Hornby Magazine

Edited by Mark Chivers alongside Publisher Mike Wild, Hornby Magazine set out with a new approach and was aimed squarely at newcomers and returnees to the hobby, as well as those who were established in the hobby.

Its mix of inspirational and shows-you-how features, coupled to the best model railway layout photography and latest product reviews soon caught on as modellers everywhere discovered its fresh, new approach, talking in a language that everyone understood and not assuming everyone reading it was full of technical knowledge.

There will always be at least 90 pages of editorial in every issue of Hornby Magazine, making it the best value read of all the model railway titles. It is regularly promoted at retail outlets and can be found at W H Smiths, Tesco, Sainsbury, Asda, Morrisons, Mills and many other good news outlets, including independent newsagents. Where it isn’t stocked, it can be ordered. Just ask!

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Hornby Magazine August 2017

13th July 2017

The latest issue of Hornby Magazine – HM122, August 2017 – is on sale now marking the 50th anniversary of the end of steam on British Railway’s Southern Region with special features and an exclusive Hornby competition.

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Hornby Magazine July 2017

8th June 2017

Headlining the latest issue of Hornby Magazine are first reviews of Dapol’s new ‘OO’ gauge Class 122 and DJ Models’ crowd-funded Class 71 alongside a host of new releases from Hornby, products from Unit Models and B-T Models and much more.

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Hornby Magazine June 2017

11th May 2017

This issue headlines with an exclusive first look at the artwork for Hornby’s new model of the Class 87 for ‘OO’. Plus we’ve got first and full reviews of Heljan’s new ‘O’ gauge Class 45 and the sound fitted Graham Farish ’N’ gauge ‘Castle’ 4-6-0 too, alongside new releases from Hornby which are coming to the shops in May and June.

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Latest articles from Hornby Magazine

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Mini Drill Set

14th December 2023

New from Amtech is this extensive mini drill set, now available from Golden Valley Hobbies.

Bachmann refurbished Class 411 4-CEP for OO gauge.

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Bachmann delivers refurbished 4-CEP EMU

13th December 2023

It’s back to the 1980s with Bachmann’s latest release. MARK CHIVERS assesses the differences in its new Southern Region EMU in words, pictures and video.

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Making a Scene: Locomotive Rescue!

12th December 2023

What do you do with a model beyond repair? DAN EVASON creates a scene of salvation in ‘OO’ scale using in the latest Making a Scene modelling guide.

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Cleaning Up Dirtying Down

11th December 2023

Are you unhappy with factory weathering or unsure what to do about unwanted paint and pigments? If you want to change the appearance of your models, TIM SHACKLETON has the solution.

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REALITY CHECK: The BR Standard '2MT' 2-6-0s

10th December 2023

The old saying of ‘if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it’ is often used in railway circles and this saying was never more true than in the design of the ‘2MT’ 2-6-0s which, despite being a BR Standard design, were near identical copies of an earlier type, as EVAN GREEN-HUGHES explains.