Model Rail

Model Rail magazine is the UK's biggest-selling magazine dedicated to railway modelling. Every issue is packed with the country’s finest home and club layouts, stunning photography, unbiased and in-depth product reviews, expert tips, layout plans and step-by-step articles that really show you how. In our unique ‘Workbench’ section, we tackle a wide range of modeling skills and projects. Our expert writers and model-makers will help you to get the most from your hobby and build the layout of your dreams. Model Rail is published 13 times a year, every four weeks.

Welcome

Opening the box • The latest happenings from the world of model railways

BACHMANN SUPPORTS MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH

FROM HEAVY HAUL TO TOY HAUL

DAPOL BOOSTS BLACK LABEL TO BULLEIDS

CALEY ‘SINGLE’ GOES DARK

A VOLATILE ISSUE

‘MERCHANT NAVY’ NEXT FOR STEAM TREATMENT

LATEST HORNBY ARRIVALS

CRICKLEWOOD PET ‘31’ FROM KERNOW

LBSC ‘OPEN A’ GETS SECOND RUN

TINGS ON THE HORIZON

TWICKENHAM OPEN DAY

EXCLUSIVE ‘S&C’ LIME WAGON

Reviving a Stroudley 0-4-2 • The place to share your projects with the Model Rail community.

GET TANKED UP

Modeller’s Bookshelf • George Dent presents four new titles that will inspire and inform your modelling.

ON THE WORKBENCH • What new items have appeared in George’s workshop this month?

EXHIBITION DIARY – JULY 5-AUGUST 17

Unusual scenes captured by the lens of Chris Nevard

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 Mobile industry • Another structure for George Dent’s layout is virtually complete, after some modelling-on-the-move.

Roadworks: 1950s style

Dave’s ‘69’ fleet grows

Inside track with Ben Ando

Grasping the nettle • Andrew Whittle dived headfirst into the building of his first model railway, taking inspiration from Buxton and using his imagination to create something truly unique.

3 things we like

Workbench • Inspirational projects, advice and top tips that show you how

HOW TO CREATE A WORK INDUSTRIAL SAD ADAY DLE TANK • Rapido’s off-the-shelf ‘Hunslet 16in’ 0-6-0ST has captured the no-frills nature of the prototype. But for an unglamorous industrial, they are far too clean. Chris Nevard shows how you can recreate an authentically gritty colliery machine.

HOW TO DETAIL READY-MADE CONTAINERS • Peter Marriott spends a couple of hours making a good-looking container even better.

HOW TO CREATE A SHABBY NET SOUTHEAST CLASS 50 WORK • The arrival of Accurascale’s ‘50’ prompted George Dent to finish tinkering with a Hornby model, with the aim of creating a more lived-in appearance.

Keep your wheels clean

HOW TO CHOOSE THE BES FOR STATIC GRASS GLUE • Glue is glue, right? Not so says Peter Marriott, who decided to find out which is best for planting static grass.

6 Tips for better static grass

HOW TO MAKE REALISTIC SHEEP • Peter Marriott shows how 21st-century scenic technology can add realism to your layout’s livestock.

HOW TO BUILD A METAL TANK WAGON KIT • Dave Lowery gives us a taste of what’s involved in the assembly of a modern ‘O’ gauge metal wagon kit.

Addictive viewing • Klaas Jansma has created a mesmerising layout, which employs the time-honoured oval track plan to great effect.

3 things we like

Reviews • In-depth and unbiased reviews of the latest products

Bachmann Class 08

3 things we like

Accurascale Class 50

3 things we like

Rapido BR Class 44...