It’s the final of the Great Model Railway Challenge and four teams are battling it out on the theme – Surprise, Surprise! It’s the end of the line for Who’s Counting Rivets?, Team Grantham, the Rail Riders and the Railmen of Kent but who will take home the coveted trophy? If you enjoy this then …
The last of the semis with the Railwaymen of Kent up against Who’s Counting Rivets? and Muddle & Go Nowhere in a gripping set of builds on the theme of Blockbuster Movies. If you enjoy this then please sign up to my newsletter for the next instalment.
This week it’s Myths, Monsters, Legends and Fables as three more teams, Team Grantham, the Railway Riders and the Corby Steelmen compete in the Great Model Railway Challenge. If you enjoy this then please sign up to my newsletter for the next instalment.
This week’s final heat of the Great Model Railway Challenge saw Team Grantham, the Railway Sleepers and Muddle & Go Nowhere build layouts on the the theme – the sky’s the limit. The sky was no limit for our sci-fi loving teams but Team Grantham took another tack with a Swiss mountain themed layout. If …
The Great Model Railway continues with this week’s theme of Uncharted Territory with layouts on digging to the centre of the earth, a real flood and a mystical island. The teams were Who’s Counting Rivets?, the Three Millers and the Titfield Thunderbolts. If you enjoy this then please sign up to my newsletter for the …
Another great heat of the Great Model Railway Challenge with three teams: the Loco Ladies, The Railmen of Kent and the Cambrian Coasters, all vying for a place in the next round. Their theme was Best of British and it certainly was the best of modelling. If you enjoy this then please sign up to …
The second heat had the theme of classic books, with some great interpretations from the teams of Agatha Christie, HG Wells’ War of the Worlds and Lawrence of Arabia by Team Phoenix, the Rail Riders and the Scarborough Fliers. Watch out for some out of this world modelling which really brings the books to life. …
It’s brilliant to be back with some behind the scenes photos from Heat 1 of the Great Model Railway Challenge. There were three teams battling it out over the theme Restless Earth – cue volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides and disappearing lakes. Well done to Corby MRS, The Train Set, Fancott Miniature Marvels for their inspiring efforts!
The year has flown past and it’s time again for the Great Model Railway Challenge, starting 8pm Friday 13th September 2019 on Channel 5, UK. Overseas viewers who can’t get Channel 5 directly may be able to catch it on YouTube but it is a copyrighted programme so comes down quickly!
In the grand final of the Great Model Railway Challenge, the Basingstoke Badgers, Fawley Fliers, Railway Video Division, Strangers on a Model Train and Team Aberdeen each built a brand new layout in just 36 hours. It was tough and it was touch and go whether some of them would make it. There were a …