WELCOME HM159 | September 2020
The September 2020 issue of Hornby Magazine (HM159) is here. You can read the full issue in page-turning PDF format or as individual features re-edited to suit the digital world. Indulge in the latest layout features and exclusive online videos, browse new releases in the News and Reviews, discover the secrets of railway modelling through our step by step guides and much more.
HM159, September 2020
BR Macaw flies in
Hornby’s long-lived 25ton Bogie Bolster A makes a welcome return as ‘Macaw’ 107402 in BR grey. It has also been released in GWR grey.
White Rose Modelworks pre-built baseboards
WHITE ROSE Modelworks (WRM) is well known amongst baseboard manufacturers, and its products continue to evolve too.
FFESTINIOG RAILWAY ‘BUG BOX’ COACHES
New from Peco are these delightful ‘OO9’ four-wheel Ffestiniog Railway Bug Box coaches.
VIDEO: Peco 'Bug Box' carriages for 'OO9'
Peco has released the first of its new collection of 'OO9' narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway 'Bug Box' carriages. Watch them in action on our 'OO9' terminus layout, Wardle Bay, here in our latest video.
Hobby Trax pre-wired LEDs
Hobby Trax has introduced a new line of pre-wired surface mount LEDs in cool white (Cat No. 1144-5440) and warm white (1144-543) colours.
Pacific Models EMU stencil numbers
New from Pacific Models is this sheet of Southern Region stencil numbers for Electric Multiple Units.
INSTALLING SOUND IN THE HORNBY ’Q6'
Eight-coupled freight engines were hard working locomotives and Locoman Sounds has set out to recreate that effect with its Doehler & Haass sound file for the Raven ‘Q6’ 0-8-0. MIKE WILD shows how it can be installed in the Hornby model with extra features.
VIDEO: Locoman Sound's 'Q6' D&H sound
In the September 2020 issue of Hornby Magazine, HM159, we show how to install Locoman Sounds Doehler & Haass 8-pin sound chip into the Hornby 'Q6' 0-8-0 and add lights and firebox flicker. Watch the video of the finished model here.
Twelve Trees Junction: the trains
Hornby Magazine’s busy Southern Region junction layout hasn’t been out on show for almost two years, but there have been plenty of new additions to its roster. MIKE WILD takes a closer look at the locomotives and rolling stock which allow Twelve Trees Junction to reflect the final decade of steam on the Southern. Photography, Mike Wild.
Hard rock from the Mendips
Some of the longest and heaviest trains on the UK network originate in the Mendip Hills of North Somerset, and provide materials for many of the country’s biggest construction projects. EVAN GREEN-HUGHES takes a look at this traffic, which has grown tremendously over the years.