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The Big Picture • Some modellers choose to build their own track, but for some, it’s a necessity. When Andy Cundick chose Courtmacsherry as the basis for his next Irish model railway he was tasked with not only handbuilding the track, but working meticulously to get a perfect scale model, from the goods yard to the harbour. Read about how he did it in the next issue of Model Rail.
MODEL RAIL MODEL OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 THE RESULTS • In the April edition of Model Rail (MR272) we pitted the winners of our Model of the Year competition against each other in a champion of champions scenario and asked you to vote for your favourite, crowning the winner the undisputed Model of the Decade. You have been voting in your hundreds and one of the categories was separated by just a single vote, which was made just before voting closed. Without further ado, here are your models of the decade.
Join our Modelling Monday community… … and don’t forget Show & Tell • This is the place to share your projects with the Model Rail community every month.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘PWM’ AND CLASS 11 BREAK COVER
LAST CHANCE FOR LIVERIES
DAPOL’S ON THE ‘FLAT
STOP PRESS
REVOLUTION UPDATE
In Brief
MODEL RAIL NEEDS YOU!
HELJAN RELEASES Mk 2 DETAILS
INTERMODAL TRIO IN ‘OO’
COAL COMFORT
On the road
According to Chris… • …there is such a thing as having too much time on your hands!
Behind the Backscene • Model Rail fires the questions at John Bristow, Deluxe Materials’ scientific genius and rocket engineer.
High spec in the Highlands • Geoff Endacott and members of Bentley MRG have upgraded and adapted this large West Highlands layout to suit both DCC and DC.
20 JOBS TO DO WHILE YOU’RE STUCK INDOORS • Model Rail’s experts have devised a list of things you can be doing during the lockdown to make your layout better than ever!
1 BUILD YOUR LAYOUT’S CENTREPIECE • An Englishman’s home is his castle, and so is the centrepiece for Peter Marriott’s layout…
2 RE-NUMBER YOUR FLEET
3 PLAN YOUR DREAM LAYOUT
4 DETAIL THE TRACKSIDE • Peter Marriott looks at products that add the finishing touches to the periphery of your track, and shows you how to install them.
5 CORRECT ERRORS
6 REPAIR YOUR BALLAST
7 HOW TO PAINT FIGURES • George Dent shares his tips for creating ultra-realistic little people, aided by some great new figures from ModelU.
8 HOW TO CREATE REALISTIC COAL LOADS • George Dent reveals an easy way of creating fixed or removable mineral payloads to any open wagon, in any scale.
9 HOW TO SERVICE LOCOMOTIVES • To keep your precious models running in tip-top form, regular servicing is required. George Dent explains the dos and don’ts of lubrication.
10 ADD DETAILING PARTS
11 DETAIL YOUR PLATFORMS
12 FITTING FIGURES
13 FIX IRRITATING FAULTS
14 HOW TO WEATHER AND DETAIL WAGONS • Peter Marriott indulges in...