Editor currently vacant First issue 1993 | Frequency Monthly | |
Former editors David Brown, John Emmerson, Ben Jones Staff writers Phil Parker, Howard Smith, Tony Wright Publisher Warners Group Publications plc | ||
British Railway Modelling (BRM) is a monthly British magazine about Model Railways published by Warners Group Publications plc. It has been in publication since 1993, originally under the tagline "A Colourful New Look at Hobby".
Contents
The magazine was launched with the April 1993 issue and the first editor was David Brown, an experienced journalist with passion for model railways. Initially the use of colour throughout the magazine was a key selling point when many other magazine were predominantly printed in black and white. The magazine covered areas traditionally covered by the established model railway press, such as layouts, weathering, kit building and scratch building.
Currently without an editor after former editor Ben Jones left his role in early 2016. For the March 2016 edition, RMweb editor Andy Yorkie took over the editorial page. An announcement of the new editor is expected soon. who was previously editor of Model Rail magazine; staff writers include Phil Parker, Howard Smith and Tony Wright. The magazine is published monthly, with new volumes commencing with the April edition. BRM featured for many years The Chronicle of Lock's Siding, written by the Reverend Alan Cliff and was the longest running continuous monthly series by a freelance writer in the history of the world's model railway press.
RMweb
BRM has close links with Warner's owned internet forum RMweb, with content appearing in both print and on the website - the October 2014 issue was an RMweb themed edition. The current RMweb editor is Andy York.
RMweb enjoys close links with many manufactures including DJ Models, who have their own area of the forum used regularly by DJ Models' Dave Jones to address members and announce new releases and also an exclusive version DJ Models' 00 gauge J94 model. Hornby Hobbies' Sales & Brand Director, Nathaniel Southworth, has taken part in a 'Q&A' session with RMweb's Andy York which provided members a chance to pose questions about Hornby and its products.
In March 2015 RMweb celebrated its 10th birthday.
Model Railway Exhibitions
The magazine has also put on its own exhibitions throughout the country - venues have included Doncaster, Harrogate, Peterborough and The London Festival of Railway Modelling at Alexandra Palace. The latter is in association with The Model Railway Club which is the oldest model railway society in the world, having been formed in 1910, demonstrating BRM's place within the hobby. As well as BRM's own shows, RMweb hosted its own show at the Ricoh Stadium in Coventry 2014 and it was intended for this to be the first of an annual RMweb show, however on 14 December 2014, Andy York announced that they would not "be holding a comparable event during 2015 at the same venue" as there were insufficient visitor numbers.