03-14-2010, 08:57 AM
My favourite British magazine by far is Hornby Magazine (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.hornbymagazine.com/">http://www.hornbymagazine.com/</a><!-- m -->). It only started 2-3 years ago. It has several articles on layouts and loads of "how-to" articles -- how to do wiring, soldering, recreate a buildings / scenes on your layout. They often have articles aimed at the beginner, such as how to make a small, portable layout but also have lots on offer for more experienced modelers. Their reviews of models are excellent too as well as descriptions of the prototype ... For example, if a manufacturer has released a new model of "loco XYZ" they will also run a historical article on how/where the real XYZ locos ran. Their photos and diagrams are also excellent.
The magazine is also incredibly long -- I have trouble reading it all as it's like two magazines in one. At the LHS, where I buy my copies, they told me that several N. American modelers buy it for inspiration. Hornby Magazine is also excellent for people like me because if focusses primarily British steam era 00 modeling -- more modern diesel layouts are rarely featured in it.
Another British magazine, called Model Rail, is almost as good (IMHO) as Hornby Magazine. Lots of diagrams, pictures and how-to articles. Both Model Rail and Hornby Magazine have a good, contemporary feel to them. Model Rail also features more modern layouts as well. So if you're interested in (say) the 1980s British blue diesel period, it will often have articles on them.
British Railway Modelling & Railway Modeller are also good but, frankly, I find them a bit "stuffy" -- somehow, they don't feel as lively or as contemporary and don't seem to have as many short, how-to articles.
Just a few ideas/suggestions!
Rob
The magazine is also incredibly long -- I have trouble reading it all as it's like two magazines in one. At the LHS, where I buy my copies, they told me that several N. American modelers buy it for inspiration. Hornby Magazine is also excellent for people like me because if focusses primarily British steam era 00 modeling -- more modern diesel layouts are rarely featured in it.
Another British magazine, called Model Rail, is almost as good (IMHO) as Hornby Magazine. Lots of diagrams, pictures and how-to articles. Both Model Rail and Hornby Magazine have a good, contemporary feel to them. Model Rail also features more modern layouts as well. So if you're interested in (say) the 1980s British blue diesel period, it will often have articles on them.
British Railway Modelling & Railway Modeller are also good but, frankly, I find them a bit "stuffy" -- somehow, they don't feel as lively or as contemporary and don't seem to have as many short, how-to articles.
Just a few ideas/suggestions!
Rob
Rob
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