The April 2026 issue of the AMRM is out now

 The April 2026 issue of the AMRM is available in store

If your local hobby shop or newsagent does not stock AMRM (ask them why not!), you can purchase a paper copy of the April issue online at:

www.australianmodelrailways.com.

The digital version of the April issue of the AMRM will is available from Zinio

Buy digital issue of the April issue of the AMRM  from Zinio.

The April cover.

Contents page

The April 2026 issue of the AMRM, is now available on line, hard copies are available in store.

Feature articles are:

Amby West

Arthur Hayes builds

a Queensland Railways

prototype shunting layout.

 

Henley Beach debut

Rodney Barrington reports 

on the progress of Henley Beach,

a group layout build

 

Prototype Modellers Forum 2025

John McCallum reports 

on the Victorian Model Railway

Society’s Prototype Modellers

Forum 2025

 

Location to model: Kelso, NSW

Scott Fitzgerald outlines

a modern location to model

with two ‘dust bowl’ intermodal

terminals.

 

Phillip Island Exhibition gallery

Mark Jesser presents a gallery

of layouts at the 2026 Phillip Island

and District Railway Modellers

exhibition.

 

90 years of the Sydney Model Railway Club

Alan Smith looks back

at 90 years of the Sydney

Model Railway Club.

 

Dungog – The prequel

Andrew King describes 

the development of the layout

Dungog by the North Shore

Railway Modellers Association.

 

Wagon profile: SSR   BGIH 100t hopper

Chris Jones outlines SSR and

Arrow Commodities new grain

hopper wagons

For Reader’s Gallery, if you want your layout or modelling project published, email: amrmteam@outlook.com

Finally there is News from the Australian hobby world, and Mailbag...

We also have available an online version of AMRM to compliment our traditional paper version. You can purchase the paper version from newsagents, hobby shops and specialist bookshops (or direct from AMRM if none of the above are convenient), while the online version can be purchased either through us or direct from Zinio International.

Contact AMRM, either by sending us the form below, or via our website, to take out a subscription to the online version (or adjust your current subscription to include the online version) in time for the release of the online version.

Purchase this issue of AMRM.

Ring the office on (02) 9311 2036 and have your credit card handy.

Or click here to

www.australianmodelrailways.com.

purchase the paper or digital (or both) versions of AMRM at our website.

You can also purchase a digital issue of AMRM (including back issues) from the Zinio site.

Back issue: February 2026 issue of the AMRM

The February 2026 issue of the AMRM is available in store

If your local hobby shop or newsagent does not stock AMRM (ask them why not!), you can purchase a paper copy of the February issue online at:

www.australianmodelrailways.com.

The digital version of the February issue of the AMRM will is available from Zinio

Buy digital issue of the February issue of the AMRM  from Zinio.

The February cover.

Contents page

The February 2026 issue of the AMRM, is now available on line, hard copies are available in store.

 

Feature articles are:

 

Dungog NSW

Brett Watson describes his

extensive rebuild of the layout

Dungog situated on the North

Coast line in New South Wales

 

Putting the O into Casterton – Part Fifteen

Scott Whitaker describes his epic layout build

 

Location to model: Gilmore, NSW

Les Fordham presents Gilmore,

a New South Wales country branchline junction

on the Tumut line

 

From Toy trains to model railways

Bruce Mumford reflects on his early

childhood memories of modelling

and looks forward with his grandson

 

Simple easy gearboxes

Robert Kosmider builds simple 

gear boxes using hand tools

 

Building Queensland heritage models in HOn3½

Ian Renshaw describes how Guy Limpus

creates his 3D printed

models of Queensland prototype

 

Build an inexpensive NSWGR 50ft turntable

Les Fordham kit-bashes an N scale

PECO turntable into a HO scale

representation of a NSWGR 50ft turntable

 

SGMX Wagon profile

Mitchell Campton outlines

the South Australian Railways

SGMX open wagon

 

Milang Exhibition Gallery

Keith Pennington presents

a gallery on the Milang Model

Railway Show 2025

 

For Reader’s Gallery, if you want your layout or modelling project published, email: amrmeditor@outlook.com

Finally there is News from the Australian hobby world, and Mailbag...

We also have available an online version of AMRM to compliment our traditional paper version. You can purchase the paper version from newsagents, hobby shops and specialist bookshops (or direct from AMRM if none of the above are convenient), while the online version can be purchased either through us or direct from Zinio International.

Contact AMRM, either by sending us the form below, or via our website, to take out a subscription to the online version (or adjust your current subscription to include the online version) in time for the release of the online version.

Purchase this issue of AMRM.

Ring the office on (02) 9311 2036 and have your credit card handy.

Or click here to

www.australianmodelrailways.com.

purchase the paper or digital (or both) versions of AMRM at our website.

You can also purchase a digital issue of AMRM (including back issues) from the Zinio site.

Back issue: December 2025 issue of the AMRM

The December 2025 issue of the AMRM is available in store

If your local hobby shop or newsagent does not stock AMRM (ask them why not!), you can purchase a paper copy of the August issue online at:

www.australianmodelrailways.com.

The digital version of the August issue of the AMRM will is available from Zinio

Buy digital issue of the December of the AMRM  from Zinio.

The December cover.

The December 2025 issue of the AMRM, is now available on line, hard copies are available in store.

 

Feature articles are:

 

Molong the Layout

Phillip Moore describes his layout

Molong situated in western

New South Wales.

 

Newcastle NSW 1899 - Part Three

Ross Balderson concludes coverage

of his museum quality layout in

N scale.

 

DC wiring and a later conversion to DCC

Les Fordham outlines the basics

of DC wiring and DCC conversion.

 

Location to model: Port Pirie 1970 – 1982

Scott Fitzgerald presents concepts

for modelling a busy dual gauge

transhipping location in the Spencer

Gulf region of South Australia.

 

The ‘Art’ of rock making

Lee E J Styger outlines an alternative

method of modelling ‘rock work’.

 

Readers Gallery – James Pennington

Weathering

James Pennington presents some

of his weathering and detail work.

 

Exhibition Gallery – The Great Train Show

– Rosehill Gardens

Scott Fitzgerald presents 

a selection of images from

the Rosehill exhibition.

 

Exhibition Gallery – Goulburn Model Expo

Glen Thomson reports on

the second annual Goulburn

Model Expo.

 

For Reader’s Gallery, if you want your layout or modelling project published, email: amrmeditor@outlook.com

 

Finally there is News from the Australian hobby world, and Mailbag...

We also have available an online version of AMRM to compliment our traditional paper version. You can purchase the paper version from newsagents, hobby shops and specialist bookshops (or direct from AMRM if none of the above are convenient), while the online version can be purchased either through us or direct from Zinio International.

Contact AMRM, either by sending us the form below, or via our website, to take out a subscription to the online version (or adjust your current subscription to include the online version) in time for the release of the online version.

Purchase this issue of AMRM.

Ring the office on (02) 9311 2036 and have your credit card handy.

Or click here to

www.australianmodelrailways.com.

purchase the paper or digital (or both) versions of AMRM at our website.

You can also purchase a digital issue of AMRM (including back issues) from the Zinio site.

Back issue: October 2025 issue of the AMRM

The October 2025 issue of the AMRM is available in store

If your local hobby shop or newsagent does not stock AMRM (ask them why not!), you can purchase a paper copy of the August issue online at:

www.australianmodelrailways.com.

The digital version of the August issue of the AMRM will is available from Zinio

Buy digital issue of the October of the AMRM  from Zinio.

The October cover.

The October 2025 issue of the AMRM, is now available on line, hard copies are available in store.

 

Feature articles are:

 

Strathalbyn to Milang in N Scale

Graham Cocks details his early 1960s

era layout based on sections of the Victor Harbor line.

 

Putting the O into Casterton

Part Fourteen: Staging

Scott Whitaker continues his epic

layout build, discussing gaps, staging and blocks.

 

Casula Hobbies 50th

Anniversary

Robert Gallagher OAM looks back at the

many achievements of Casula Hobbies

and the early days of the industry.

 

Mornington - Mt. Martha

Model Railway Club –

Celebrating Fifty Years

Robert Harvey presents a brief history

of the Mornington - Mt. Martha Model Railway Club.

 

Building Leightonwood: Part 5

Ben Gray outlines his operational

techniques for his layout Leightonwood.

 

Newcastle NSW 1899 Part Two

Ross Balderson continues coverage

of his museum quality layout in N scale.

 

Wagon profile: The Commonwealth Railways

RG flat wagon

Mitchell Campton outlines the diverse 

Commonwealth Railways RG flat wagon.

 

Location to model: The Summit.

Arthur Hayes presents a location

to model on the Wallangarra line

in South East Queensland.

 

Plus two exhibition galleries

 

For Reader’s Gallery, if you want your layout or modelling project published, email: amrmeditor@outlook.com

 

Finally there is News from the Australian hobby world, and Mailbag...

We also have available an online version of AMRM to compliment our traditional paper version. You can purchase the paper version from newsagents, hobby shops and specialist bookshops (or direct from AMRM if none of the above are convenient), while the online version can be purchased either through us or direct from Zinio International.

Contact AMRM, either by sending us the form below, or via our website, to take out a subscription to the online version (or adjust your current subscription to include the online version) in time for the release of the online version.

Purchase this issue of AMRM.

Ring the office on (02) 9311 2036 and have your credit card handy.

Or click here to

www.australianmodelrailways.com.

purchase the paper or digital (or both) versions of AMRM at our website.

You can also purchase a digital issue of AMRM (including back issues) from the Zinio site.