Grounded van bodies can still be seen across the UK. Steve Nall created a handful of vans, in varying states of dereliction, trying out different weathering techniques in the process.

In the final instalment of this series, Peter Marriott adds details to his Cornish china clay-themed layout and explains how he created the realistic stream.

Always with an eye on replicating interesting modern rolling stock, Dave Lowery assembles a 3D-printed kit of Network Rail’s innovative IFA tilting track panel wagons.

When Alex Rockey decided he wanted to revamp his layout to show standards, bricks gave way to cement for his industrial-themed ‘Whittlesmarch’ creation.

Some final thoughts from the team at RAIL

Model Rail magazine’s editor rounds up the latest modelling news