Techniques
Our aim is to help you become a better railway modeller by giving you the latest railway modelling advice from our team of experts. This section includes modelling techniques covering track, weathering, kit building, scenery, DC-DCC plus other essential model railway skills.
How to build bridges for your model railway
Sometimes, only a bespoke structure will do the job. Phil Parker takes his time…
21 July 2021
Ask Phil: Wiring a crossover
I am expanding the Hornby Family Fun project for my grandson. My aim is to have…
By Phil Parker | 16 July 2021
Detail a Bachmann Wickham Trolley
A OO gauge Wickham is a terrific little model - we look at how it can be…
By Phil Parker | 09 July 2021
How to build a 1970s bungalow
Phil Parker recommends this range of buildings for beginners as he constructs a…
05 July 2021
How to model different trees
Tired of your trees looking similar, or worse, like lollipops? Make your…
28 June 2021
How to adapt Hornby's Salt PGA wagons
When a model isn't available in kit form, or produced by manufacturers, a…
25 June 2021
Build a coal yard kit
A layout project can seem like a never-ending project. Sometimes you just need a…
By Phil Parker | 17 June 2021
Ask Phil: Wiring or tracklaying first?
What is the correct sequence when laying track and wiring it up for DCC? Fix the…
By Phil Parker | 23 April 2021
Paint an N gauge signal box
In the May 2021 issue of BRM, Phil Parker builds a OO signal box kit from…
By Phil Parker | 19 April 2021
Ask Phil: Will 'OO' models run on 'HO' track?
I am a British ex-pat living in the USA. I have some nice UK 'OO' locomotives…
By Phil Parker | 17 February 2021
Build an N gauge Wickham Trolley
Don't make your miniature Permanent Way gang walk to work - Phil Parker shows us…
By Phil Parker | 16 February 2021
Ask Phil: Surface mounted point motors
Please could you advise on surface mounted point motors with ease of mounting…
By Phil Parker | 16 February 2021
Ask Phil: How do I pin track down?
I've been told that it's wrong to use a hammer to pin track down. How am I…
By Phil Parker | 11 February 2021
Rust effects created using hair spray
Watch BRM's (British Railway Modelling) Phil Parker demonstrate how to weather…
By Phil Parker | 01 February 2021
Ask Phil: Adding a stone effect to a building wall
I've built a laser-cut building kit and I'd like to make the walls look like…
By Phil Parker | 01 February 2021
