Articles from the latest issue of Hornby Magazine in digital format
Model Locomotive Crews
New to Modelu’s range of 3D-printed finescale figures are these twin-figure packs designed for Bachmann’s recent ‘OO9’ Mainline Hunslet 0-4-0ST/0-4-0STT and Rapido Trains UK’s 16in Hunslet 0-6-0ST.
MARK CHIVERS
Colour for Hornby ‘TT:120’ HST
Decorated samples of Hornby’s newly-tooled ‘TT:120’ scale Class 43 InterCity High Speed Train power cars and BR Mk 3 trailers have been received for inspection.
MARK CHIVERS
Bachmann Eastfield ‘20s’ unveiled
Bachmann has unveiled plans to release a pair of its recently retooled 'OO’ gauge Class 20 Bo-Bo diesels as Eastfield based 20048 and 20100 in BR blue with disc headcodes.
MARK CHIVERS
Hornby's ‘OO’ Salmon ‘EP’ lands
Hornby’s newly-tooled ‘OO’ gauge LMS-designed 50ton bogie bolster wagons has progressed to the Engineering Prototype (EP) stage of the development process.
MARK CHIVERS
West Highland Line buildings
Peco has launched a collection of new ‘OO’ gauge laser-cut building kits based on structures on the West Highland Line in Scotland.
MARK CHIVERS
Platform Water Crane
Another addition to Kernow Model Rail Centre’s range of ‘OO’ gauge exclusives is this Bachmann Scenecraft Great Western Railway (GWR) water crane.
MARK CHIVERS
Kernow’s GWR style platform shelter
Kernow Model Rail Centre’s (KMRC) range of exclusive West Country themed ‘OO’ gauge models is bolstered with the recent addition of a contemporary GWR platform shelter.
MARK CHIVERS
3D Printed Buffer Beam Detailing
West Hill Wagon Works (WHWW) has added a selection of 3D-printed ‘OO’ gauge buffer beam detailing packs for locomotives and carriages to its range.
MARK CHIVERS
Making Buildings from Scratch – Part 4
When the shell of a building is finished, you can consider modelling the inside where it will be visible. MALCOLM BRIGGS explains how he creates realistic interiors - and what can be left out.
MALCOLM BRIGGS
Rainbow’s Revolutionary TUA Tanks
A new wagon option is available for 1970s and 1980s modellers. MARK CHIVERS takes a close - but not caustic - look at the TUAs.
MARK CHIVERS
‘TT:120’ Class 50 running sample arrives
A running sample of Hornby’s newly-tooled ‘TT:120’ scale Class 50 Co-Co diesel has been received by the company’s design team. This latest arrival will enable the development team to assess the running characteristics of the model.
MARK CHIVERS
IN STOCK NOW: Humbrol weathering powder packs
Humbrol’s weathering powder packs are an ideal way to start out in weathering. Containing six shades, the Aging and Weathering packs can be used to enhance already weathered models as well as starting a new project. Available now on the Key Model World Shop.
Catherwood - Building Vale station: Part 2
In part two of our visit ‘down under’, GLENN JONES explains how he built the scenery of the layout’s extension in memory of fellow modellers, and how this atmospheric tribute to the Southern Region is finally complete.
GLENN JONES
IN STOCK NOW: DCC ready Class 40 limited edition
The DCC ready version of Key Publishing's exclusive limited edition model of preserved Class 40 40145 East Lancashire Railway are now in stock and ready for immediate despatch. Read more here.
Accurascale Scottish 'Car Headlight' Class 37/0s
Accurascale’s latest batch of all-new ‘OO’ gauge Class 37 Co-Co diesels (HM192) have arrived, with the latest releases modelling the early Scottish ‘car headlamp’ style Class 37/0 variants.
MARK CHIVERS
Collett GWR ‘Manors’ on the Cambrian
Designed as a lightweight equivalent of the ‘Hall’ 4-6-0s, the Great Western’s ‘Manors’ did their best work on the Cambrian lines of mid and north Wales. EVAN GREEN-HUGHES explains why these versatile locomotives were so successful.
EVAN GREEN-HUGHES
Flying Scotsman gains sound in ‘TT:120’
The famous Gresley ‘A3’ 4-6-2 is now available in ‘TT:120’ scale with Hornby’s new Triplex Sound installed from the factory. MIKE WILD inspects this new arrival.
MIKE WILD
Building a ‘OO9’ micro layout – Part one
With a new influx of models in this narrow gauge scale, DAN EVASON shows how you can create a grand scene the size of a pizza.
DAN EVASON
BUILDING A LEGEND: The Gresley ‘P2’ 2-8-2
Modern design methods and a brand-new facility are helping to shape construction of Britain’s most powerful steam locomotive in Darlington. MIKE WILD meets with A1 Steam Trust Chairman STEVE DAVIES MBE to find out how the mammoth project to build a brand-new ‘P2’ 2-8-2 is progressing in words, pictures and video.
Mike Wild.
Hornby’s all-new LNER 'P2' 2-8-2 debuts
The stunning Gresley ‘P2’ 2-8-2s are the subject of a brand-new model from Hornby. MIKE WILD gets to grips with this enticing new offering highlighting its details and performance.
MIKE WILD
Hornby Rail Charter Services HST bundle available now!
The Key Model World Shop range has expanded with the addition of an exclusive bundle featuring Hornby’s ‘OO’ gauge Rail Charter Services HST and five trailer coaches as well as Key Publishing’s HSTs Around Britain, 1990 to the Present Day book.
Mike Wild.
OUT NOW: Steel sheet piling kits for ‘OO’ gauge
The latest Key Publishing exclusive kit models modern Larssen steel sheet piling used in construction and featured on Pete Waterman’s Making Tracks 3 layout.
MIKE WILD
Dapol ‘Prairie’ re-run
Dapol has confirmed a second batch of its popular ‘OO’ gauge Great Western Railway (GWR) ‘Large Prairie’ 2-6-2Ts, with decorated samples arriving for inspection by the company’s development team.
MARK CHIVERS
‘O’ gauge Ruston 48DS for Heljan
Heljan is to produce an all-new ‘O’ gauge model of the Ruston and Hornsby 48DS industrial shunter.
MARK CHIVERS
FIRST REVIEW: Heljan’s NBL prototype 10800
Prototype diesels have been a popular subject choice in ‘OO’ gauge over the past decade, but it was hard to imagine the short-lived Ivatt designed Bo-Bo being produced. Heljan’s all-new model is here and MIKE WILD takes a closer look.
MIKE WILD
BR’s North British 10800
Although many people think that BR’s Modernisation Plan was the start of the diesel era, there had been several attempts to introduce alternative traction prior to that, with one of the least successful being 10800, which was, as EVAN GREEN-HUGHES relates, ordered before nationalisation.
EVAN GREEN-HUGHES
North Cornwall commissions for Kernow
Kernow Model Rail Centre (KMRC) has commissioned two new ‘OO’ gauge North Cornwall Railway buildings from Bachmann’s Scenecraft range.
MARK CHIVERS
Rapido reveals ‘S160’ for ‘OO’
Rapido Trains UK has indicated that it is to produce an all-new ‘OO’ gauge United States Army Transportation Corps (USATC) ‘S160’ 2-8-0 steam locomotive.
MARK CHIVERS
Dapol upgrades ‘N’ gauge ‘Grid’
Dapol has confirmed that it is to upgrade its ‘N' gauge Class 56 Co-Co diesel with new body tooling.
MARK CHIVERS
St John’s - a GWR branch line terminus in 'OO'
PAUL WARDEN opted to 'Go Great Western’ with his first ever layout, recalling summer Saturdays in Glorious Devon in the 1930s and 1960s in ‘OO’ gauge - and you can see it at the 2023 Great Electric Train Show. Read the full feature and watch our exclusive layout tour video here.
PAUL WARDEN