Is it possible to paint a bridge in situ?

A chance buy inspired Chris Nevard to create a little-modelled cameo that you can re-create with some simple weathering and scratchbuilding.

After a chance encounter with a laser-cut depot kit, Paul Gosden set about building a fictional contemporary engineering facility, where green technology is embraced.

Having built a small diorama, George Dent tests a new ballast product aimed at the contemporary Scottish scene, and offers a range of application tips.

Always happy to try new materials, Peter Marriott experiments with an interesting range of modelling sheets that hail from Belgium.

Networking opportunity

How much of your layout is make-believe? CHRIS LEIGH isn't a slave to prototype fidelity, as he explains.