Model Rail (UK) - 1 Jun 2025
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DRUM UP A DRUMMOND
SHAPING UP
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Shaping up
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Build a boiler house
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BACHMANN BUILDS A NEW ‘SHED’
WARTIME HEROES
HORNBY EXPANDS ‘TT’ RANGE
‘DELTIC’ AND CLASS 122 IN ‘TT’
HORNBY-DUBLO SILVER SPECIALS
MORE ‘31S’ INCOMING
‘CRYSTAL PALACE’ BRAKE VAN
RETURN OF THE TIPPLER
CLASS 12 ON THE HIGH SEAS
STONE HOPPERS GALORE!
NRM CLASS 02 ARRIVES
TAG YOURSELF A GRAFFITIED HOPPER
CIÉ’S WAGONS COME BUBBLING BACK
WIN! AUTHENTIC BR PAINT SETS
‘COUNTY’ COMEBACK
PECO LAUNCHES RAIL200 CHALLENGE
KETTERING CLUB RAISES FUNDS FOR PROSTATE CHARITY
ARCHIE BROWN
STAY GROUNDED
ELECTRIC FINALE
KEEP IT LIGHT
POTTERING ABOUT
HELLO ‘BABY’
NEW DISTRIBUTOR FOR RAILTEC
The green stuff
Dual-purpose cutter
TUFT LUCK
SHOOTING GALLERY
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A welcome nudge
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A welcome nudge
Rustling up a Ruston
Latest updates from the Lowery and Marriott workshops
Reaching the Ttipping Point…?
Cause and effect
Cause and effect
3things we like
ABOUT THE MODELLER: RUSS PIGOTT
Paddle steamers
Paddle steamers
BUILD A DRUMMOND ‘T14’ IN ‘OO’
BUILD A DRUMMOND ‘T14’ IN ‘OO’
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Workbench
Meet the Model Rail Expert modellers
BUILD A VICTORIAN BOILER HOUSE
BUILD A VICTORIAN BOILER HOUSE
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
MODEL A SHINGLE BEACH
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STEP BY STEP
HOW TO CREATE A REALISTIC EMBANKMENT
What you will need
STEP BY STEP
SHAPING UP WELL
BE A STATIC KING
SHOW & TELL
SHOW & TELL
Tackling Tetbury’s terminus
Tackling Tetbury’s terminus
3 things we like
FACTFILE: ‘TETBURY’
Reviews
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IRM Bulleid 12t ‘H’ vans 12t grain hoppers and ex-br 35t tanks
Hornby Rail200 Class 395 ‘Javelin’
Dapol Hunslet ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0T
Revolution Trains IHA steel carrier
Hornby Class 755 ‘FLIRT’
Rapido BR ‘Blue Spot’ Fish vans
Heljan SR PLV/PMV van
Heljan BR Class 02
Hornby Class 91
Heljan BR Class 02
Heljan BR Class 02
3 things we like
Factfile: Br/yorkshire Engine Co. Class 02
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Dapol Hunslet ‘Austerity’ 0‑6‑0ST
Dapol Hunslet ‘Austerity’ 0‑6‑0ST
3 things we like
Factfile: Hunslet ‘Austerity’ 0‑6‑0ST
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FINAL VERDICT
Hornby Class 755 ‘FLIRT’
Hornby Class 755 ‘FLIRT’
3things we like
Factfile: Stadler Class 755/3 and 755/4 ‘FLIRT’
Factfile: Stadler Class 755/3 and 755/4 ‘FLIRT’
SUMMARY
FINAL VERDICT
Hornby Class 91
Hornby Rail200 Class 395 ‘Javelin’
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SUMMARY
FINAL VERDICT
FINAL VERDICT
Heljan SR PLV/PMV van
SUMMARY
FINAL VERDICT
IRM Bulleid 12t ‘H’ vans, 12t grain hoppers and ex-br 35t tanks
IRM Bulleid 12t ‘H’ vans, 12t grain hoppers and ex-br 35t tanks
3things we like
SUMMARY
FINAL VERDICT
Revolution Trains IHA steel carrier
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FINAL VERDICT
Rapido BR ‘Blue Spot’ Fish vans
SUMMARY
FINAL VERDICT
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