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 your first Metcalfe card kit
Many a modeller has learnt important constructional skills by building card…
01 September 2020
Phil's Practical - Personalise a J94
With the reappearance of the ex-DJM models J94 as part of the EFE Rail range, we…
23 August 2020
How to illustrate your first trackplan - Part II
Phil Martin concludes his class on successful layout planning and illustrating.
19 August 2020
How to build an LNER 32FT Brake Van
Seeking variety for his fleet of rolling stock, Tony Wright turned to this…
19 August 2020
Building a 16mm Welsh Methodist chapel
There are around 1600 Methodist churches and chapels dotted around the UK, often…
17 August 2020
Phil's Practical - Build a narrow gauge flat wagon
There can be very few garden scale modellers not familiar with the Hudson skip…
14 August 2020
Phil's Practical - Model a rock face
Rock faces are very handy on a model railway. While the prototype tried to avoid…
06 August 2020
Phil's Practical - Weather a steam locomotive
Real trains get dirty – Phil Parker shares how to replicate this on models to…
04 August 2020
How to build a pit head
Looks can be deceiving with this intricate model, which is easier to build than…
04 August 2020
How to create rust with hairspray
Phil Parker shares a method for creating realistic rust, often used by military…
04 August 2020
How to create your ideal trackplan
Planning a model railway is akin to a crossword as ideas mesh together. Phil…
04 August 2020
Phil's Practical - Use an electronic static grass tool
If you plan a lot of scenery, or you're looking to build several layouts in the…
30 July 2020
THE SEE IT/MAKE IT CHALLENGE: ROUND SIX
Urban decay creeps into the subject matter for the final round of our See…
By Howard Smith | 30 July 2020
How to build your first shunter
Phil Parker assembles this accessible new industrial locomotive from Planet…
22 July 2020
Phil's Practical - Light your layout with LEDs
No matter how hard you work on your layout, if people can't see it, your efforts…
22 July 2020
