How to model canals like a pro

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Peter Marriott explains how even the most basic of freight facilities can be given enough interest and detail to catch viewers’ eyes.

Chris Nevard scratches a lingering itch by giving one of Model Rail ’s exclusive Ruston & Hornsby ‘PWM’ locomotives a suitably grimy appearance, using water-based paints that can be removed easily if things go wrong.

Inverness-shire Cutting through the Great Glen, the 60-mile Caledonian Canal runs from Fort William in the west to Inverness in the east and takes in the lochs of Oich, Lochy and Ness. This is gloriou

With modern ready-to-run diesel-outline models excelling in the art of interior decor, what can we do to improve the spartan cabs of older models? George Dent offers some simple tips.

With one last gap in the backscene to fill, George Dent has made progress on another industrial building for his layout project.