Techniques
A guide to model railway track cleaning
We explore the different methods you can apply for cleaning your model railway…
03 July 2019
VIDEO: Tips for building a fuel depot
Phil Parker has built a diesel fuel depot from a Gaugemaster continental N gauge…
02 July 2019
How to add fences and boundaries
Transform the landscape of your layout by adding hedges and field barriers.
02 July 2019
How to make a flowing stream diorama
Kevin Phare’s cakeboxes are great examples of modelling in any scale. Here’s how…
18 June 2019
What is OO gauge?
The most common gauge of track used on model railways in the UK has an…
07 June 2019
BRM meets the Diesel and Electric Modellers United
It's DEMU's 25th anniversary in 2019 - we have a chat to some of those involved.…
25 May 2019
DCC controllers for model railways
We tackle all things DCC in our online article, where we aim to dispel some of…
23 May 2019
What is EM gauge?
This increasingly popular track gauge has its pros and cons, here's an…
16 May 2019
3D printing model railways, is it the future?
The traditional method of scratch-building models is still the preferred choice…
13 May 2019
A model railway beginner’s guide to laying track
After planning your circuit, laying track is the first important step to…
18 April 2019
How to build your first etched brass kit
We build this shed kit from Roxey Mouldings, which is ideal for soldering…
18 April 2019
How to use model railway software to make operation of your DCC layout easier
We explain why computer control can make operation of your DCC layout easier,…
14 April 2019
How to fit pickups to older model locomotives
Here we give you a step-by-step advice to transform your erratic-running…
09 April 2019
Building a track cleaning wagon for a garden railway
If you don't want your trains slipping and stumbling along the line, a rail…
21 March 2019
How to build a ‘Salmon’ wagon
We offer some best practice advice on assembling two variants of a wagon from…
20 March 2019