Building Topley Dale

BUILDING TOPLEY DALE

Hornby Magazine's 'OO' gauge test track has expanded with completion of the Topley Dale Diversion Route. Join the Hornby Magazine team in the workshop to relive our YouTube series advert free in high resolution 4K video across six Episodes. Tune into our first episode for free to see what's in store...

Building Topley Dale

Staff Projects: Reviving Topley Dale

MIKE WILD

It’s approaching two years since Topley Dale was dismantled and put into storage, but now the layout is being rebuilt in a much bigger, extended form. MIKE WILD explains the first steps and the vision for the future.

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Construction: Topley Dale station renovation

MIKE WILD

Platforms looking empty, tired signage or just needing a little maintenance. MIKE WILD offers 10 top tips to breath new life into any station scene no matter how big or small.

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Topley Dale Model Railway - A Grand Farewell

RICHARD WATSON

Topley Dale has been the Hornby Magazine layout and the test track for all new releases for over ten years, but the time has come to move on to bigger and better things. Join Mike Wild and Richard Watson for this final video from the layout where they chat about the railway's journey and go over some of the highlights. 

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Building Topley Dale - Episode 1

Development of Topley Dale's Diversion Route is starting as the Hornby Magazine team start work on the scene by building a baseboard extension, laying sidings and introducing the ground work for a new quarry scene. Watch the video advert free here on KeyModelWorld.com.

Building Topley Dale - Episode 2

Topley Dale's Diversion Route is starting to take shape as we build the road bed, reshape the scenery and begin the footing for the scenery. Join us in the workshop for the second episode advert free for Hornby Magazine and KeyModelWorld subscribers.

Building Topley Dale - Episode 3

In episode three of Building Topley Dale we start creating the scenery around the quarry and road bridge using Woodland Scenics and Green Scene products. Join us in the workshop to watch the video advert free here for Hornby Magazine and KeyModelWorld subscribers.

Building Topley Dale - Episode 4

In the fourth episode of Building Topley Dale we continue the scenery on the Diversion Route by installing a Wills viaduct kit to carry the railway across a road and river scene. Watch the full video here advert free.

Building Topley Dale - Episode 5

In the fifth episode of the Building Topley Dale series we installed the Faller Car system around the Topley Dale diversion route while taking the scene forward to the 1990s with rolling stock from the final years of British Rail and the first years of privatisation.

Building Topley Dale - Episode 6

In the sixth episode of our Building Topley Dale series, we move on to complete the scenery around the bridge, introduce the river and create a rock cutting leading the railway out of the scene.

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Staff Projects: Locked down with Topley Dale

Like many modellers MIKE WILD has been making the most of extra time at home during the recent lockdown to push forward with the Diversion Route on Topley Dale, but will our mammoth project ever be really finished?

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Staff Projects: Quarry Progress

Topley Dale’s new quarry scene has taken big steps forward this autumn and is well on the way to completion. MIKE WILD rounds up the latest developments and explains how the track and ground cover has been weathered for a more realistic finish. 

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VIDEO: Building and weathering quarry buildings

Walthers' New River Mining Company plastic kit forms the basis of Topley Dale's new quarry scene. In this guide Mike Wild shows what goes into building this impressively sized kit as well as demonstrating powder weathering techniques on video.

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Staff Projects: Quarry Creation

The scenery on Topley Dale’s diversionary route is off the starting blocks as Mike Wild builds an American outline plastic kit as the basis of a new quarry scene.

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Staff Projects: Topley Dale developments

Hornby Magazine's Topley Dale is making progress again with the first steps towards the construction of a new quarry scene. MIKE WILD rounds up the latest additions to the 'OO' gauge test track.

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Staff Projects: Topley Dale scenic overhaul

Over time scenic materials can fade and lose their impact . MIKE WILD explains what he did to bring a fresh finish to the ground cover around Topley Dale station in this step by step guide.

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ROCK CUTTINGS

Rugged rock cuttings can make for dramatic and impactful scenery. MIKE WILD shows how you can create realistic cutting sides in simple steps using Woodland Scenics products.