Model Rail
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Model Rail is a British railway magazine focusing on Model Railways. It was first published in 1997, after running as a supplement to RAIL magazine.
Model Rail is published 13 times a year. It contains articles about railways in Britain, layouts
, weathering
, building kits, kit bashing, scratch building
, and other model making techniques.
model. Originally published termly, it became 2 monthly, and then Monthly. In March 2007, Model Rail began publishing 13 issues including Spring and Christmas editions. Recently Editor
, Chris Leigh, has stepped down, and Ben Jones took the role with Chris Leigh becoming Consultant Editor. Also, from magazine No. 114, MR had a new look, with more articles, Show and Tell, and a gallery. The order that the regular articles changed, with Window Shopping moving to the back, and Reviews moving to the front, next to "The Big Picture".
Model Rail is published 13 times a year. It contains articles about railways in Britain, layouts
Model railroad layout
In model railroading, a layout is a diorama containing scale track for operating trains. The size of a layout varies, from small shelf-top designs to ones that fill entire rooms, basements, or whole buildings....
, weathering
Weathering
Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soils and minerals as well as artificial materials through contact with the Earth's atmosphere, biota and waters...
, building kits, kit bashing, scratch building
Scratch building
Scratch building is the process of building a scale model "from scratch", ie. from raw materials, rather than building it from a commercial kit, kitbashing or buying it pre-assembled....
, and other model making techniques.
History
The original Model Rail ran as a supplement to Rail Magazine. It became an individual magazine in Autumn 1997. The original Editor was Dave Lowery (who is now the Model Consultant). The 'Masterclass' for the first magazine was the Class 31, and which showed readers how to detail their LimaLima (models)
Lima S.p.A was a brand of railway models made in Vicenza, Italy, for almost 50 years, from the early 1950s until the company ceased trading in 2004...
model. Originally published termly, it became 2 monthly, and then Monthly. In March 2007, Model Rail began publishing 13 issues including Spring and Christmas editions. Recently Editor
Editor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
, Chris Leigh, has stepped down, and Ben Jones took the role with Chris Leigh becoming Consultant Editor. Also, from magazine No. 114, MR had a new look, with more articles, Show and Tell, and a gallery. The order that the regular articles changed, with Window Shopping moving to the back, and Reviews moving to the front, next to "The Big Picture".
See also
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- RAIL
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