Hornby Magazine Videos
Miniature garden construction
In the latest issue of Hornby Magazine, HM155 - May 2020, we illustrate how you can build a garden scene in 'OO' scale using readily available products. Here we present a full step by step guide together with a timelapse video of the diorama's construction.
VIDEO: Airbrushing for beginners
An airbrush is a brilliant tool for painting and weathering. In this video we explain the basics to get you started.
VIDEO: Ballasting for Beginners
In this exclusive online video feature we show you how to ballast your model railway for realism and detail using Woodland Scenics ballasts and simple techniques.
VIDEO: 'OO' gauge running session | Scottish Traction
Join us for a quiet morning running session at Topley Dale station as we change from the usual Midland Region steam traction to 1980s Scottish diesels on a mixture of passenger and freight workings.
VIDEO: Evening Star with ZIMO digital sound in ‘OO’
In the latest edition of Hornby Magazine HM154, Mike Wild looks at the Bachmann BR '9F' 2-10-0 and shows us how a twin speaker setup can be added together with stay alive and firebox flicker. Watch our video of the finished model here.
VIDEO: Hornby Port of London Peckett ‘W4’ for ‘OO’ gauge
Hornby have released another charming addition to the ever growing Peckett range with this Port of London Authority Peckett.
VIDEO: Dapol GWR parcels railcar for ‘OO’
We put the latest release from Dapol, a GWR parcels railcar through its paces on the Hornby Magazine test layout Topley Dale in this video.
VIDEO: Dapol Class 29 Bo-Bo diesel for ‘OO’
We put the latest release from Dapol, a Class 29 Bo-Bo diesel through its paces on the Hornby Magazine test layout Topley Dale.
VIDEO: Hornby LMS ‘Princess Royal’ 4-6-2 for ‘OO’ gauge
Join editor Mike Wild in the Hornby Magazine workshop as he puts the impressive LMS 'Princess Royal' 4-6-2 from Hornby through its paces in this video.
VIDEO: Hornby’s centenary edition Rocket for ‘OO’ gauge
Hornby's brand-new model of Stephenson's Rocket touched down in the Hornby Magazine office at the end of February. Watch our video of this outstanding new addition to the Hornby portfolio here.
VIDEO: Dapol Sentinel for 'O' gauge
Dapol's new Sentinel four-wheel vertical boiler tank engine (4wVBT) touched down at the end of 2019 offering a new choice of shunting locomotive for 'O' gauge.
VIDEO: Cheadle Ridge Lane TMD | 'OO' gauge
Richard from Hornby Magazine attended the Manchester Model Railway exhibition 2019, one of the layouts that stood out was Cheadle Ridge Lane TMD, a modern image DRS depot.
VIDEO: An interview with Simon Kohler
To mark Hornby's 100th anniversary we interview Simon Kohler to get his take on the 2020 range including the inspiration behind this year's models, his favourite items and more.
VIDEO: Hatton's Class 66 for 'OO' gauge
Hatton's all-new 'OO' gauge Class 66 touched down in the Hornby Magazine office in late December 2019 - just in time to feature in our February 2020 issue
VIDEO: Locoman Sounds D&H ‘Black Five’ sound decoder
Locoman Sounds has produced a brand-new sound file for the Stanier 'Black Five' 4-6-0 for Doehler & Haass chips.
VIDEO: Yorkshire Dales Model Railway
We visit Lewis Bucknell of the YouTube channel MouldyRaspberry to discover the full story behind his brilliant 'OO' gauge loft layout.
Yorkshire Dales Model Railway
Check out Lewis Bucknell's brilliant 'OO' gauge loft layout where we visited his 32ft long model to gather more information. Find out more here.
Seven Mill Depot - building an 'O' gauge diesel depot
With just three weeks available the Hornby Magazine team set out to build its first ‘O’ gauge exhibition layout to form part of a multi-scale display at the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition in November 2019. MIKE WILD reveals how it was done and explains the story of this compact depot layout.
Heljan launches ‘O’ gauge Class 50
The fleet of 50 English Electric Class 50s attracted a cult following in their final years of service and have always been popular as ready-to-run models. Heljan has delivered the first ‘O’ gauge version of the sought-after diesel-electric – MIKE WILD takes a closer look.
VIDEO: The Hornby 2020 Range | Full review
Hornby celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Join Hornby Magazine's Mike Wild and Richard Watson as they take a detailed look at what the manufacturer as to offer in its 2020 catalogue in this full video preview.
VIDEO: Hornby Magazine Show | January 2020
Join Richard and Mike for the first of the new Hornby Magazine Layout Update video series with a tour of the workshop and a round up of the latest arrivals.
VIDEO: Dapol semaphore signals
In this brief video we highlight the operation of Dapol's new GWR lower quadrant signals for 'O' gauge - the same mechanism is used in its new design of GWR bracket signals for 'OO' gauge.
VIDEO: Oxford Rail 'N7' 0-6-2T with Zimo sound
In the HM151 we showed how to install digital sound in Oxford Rail's 'OO' gauge 'N7' 0-6-2T using a Zimo MX648R decoder and a sugar cube speaker. Watch the finished model in action here.
VIDEO: KR Models GT3 first sample
KR Models has received the first engineering sample of its 'OO' gauge model of unique English Electric gas turbine prototype GT3. Watch it on our test track here.
VIDEO: Bachmann 45ton steam crane for 'OO' gauge
Bachmann's all-new 'OO' gauge Ransome & Rapier 45ton steam crane is reviewed in full in the January 2020 issue of Hornby Magazine. Watch our video with Editor Mike Wild here.
VIDEO: Cavalex Models PGA wagons on Topley Dale
Cavalex Models loaned Hornby Magazine a rake of its latest batch of 'OO' gauge PGA stone hoppers to run on Topley Dale. We put them behind Hornby Class 60 60062 for a running session.
VIDEO: Brinklow layout feature video
Join us as we show this fabulous West Coast Main Line 'N' gauge layout in action and meet one of the builders to explain its story. Read the full feature in HM151.
VIDEO: Hornby Ruston 48DS for 'OO' gauge
Hornby's delightful and tiny Ruston 48DS diesel shunter is reviewed in full in HM150. Watch it in action on our test track here in this video feature.
VIDEO: Hornby Magazine previews Hatton's 'O' gauge Class 50s
Hatton's is due to take delivery of two exclusive versions of Heljan's new 'O' gauge model of the Class 50 in December. Modelling 50008 Thunderer in Laira blue and 50015 Valiant in 'Dutch' grey and yellow, Richard Watson caught them in action during the recent Modern Image O Gauge event (MIOG) in November and put them through their paces.
VIDEO: Cheltenham 'OO' gauge exclusive 'Westerns'
Cheltenham Model Centre has taken delivery of a trio of exclusive Dapol 'OO' gauge Class 52 'Westerns'. Watch them in action on the Hornby Magazine test track in this KeyModelWorld video.