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Roundhouse Magazine
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024
Publication Date 10 November 2024
Inside this issue:
Scott Kremer MMR® #667
Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal
JMRI for Layout Control – part 6
Planning and Building a Roundhouse
Modelling High Walkway Tank Cars
2024 NMRA British Region Convention
National Model Railroad Association
The many benefits of being a member of the NMRA
The National Model Railroad Association, Inc. advances the global scale model railroading community through education, advocacy, standards, and social interaction. The NMRA has 18,000 plus members worldwide and provides a unique set of tools and services to help modellers become better at what they do while still enjoying the many facets of the railway hobby
NMRA Fellowship
Members at all levels of proficiency are eager to share their knowledge and friendship. In the British Region we say “sharing know-how” as this is one of the key benefits to learning new skills and to making new friends
NMRA Member Services
Being a member of the NMRA entitles you to a wide range of services all geared toward expanding your enjoyment of the hobby
NMRA Standards
The NMRA is the organisation that sets Standards and Recommended Practices which guide manufacturers worldwide – you may have seen the phrase “NMRA compliant” on model railway products you purchase
NMRA Achievement Program
The NMRA is the only railway organisation in the world that rewards modellers for their skills and provides achievement certificates that lead to the distinction of Master Model Railroader – MMR®
MORE MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Members Online Forum
Members have online access to a host of topics where other members provide help and advice, a great learning resource that has helped many “sharing know-how”
Member Aid Program
The NMRA British Region Member Aid Program provides in-depth knowledge of over 50 Railroads from the Bay Area Rapid Transit to the Western Pacific
British Region Library
The NMRA British Region Library has hundreds of titles of many mainstream books, periodicals and catalogues that are free for members to use on a loan basis
Divisions and Groups
There are divisions and local groups across the British Region. Meet new friends, learn and contribute to a large layout even if you have limited space. Some groups have members who build and operate Freemo modules and get together to run large layouts.
Annual Convention
Time to catch up with other members and make new friends from across the UK to share experiences and enjoy the exhibition of models and layouts and to participate in clinics. A separate Registration Fee is payable to attend.
One Day Regional Meets
Held during the year give opportunities for discussion and to see and run your own trains on exhibition layouts, participate in competitions, learn new techniques from clinics, buy and sell at trade/swap stalls and, most importantly, meet and make new friends.
If I had never learned from other modellers and tried out new things, my modelling would not have improved and I would never be a Master Model Railroader®
. . . Alain Kap MMR®
MORE REASONS TO BE AN NMRA MEMBER
The model railway organisation that rewards members for modelling excellence
The NMRA Achievement Program gives you the opportunity to collect awards in many different categories while giving you the opportunity to have your models assessed by experienced modellers who are always willing to provide the encouragement and advice you need.
The NMRA aims to help modellers develop new skills to further improve their modelling abilities.
NMRA Achievement Program
The only railway organisation in the world to reward members for excellence in model railroading.
The NMRA Achievement Program provides the incentive to learn and master the many crafts and skills necessary in the hobby of model railroading. With the completion of each category, you will be issued a certificate acknowledging your achievement.
An NMRA member qualifies as a Master Model Railroader® with the designation of MMR® when he or she has obtained at least seven of the eleven available Achievement Certificates in each of the four areas of the requirements.
Roundhouse Magazine
Published every other month six times a year
A professionally designed and printed 32-page glossy A4 magazine containing modelling articles and stories about prototypical railroads plus guest editorial articles from around the globe.
“I am continually amazed at how you have managed to put out such a quality publication, in print, and in full colour for so many years. In fact, to the best of my knowledge, the Roundhouse is the only other NMRA publication in the world that is available in a colour print edition outside of the NMRA Magazine itself”. Jim Zinser, MMR – Division Business Car Column NMRA Magazine.
Click on the Roundhouse cover left to view a digital copy of the 75th Anniversary issue or the button below to read over 25 years of Roundhouse magazines – 150 issues…!!!.
Back to Basics
A published series of 4-page help guides for all aspects of the hobby – sharing know-how that appeared in every issue of the NMRA British Region Roundhouse Magazine for nearly 10 years.
These help guides cover every aspect of our hobby and are a valuable resource of information and cover every subject from wiring and layout construction to weathering and detailing models.
Becoming an MMR® pushed me out of my comfort zone but has been invaluable because now I will try anything from scenery and structures to trackwork and electronics
. . . Jonathan Small MMR®
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NMRA British Region Board of Directors 2025
Peter Borcherds
NMRA BR President
Malcolm Gauld
NMRA BR Vice President
James Lucas
Membership Director
Peter Bowen
Secretary
Brian Clark
Treasurer
This page updated 06.11.2024