Model Rail (UK) - 1 Aug 2025
SHOW SOME GRIT
A DREAM DEBUT
REVIEWED THIS MONTH
RECREATING A CAREWORN NSE CLASS 50
BOX OF DELIGHTS
STICKY SUBJECT
DAPOL’S BLACK LABEL BULLEID ‘PACIFIC’
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A charity Class 69, Black Label Bulleid ‘Paci ics’, Hornby’s latest arrivals, Cricklewood’s ‘pet’ Class 31 and all the other happenings within the hobby.
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A preview of Cli Thomas’ evocative ‘Rheil ordd Bae Gwyrdd’ narrow gauge railway, due to appear in Model Rail soon.
Ben Ando ponders the ‘Second Railway Age’ and the BR blue era’s popularity.
The Model Rail team show you what they’ve been working on this month.
A look at the key events on the real railway over the past month.
Recreate a careworn NSE Class 50
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Detail a container
Weather an industrial loco
Recreate a shabby NSE ‘50’
Chris Nevard o ers a blow-by-blow account of how he transformed a shiny industrial 0 6 0ST into something be itting its surroundings.
Are we losing traditional modelmaking skills? Dave Lowery gives a taste of what’s involved in building a modern wagon kit.
Glue is glue, right? Not so says Peter Marriott, who decided to ind out which is best for planting static grass ibres.
Peter Marriott spends a couple of hours tinkering with a shipping container to create a fascinating cameo scene.
Peter Marriott shows how 21st-century technology can add realism to your layout’s leecy population.
Spurred by the arrival of the Accurascale ‘50’, George Dent gives a Hornby model a lived-in appearance.
The Big Picture
The Big Picture
BACHMANN SUPPORTS MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH
FROM HEAVY HAUL TO TOY HAUL
DAPOL BOOSTS BLACK LABEL TO BULLEIDS
CALEY ‘SINGLE’ GOES DARK
A VOLATILE ISSUE
LATEST HORNBY ARRIVALS
‘MERCHANT NAVY’ NEXT FOR STEAM TREATMENT
Models:
CRICKLEWOOD PET ‘31’ FROM KERNOW
LBSC ‘OPEN A’ GETS SECOND RUN
TINGS ON THE HORIZON
TWICKENHAM OPEN DAY
CALL FOR CORNISH MODELLERS
EXCLUSIVE ‘S&C’ LIME WAGON
Reviving a Stroudley 0-4-2
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RIBBLE ROUSING
JOINT EFFORTS
INSIDE STORY
KENTISH IDYLL
BACKSTREET BLISS
CUT IN COMFORT
BRILLIANT BRUSH
MIXED FIBRES
GOING WALKIES
EXHIBITION DIARY – JULY 5-AUGUST 17
Unusual scenes captured by the lens of Chris Nevard
News Real
Staff Show & Tell Mobile industry George Dent’s
What George used
STEP STEP
Staff Show & Tell Mobile industry George Dent’s
Dave’s ‘69’ fleet grows
Roadworks: 1950s style
The second railway age…
Grasping the nettle
Grasping the nettle
3things we like
ABOUT THE MODELLER: ANDREW WHITTLE
FACTFILE: ‘SPENCER ROAD’
Workbench
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CREATE A WORK ADAY INDUSTRIAL SADDLE TANK
CREATE A WORK ADAY INDUSTRIAL SADDLE TANK
What you will need
STEP STEP
Factfile: Hunslet 16in 0-6-0ST
DETAIL READY-MADE CONTAINERS
PETER’S TOP TOOL
What you will need
CREATE A SHABBY NET WORK SOUTHEAST CLASS 50
CREATE A SHABBY NET WORK SOUTHEAST CLASS 50
What you will need
Workbench
Prototype factfile
Keep your wheels clean
CHOOSE THE BEST FOR STATIC GRASS Peter Marriott,
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GLUE
Branded glues on t est
6 Tips for better static grass
TOP GLUING TOOLS
MAKE YOUR OWN GLUE APPLICATOR
MAKE REALISTIC SHEEP
Choosing your sheep
STEP BY STEP
MAKE REALISTIC SHEEP
What you will need TOOLS
Always remember...
Choosing the right sheep
BUILD A METAL TANK WAGON KIT
STEP BY STEP
What you will need
BUILD A METAL TANK WAGON KIT
ROLLING MILL
Addictive viewing
Addictive viewing
3 things we like
ABOUT THE MODELLER: KLAAS JANSMA
FACTFILE: ‘GAINSFORD JUNCTION’
Reviews
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Accurascale BR 21ton HTO/HTV hoppers
Dapol Powell-duffryn JHA hoppers
Revolution Trains IHA steel carrier
Hornby BR ‘Salmon’ 50ton rail carriers
Rapido BR Class 44 ‘Peak’
Accurascale Class 50
Dapol MHA ‘Coalfish’
Bachmann Class 08
Bachmann Class 08
Bachmann Class 08
3things we like
Factfile: BR Class 08
VITAL STATISTICS: BACHMANN CLASS 08
SUMMARY
FINAL VERDICT
Accurascale Class 50
Accurascale Class 50
3things we like
Factfile: English Electric Class 50
VITAL STATISTICS: ACCURASCALE CLASS 50
SUMMARY
FINAL VERDICT
Rapido BR Class 44 ‘Peak’
Rapido BR Class 44 ‘Peak’
3things we like
Factfile: BR Class 44 ‘Peaks’
VITAL STATISTICS: RAPIDO CLASS 44
SUMMARY
FINAL VERDICT
Dapol Powell-duffryn JHA hoppers
Dapol Powell-duffryn JHA hoppers
3things we like
SUMMARY
FINAL VERDICT
Accurascale BR 21ton HTO/HTV hoppers
Accurascale BR 21ton HTO/HTV hoppers
3things we like
SUMMARY
FINAL VERDICT
Hornby BR ‘Salmon’ 50ton rail carriers
Hornby BR ‘Salmon’ 50ton rail carriers
3things we like
SUMMARY
FINAL VERDICT
Dapol MHA ‘Coalfish’
SUMMARY
FINAL VERDICT
Revolution Trains IHA steel carrier
SUMMARY
FINAL VERDICT
LMS/BR CLASS 11 0-6-0DE
What’s planned?
Sustainable power
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Chris Leigh’s thoughts to narrow gauge and how times have changed where ready-to-run narrow gauge is concerned.
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