing this introduction to our summer
Opening the box
MODEL RAIL/HELJAN CLASS 11 – FIRST PAINTED SAMPLES ARRIVE
00 GAUGE In early July a package arrived
CLASS 89 TO COME FROM RAILS AND ACCURASCALE
Rails of Sheffield has teamed up with Accurascale
DAPOL ‘JINTY’ ON THE HIGH SEAS
Following final sample approval, Dapol’s ‘O’ gauge LMS
L&B LOCOS ARE LOOKING GOOD
0-16.5 GAUGE Dapol has also revealed images of
A ‘PEAK’ INTO THE FUTURE FROM HELJAN
Heljan’s highly anticipated Class 45 ‘Peaks’ have entered
In Brief
NEW BATCH OF DAPOL ‘68s’ ARRIVE As this
EXCLUSIVE DYNAMOMETER CAR ALMOST HERE
Rails of Sheffield received painted samples of its
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA!
The Class 92 is a dual-voltage electric locomotive
REVOLUTION ANNOUNCES ‘ALCAN’ TANKS
The distinctive ‘Alcan tanks’ are to be produced
NEW EXCLUSIVES FROM KMRC
Kernow Model Rail Centre has announced four new
THE FLYING SCOT – REDISCOVERED
Studiocanal has restored and released a lost classic
In Brief
TRAINS ON FILM After months of speculation, Hornby
SHOWSTOPPERS GALORE AT THE DEMU SHOWCASE
The venue ‘Euxton Junction’ ‘Splott’ ‘Well Park’ George
ALL-NEW BACHMANN ‘37’ STEALS THE SHOW
Bachmann Europe grabbed everyone’s attention on the first
O&K AGGREGATE BOXES FOR ‘OO’
Also announced at DEMU Showcase was a joint
CAGE WALLING
Steel cages filled with stones have become a
GIVE YOUR LAYOUT A LIFT
A great way of finding room for a
STANDING IN THE DOCK
Gaugemaster’s Fordhampton range of re-boxed Faller plastic kits
SIGNS FOR THE TIMES
Sankey Scenics has produced an updated range of
ON THE WORKBENCH
George Dent looks at the new products to land on his workbench this month
HOISTS, BAGS AND PLANKS
New from Scale Model Scenery is a useful
DELUXE MATERIALS LATEST CATALOGUE
To celebrate 50 years in the trade, Deluxe
BIRD BOX
This new set from Busch features a father
Staff Show & Tell
Shed renovation
A rebel among the paper‐azzi
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.
Regulars
EXHIBITION DIARY – AUGUST 2022
(ALL SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE ON COVID‐19) August
…and finally
Unusual scenes captured by the lens of Chris
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Squeezing into the suburbs
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 offers meanderings we couldn’t fit into the issue elsewhere, but which seemed terribly important at the time…
LIGHTS, SOUND, ACTION!
Adding working lights to a miniature model scene
LET THE CAR BE THE STAR
Few things can match the Faller car system
Inspiration
Visually arresting
This captivating Pot teries layout built by Graham Taylor is the culmination of a 15-year stretch in a police cell. In the most innocent sense...
Minimalist masterstroke
Echoing the utilitarian nature of the scene it recreates, Ben Powell’s unfussy hillside layout proves that sometimes less is definitely more.
A RICH VEIN of form
Track plans to get you thinking in three dimensions
Workbench
HOW TO BUILD A GAS WORKS PART THREE
Richard Simpson’s mission to recreate a prototypical gas works continues with the purifying equipment.
10 ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR LIFELIKE FIELDS
Frustrated farmers Peter Marriott and George Dent set about tilling the land, sowing grass and planting hedges, with a little help from Chris Nevard.
HOW TO MAKE A STATION PLATFORM
Never keen on building station platforms in situ, Chris Leigh tries making Titfield’s station platform on the workbench.
HOW TO MODEL SHOWCASE: HOW 3D PRINTING HAS HELPED ME
Dave Lowery reveals how new technology – and teamwork – has allowed him to create a unique fleet of modern rolling stock, for himself and commercial customers.
HOW TO BUILD A REVOLVING WAITING SHELTER
Paul Braithwaite reveals how he and Tony Moss created an innovative means of making passengers disappear.
HOW TO BUILD A WHITEMETAL BULLDOZER KIT
A recently re-released ‘N’ gauge kit provided Grahame Hedges with a few hours of fun.
Reviews
Hornby Mk 4 coaches
◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODELS •
Revolution FWA ‘Ecofret’ intermodal wagons
◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL 00-FWA-4101D
Revolution IPA car-carrying wagons
◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODELS •
Irish Railway Models CIÉ magnesite hoppers
◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODELS •
Peco ‘TT:120’ gauge track, points and accessories
◆ GAUGE ‘TT:120’ ◆ MODELS •
Peco Streamline Code 75 bullhead crossing & slips
◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODELS Peco
Modeller’s bookshelf review special
We’ve received a bumper crop of new books, so here’s a special edition of Modeller’s Bookshelf, featuring a diverse range of titles aimed at modellers and general enthusiasts alike. (GD)
An ode to British Rail
The case for nationalising our railways has been
One hundred years of Hornby
Pat Hammond has written numerous books for model
A look at Leicestershire
John Jackson’s colour photographic album depicts the Leicestershire
Shedding light on Western operations in the Black Country
Author Paul Dorney takes us on a photo-graphic
Mersey paradise
The Liverpool area has offered a treat for
Cumbrian collection
Prior to the grouping of 1923, 16 different
York survey
Many of us will know of York’s importance
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