Welcome to the Your Model Railway online club and thank you for visiting. If you are looking for help with your hobby or would like to share your knowledge and experience with others then please join us. You will be very warmly welcomed by all of us on YMRC.
You can see from the photographs below this panel on our front page that we have many excellent modellers with skills covering all aspects of railway modelling. Click to see all the pictures full size.
If you are new to railway modelling, our aim is to help you get started. No question is considered too basic to ask as we fully realise just how daunting some of this stuff can be to the beginner, and help will be freely given at all times.
For the experienced modeller we have many members who will appreciate your skills and knowledge about the hobby, and any contributions you can make to our discussions will be greatly valued.
Whatever your level of modelling experience we are sure you will find something here to further your enjoyment of this fine hobby, and we look forward to having you as a member of YMRC.
Before deciding to join YMRC, please bear in mind that joining us obliges you to participate in the life of the forum. The owner of the forum cannot afford the web costs of inactive members who do not participate and you may find that your membership will be automatically deleted if you have not joined in our discussions for several months. Just a brief note of appreciation for something you have read, or a few notes about your current modelling project, is all that is required. Thank you for your understanding.
If you would like to join YMRC, please click* membership email to send me an email. Please state your real name, your email address, town and preffered username for the forum. Please also say a few words about your railway interests. I will then register you as a member and send you a password by email so that you can log in with the user name which you requested. After you have logged in you can if you wish change your password to something more memorable.
We look forward to welcoming you to YMRC. We hope you enjoy your visit here today, and whatever you do enjoy your modelling.
Alan. YMRC owner and webmaster.
*If this link doesn't work on your computer, please send an email to yourmodelrailway@yahoo.com
Local and National Shows, Club Events and swapmeets
Visit here to find Local, National and World Wide Exhibitions and Events near you, And don't forget to post and promote YOUR Local event here as well ! Click image to visit
A return visit to some of the wonderful content stored within YMR
A look back at some of the content posted on YMR since its Founding by Bob Heath. This Month, Grimethorpe - A little bit of n gauge by Bob K, now dismantled. Click Image to visit
Grungy, Grimy, Weatherbeaten, and thats just Rick ! Seriously some of the best loco weathering, and wonderful scenery that was Penhale Bay. A layout sadly now dismantled, (but we eagerly await the Pheonix rising from the ashes) A must see layout. Click Image to Visit
Hints & Tips Not as mundane as it's title may suggest. This section will build into a major resource for us from forum member Trevor. Comments elsewhere please.
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Glossary An index of model and prototype railway terms.
Bob's Barchester The writings of our founder, the late Bob Heath. Restored from his own original web site about his Barchester model railway. A goldmine of useful modelling information and links.
Welcome to all new members A warm welcome to all new members and thank you for joining YMR. If you would like to say a few introductory words about yourself, you are welcome to post them here. The members will then be able to welcome you properly.
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A New Journey An introduction to our hobby from our founder Bob Heath.
Baseboards. The starting place in construction and the base upon which all else depends. Get it right first time wherever you are housing your model railway.
Layout Design, Trackwork & Operation. Not sure if your design is going to work? Need help with the finishing touches? Trackwork causing no end of trouble? Post here and let's help you out. Operations also here.
The Lineside. This is for all those structures and other bits and pieces that make up the railway picture. Buildings, signals, bridges, tunnels, walling, ballasting, fencing, cars, trucks, figures etc. If you are scratchbuilding any of these items then please post under "Scratchbuilding"
Sub Forums: Buildings
All types of building.
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Figures
Improving & painting them.
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Signals
Signals & signalling.
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Transport
About lineside roads and vehicles, canals, harbours, boats.
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Electrics - DCC DCC - Digital Command Control, the newest and most sophisticated method of operating your trains.
Sub Forums: DCC - Sound
This section tries to keep the subject of adding sound as simple as possible.
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DCC Sound - Scratchbuilding.
This section for the more technically minded who are experimenting with sound.
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RR & Co
Railroad and Co model railway computer control software.
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RR & Co Tutorial and FAQs
Hopefully this forum will clarify and index a lot of the information that is currently available.
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DCC - Tutorials
This section covers tutorials from members which DCC enthusiasts may find helpful.
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Scenery Need help with the construction of the miniature world that your railway is going to live in? You just have to ask.
Sub Forums: Grass & Ground Cover
The many different ways of achieving the effect you want.
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Trees, Bushes & Hedges
Some amazing examples here of what you can do.
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Backscenes
Paint your own or use photographs, it's all here.
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The Landscape
Rocks, water, terrain.
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Hints, Tips & Smaller Projects. Here for all those smaller things that can add so much with little effort or expense. New uses for old products, labour or money saving ideas.
Scratchbuilding. This is where we can post on our scratchbuilding projects. Please give as full a description as you can with photographs if possible. Include materials and techniques used as this will be of great help to others who may wish to attempt the same job. The project can be anything to do with our layouts, buildings, scenery, line side equipment, electrical projects, anything.
Kit Bashing Totally different from Scratchbuilding but it is also very popular among modellers. As in scratchbuilding let's have as much information as possible, and the pictures of course.
Members Projects Projects, large and small, that members are sharing with us. Sub Forums: Members monthly projects
A place where members can show their work in response to the monthly project
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On Members Workbenches.
See what members are currently working on.
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Metcalfe Building Kits. I have given this manufacturer a section of it's own both because it's products have played a large part in the building of Barchester and because I think it is the best manufacturer of card kits on the market.
Scalescenes Building Kits. Scalescenes make excellent kits and several of our members are using them, hence this section, which complements the Metcalfe section above.
Materials & Tools. Everything you need to add the details to your model railway. Household items, tools, goos, gunks and links to online suppliers etc.
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Books & Magazines. Here's the place to talk about your favourite model railway books and magazines.
Members Personal Layouts. Here's your chance to have a thread of your own dealing with the progress, or otherwise, of your layout.
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Members Ideas For Layouts. Any ideas, thoughts, plans or sketches on layouts you would like to build or that you think might be interesting, either to build or operate. Branch, mainline, waterfront, logging, anything.
General Model Railway Discussion. All those other things that involve model railways that don't fit easily into any of the existing sections. The state of the hobby, where it's going, prices and value for money, etc.
Model Railway Photography. Anything and everything to do with photographing your models, including Header photographs. Software posts go in the Photography Software section.
Photography Software. Got a favourite bit of software that you find indispensible for your photography. This includes all graphics programs. Tell us all about it here with a link.
Model Railway On-Line Shopping. Links to on-line stores and services that have commended themselves to members either through the stock they carry or the service offered.
Prototype Information. Here you will find links to information on different eras, locomotives, signalling, track layouts, rolling stock, railway companies etc.
Members Prototype Photographs. This is the place for club members own photographs of the prototype. As in the section above any prototypical subject matter is covered.
Old Rights Of Way, Railway & Model Railway History Click here for historical facts, research, photographs and drawings. Please don't be tempted to copy and paste copywrite material as I will only have to delete it.
Lineside. Track, staithes, cattle docks, bridges, walling, fencing, water, fuel Sub Forums: Signals & Signalling.
UK signals and the operation thereof.
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Track.
Anything and everything to do with track.
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Lineside Equipment.
Railway items found along the lineside.
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Bridges, Tunnels & Roads
Road bridges too, crossing railway lines.
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Walls & Fencing.
All types alongside the railway.
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Road & Water Transport.
Cars, trucks, boats, buses, etc.
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Gardening, Pets & Other Hobbies. I know many of our members are interested in gardening and also have some great pets, so here's a forum for them as well as other hobbies they may have.
Mainly For Men - Prostate Cancer. Nothing whatsoever to do with model railways but because of what has happened to me over the last five years I think it is vitally important for all men and their families to have as much information as possible on this subject. Read it or not, it's up to you but I would ask all members to refrain from mentioning the subject elsewhere in the club. If you should have comments then please make them here.
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Sadly Maxmill Junction has been dismantled and stored due to a house move.
Good news though, The wine cellar survived the move and has a new home !
More good news, Maxmill Lives on, here in the forum until its rebuild. Click Image to visit
