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There's a growing number of women getting interested in model railways - but women in the hobby are still in the minority. I wanted to find out what's stopping women getting more involved in railway modelling and spoke to some amazing women in both the hobby and industry, including the...

How to make three types of fences for your layout - perfect for N, OO/HO and O gauge. Simple and easy - for beginners and intermediate level, ideal for modern industrial, garden fencing and rural field fencing.

Polish tram types and my model tram collection

It’s been around 20 years since the launch of a new N Gauge Class 66 model loco design… but now there’s an exciting brand new model in town, this one from Revolution Trains. I sit down with Ben Ando, co founder of Revolution Trains to talk about the launch of the company's new model and why...

Latest model rail show video - hope you like it

I loved filming today's episode - the first in a series called Inside The Model Railway Club. Today we were at Headcorn - where I spoke to Yvonne and Brian Chapman., and the absolute star of the show - Jack! Have a watch - he'll cheer you right up!

I went to an amazing model rail show today

What's your go-to kit for buildings on your model railway layouts? I've used cardboard and plastic in the past - but for the Brief Encounter monochrome model railway I had to do something different and use laser cut 3mm plywood - the first time I've ever worked with it. I definitely found lots...

Here's my interview with Julian Evison - Chair of the OO9 Society. It was a real pleasure to meet Julian and, hopefully, more interviews and OO9 content coming soon and also a nice piece on the same page about the stunning N gauge 'Dover Night Ferry'...

This is my fully monochrome exhibition layout, 'BRIEF ENCOUNTER, based on the iconic British film directed by David Lean and set around a chance romantic meeting at a railway station. I really wanted to recreate that vintage black and white film effect - to do that I ended up using 32 shades of...

This is my fully monochrome exhibition layout, 'BRIEF ENCOUNTER, based on the iconic British film directed by David Lean and set around a chance romantic meeting at a railway station. I really wanted to recreate that vintage black and white film effect - to do that I ended up using 32 shades of...

Move over Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch… here’s a Welsh OO9 exhibition layout called Cynllunrheilfforddenghreifftiolcymreigwrthymylharbwrgyda'renwhirafarygylchdaitharddangos. Translation: a Welsh model railway layout next to a harbour with the longest name on the...