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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Meet the team behind the UK's best modelling magazine

Model Rail essential information

MODEL RAIL EXCLUSIVES UPDATE CELEBRITY ‘31’ MARKS MODEL RAIL'S FIRST COLLABORATION WITH ACCURASCALE • The latest happenings from the world of model railways

WARLEY SHOW BACK FOR 2022

HORNBY GOES ‘TT’ – IN A B IG WAY!

‘BIG BERTHA’ NEXT FROM KR MODELS

ACCURASCALE GOES BANANAS

In Brief

CLASS 37 LOCH RANNOCH IS KERNOW'S LATEST EXCLUSIVE

STOP PRESS! HELJAN'S ‘PEAKS’ ARRIVE

REVOLUTION GOES FOR THE CUBES

In Brief

NEW STEAM-ERA WAGONS FROM DAPOL

IAIN RICE – AN OBITUARY

NUCLEAR GENERATION

DIG YOUR OWN HS2

UP THE ARCHES

EXQUISITE ANIMALS

ANIMATED MANÈGE

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

ON THE WORKBENCH

EXHIBITION DIARY – OCTOBER 2022 – FEBRUARY 2023

Staff Show & Tell Translator required • With Hornby's new Mk 4 coaching stock arriving over recent months, George Dent unearthed a previous conversion project that's been waiting for its moment to shine…

NOW'S A PERFECT TIME FOR ‘TT’

Show & Tell • 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.

South Eastern fantasy • Modelling a semi-fictional layout was a liberating experience for Ian Blackall, who took a real-world location and gave it an alternative future.

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HOW TO BUILD A PUBLIC SERVICE CENTRE • Peter Marriott builds the latest of Metcalfe's popular card kits.

HOW TO WORK WITH PLASTER BUILDING KITS • George Dent explains how to get the best from piaster-cast buildings, offering assembly and repair tips, while also improving the interior of a traditional goods shed.

HOW TO MODEL BRIDGE HOUSE • Grahame Hedges continues his mission to recreate a range of London structures in ‘N’ gauge, focusing on a listed building on Borough High Street.

HOW TO BUILD A LASER-CUT WOOD KIT • George Dent creates a tranquil Lynton & Barnstaple station scene, using a new laser-cut wood kit from Osborn's Models.

HOW TO CONSTRUCT A BUILDING UNDER REPAIR • Peter Marriott tests a new kit by Auhagen to see if European buildings have any place on UK layouts.

HOW TO RUIN A HOUSE KIT • Or rather, howto build a ruined house! Chris Leigh creates an eye-catching structure from an Ancorton Models laser-cut kit.

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

HOW TO MODIFY THE POSES OF 3D-PRINTED FIGURES

KNOW YOUR… LIVERIES • Paul Chancellor turns his attention to the colour schemes worn by the venerable BR 350hp diesel-electric shunters in the years running-up to the mid-1970s.

HOW TO IMPROVE PECO FLAT-BOTTOM RAIL TRACK

READER'S TIP: HOLD IT STEADY

BOATS AT ‘THORNWICK BAY’

HOW TO: RECREATE MORDERN UTILITY WORKS

Departure from the truth • Next stop:...