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 GOES LARGE WITH NARROW GAUGE

WHAT'S COOKING AT REVOLUTION? • Revolution Trains' Ben Ando recently paid a visit to Model Rail HQ, with a bag full of model samples for us to admire, displaying progress on various fronts.

Modeller's Bookshelf • George Dent presents four recent rail-themed titles to inspire and inform your modelling projects.

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

EXHIBITION DIARY - MAY-JUNE 2024

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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 FACTORY FINISH • April's inclement weather provided George Dent with the perfect excuse to complete a range of industrial buildings.

Inside track with Ben Ando

Mine of inspiration • Theo Thomas combined technological prowess with good old-fashioned research to compose a narrow gauge layout that tells the story of the collieries of the Forest of Dean.

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

HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN UNIQUE INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVES • George Dent rose to the challenge of repainting a steam locomotive without taking it apart, while also creating suitable diesel traction for his low-level colliery line. As a result, he now has two distinctive new models in his collection.

HOW TO CREATE A CUT-DOWN DIESEL SHUNTER

BUILDING FOWEY PART THREE • Peter Marriott continues to build his Cornish layout, inspired by Carne Point's harbour, by adapting a Kibri kit to recreate the vital pilot boat.

HOW TO USE GRASS MATS AS A BASE FOR REALISTIC SCENERY • Peter Marriott explains how the humble grass mat can be harnessed to provide the perfect foundation for lifelike scenic treatments.

Shelf-fulfilling prophesy • Pete Matcham employed a shelf as a baseboard for this tight-focus china clay-themed scene, but there's nothing off-the-shelf about his expertly crafted layout.

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Rolling back the years • Phil Mason and Ian Willis joined forces on a layout that re-imagines thefinal days of the Derwent Valley Light Railway in the early 1980s.

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

Heljan Class 37/0 • ◆ GAUGE ‘O’ ◆ MODEL Heljan 3727 Class 37/0 DRS blue (early version), un-numbered ◆ PRICE £669.00 ◆ AVAILABILITY Heljan stockists Web www.heljan.co.uk

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Factfile: BR/English Electric Class 37/0

Revolution Trains Class 59 • ◆ GAUGE ‘N’ ◆ MODEL Revolution Trains Class 59/0 • 59004 Yeoman blue/silver (revised) • 59005 Aggregate Industries green/blue/silver • Class 59/2 59204 EWS red/gold ◆ PRICE £154.95 (DCC-ready), £259.95 (DCC sound) ◆ AVAILABILITY Revolution Trains stockists Web www.revolutiontrains.com

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Factfile: Class 59

Hornby LMS ‘Black Five’ • ◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Hornby R30224 LMS Class 5MT ‘Black Five’...