HM170
Oxford’s ‘J27’ LANDS
The North Eastern Railway’s rugged ‘J27 ’ 0-6-0 is the latest ready-to-run locomotive to arrive from Oxford Rail. With its wallet friendly price tag, MIKE WILD assesses what it has to offer.
Hornby Magazine August 2021
Welcome to the latest issue of Hornby Magazine - HM170, August 2021. Highlights of this issue include our first reviews of the Locomotion Models Wainwright 'D' 4-4-0, Bachmann's all-new Class 24, Oxford Rail's 'J27' 0-6-0 and more plus three stunning layout features step by step guides, inspirational features and more. Read the full magazine in PDF format here and check out our latest video content in the Video Features section from Thursday July 1.
Lightweight Baseboards
Discover Malcolm Briggs and his useful guide all about lightweight baseboards for train modelling. View the step by step creation process here.
Thunderbirds are go!
The Class 57 is an important part of the modern railway scene and one stands out from the crowd – 57307 Lady Penelope in its Cable Thieves-branded DRS livery. MIKE WILD picks up a Bachmann Collectors Club limited edition of the unique locomotive for this sound installation guide.
New ‘Grid’ for ‘OO’ from Cavalex
Cavalex Models has unveiled plans to produce an all-new ‘OO’ gauge BR Class 56 Co-Co diesel.
Tractor gains traction
Accurascale has taken delivery of further Engineering Prototype (EP) samples of its forthcoming all-new ‘OO’ gauge BR Class 37 Co-Co diesels for assessment.
Bachmann plans GBRf Class 69 for 'OO' and 'N'
Bachmann has announced that will be producing models of the Class 69 for 'OO' and 'N' gauge in an exclusive agreement with GB Railfreight (GBRf). The Class 69s are being converted for GBRf by Progress Rail in Stoke-on-Trent using redundant Class 56s.
Grafar Class 319 EMUs reach ‘deco’ stage
Bachmann’s newly-tooled ‘N’ gauge Graham Farish Class 319 four-car Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) have reached the decoration stage of the development process.
Hornby sales soar to £48.5 million
Hornby has returned to profit in the year ending March 31 2021, reporting sales revenue up 28% on the previous year to £48.5million.
MGR Hoppers Galore
Accurascale has unveiled plans to produce the Merry-Go-Round (MGR) coal hopper family of wagons for ‘OO’.