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.

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The Big Picture • The latest happenings from the world of model railways

MODEL RAIL WITHDRAWS FROM LBSCR ‘E1’ PROJECT

ON THE WORKBENCH • George Dent looks at the new products to land on his workbench this month

EXHIBITION DIARY – OCTOBER 2021-FEBRUARY 2022

…and finally • Unusual scenes captured by the lens of Chris Nevard...

Staff Show & Tell Lisburn Lane’s new home • After months of searching for a suitable workspace – away from home – George Dent has finally settled into a new workshop. And he’s taken his current layout project with him.

Show & Tell • The place to share your projects with the Model Rail community.

According to Chris... • ...You can’t please all the people all of the time, but Chris – to paraphrase Harold Macmillan – reckons we’ve never had it so good

A natural selection • West Country memories were an instinctive inspiration for the decades-long evolution of Barry Sergeant’s layout.

Workbench • 17 pages of projects, advice and top tips that show you how

BUILD A COAL YARD • An easy project – that’s what Chris Leigh thought until he went looking for reference photographs. However, as he discovered, there are plenty of suitable products.

IMPROVE CHINA CLAY WAGONS • No freight commodity conjures up images of the West Country as much as china clay. George Dent tinkers with a venerable Bachmann model and creates lifelike tarpaulins from scrap paper.

BUILD A NARROWBOAT • Balsa wood kits are available at pocket money prices, but how much fun are they to assemble? Peter Marriott finds out.

CREATE REALISTIC IRON ORE LOADS • George Dent recreates a once-vital rail-borne commodity, offering tips on how to fashion your own removable loads.

Know your stuff • 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 • Paul Chancellor turns his attention to the stylish Class 42/43 diesel hydraulics, revealing Swindon’s more creative approach to BR’s ‘standard’ liveries.

DAVE LOWERY’S TOP TIPS

Chalked up to experience • Ray Taylor and Anna Bass are seasoned exhibitors, and their latest masterpiece is a showcase of the sum total of their modelling skills so far.

The CHOCOLATE train • Do you have limited or uninteresting operation on your layout? Are you looking to spice things up a bit, or perhaps build a layout around a particular operational focal point? Paul A. Lunn offers some suggestions.

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

Bachmann LNER Gresley ‘V2’ 2-6-2

Oxford Rail LNER ‘J27’ (later version)

Bachmann Class 47/0

Accurascale MDO/MDV

Accurascale COIL A

Dapol BR ‘Conflat A’ with BD container

Dapol private owner lime wagon

Track ballasting aids

Rowing boats and jetties

Noch multi-layer grass mats

Hobby Trax Tyson CDU and Power Pack

Model Railway Projects...