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Birchwood

Set in the Midlands between Bristol and Birmingham, Ilkeston (Woodside) MRC’s ‘OO’ gauge layout recaptures the relaxed atmosphere on a typical branch line in the area, as PETE ABBOTT describes.

SERIES 9: The £500 Layout Challenge I Part One

Watch from 7pm Friday July 19! Is it possible to build a model railway for £500? The team at Hornby Magazine think you can and take on the challenge in our brand-new series.

NEW ACADEMY KITS DUE SOON News Freemium

NEW ACADEMY KITS DUE SOON

Fresh kit boxings from Academy due soon include a new-tool 1/48 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat, with wing folds, PE seatbelts and paint masks.

VINGTOR DECALS 1/48 VAMPIRE SCHEMES News Freemium

VINGTOR DECALS 1/48 VAMPIRE SCHEMES

Fancy a different look for your 1/48 de Havilland Vampire? If so, check out Vingtor's new Royal Norwegian Air Force sheets.

COMPLETING ZOUKEI-MURA’S NEW 1/32 Fw 190A-4 Feature Premium

COMPLETING ZOUKEI-MURA’S NEW 1/32 Fw 190A-4

Zoukei-Mura's all-new 1/32 Fw 190A-4 is completed in fine style by Garry Tobiss. It's a detail bonanza!

SWORD RF-8A CRUSADER BUILD Feature Premium

SWORD RF-8A CRUSADER BUILD

Sword's 1/72 RF-8A Crusader proves a challenging, yet satisfying project for editor at large Chris Clifford.

Bachmann unveils all-new ‘N’ gauge ‘V2’

Bachmann has announced an all new ‘N’ gauge model of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Gresley ‘V2’ 2-6-2 for its Graham Farish range.

AIRFIX’S NEW 1/24 SPITFIRE MK.VIII SUPERKIT

Airfix has announced a 1/24 Superkit of the Spitfire Mk.VIII. Learn about the airframe changes here.

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Narrow gauge ‘Large England’ for ‘OO9’

The charming ‘Large England’ 0-4-0STT is now available for ‘OO9’ modellers to replicate an ever more complete collection of Ffestiniog Railway locomotives. BEN CHURCH inspects this new Kato/Peco collaboration.

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‘MODELU’ 3D-PRINTED FIGURE SERVICE

The Modelu company is a boon for modellers... offering different 3D-printed figures in various scale, as well as a live, full-size scanning service.