HM154
Welcome to HM154
Hornby Magazine Editor MIKE WILD introduces the latest issue of Hornby Magazine - HM154, May 2020.
SHENSTON ROAD
Career railwayman GREG BROOKES set out to recreate the Midlands around Birmingham in the final years of the 1960s when BR green and maroon were giving way to corporate blue. Shenston Road is the result of an 18-year journey in 4mm scale modelling which continues to this day. Photography, Mike Wild.
PAST PRESENT FUTURE
With 2020 marking a significant anniversary in Hornby Hobbies’ history, Marketing and Product Development Director, Simon Kohler, talks with MARK CHIVERS about the company, past, present and future.
Hornby finalises 'A2/3' CAD drawings
CAD DRAWING WORK FOR Hornby’s new ‘OO’ model of the LNER ‘A2/3’ 4-6-2 has been completed with images of the drawings for 500 Edward Thompson being released at the end of February.
Latest Class 91 colour renders
Hornby has released 3D colour renders of its all-new Class 91 Bo-Bo AC electric as a follow-up to the InterCity liveried version shown in HM153.
Hornby releases updated accessory decoder
A new version of Hornby’s R8247 Digital Command Control Accessory Decoder is being released in March. This new version supports programmable pulse duration, has a built in Capacitor Discharge Unit (CDU), three address modes and can support up to 2,044 addresses.
Bachmann reveals first 2020 product announcements
THE FIRST of Bachmann’s product announcements for 2020 took place on February 4/5 with the manufacturer revealing a collection of new ‘OO’ gauge models for release through February-April.
Dapol adds GWR ‘Manor’ to its ‘OO’ roster
THE popular Great Western Railway (GWR) ‘Manor’ 4-6-0 is set to expand Dapol’s ‘OO’ gauge steam roster. The ‘Manor’ is set to build on the development of the manufacturer’s GWR ‘43XX’ 2-6-0.
TMC commission exclusive Heljan ‘Peaks’
The first five production Class 45 ‘Peak’ diesels are the subject of TMC’s latest exclusive model commission in partnership with Heljan.
Heljan shows 'OO' Class 45 first shots
The first engineering samples of the Heljan Class 45 1-Co-Co-1 for ‘OO’ gauge were on show at Model Rail Scotland in late February.