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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Latest articles from Hornby Magazine

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Upscaling to ‘O’ gauge

9th August 2018

Changing from ‘OO’ to ‘O’ gauge is much simpler than it used to be with an increasing range of motive power and greater consideration to digital control and sound. MIKE WILD opens up the Heljan Class 05 for ‘O’ gauge and shows how it can be enhanced with sound quickly and simply.

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Hornby Magazine August 2018

12th July 2018

Inside we bring you the latest from behind the scenes at Hornby, news from Kernow on its D600 ‘Warship’ for ‘OO’, new product announcements, full reviews of the Dapol ‘B4’ 0-4-0T and Heljan Class 07 diesel shunter and much more. Three stunning layouts feature, including Oake by the Somerset Railway Modellers Group in ‘OO’ gauge and Peakstone by Tim Lowe in ’N’ gauge - both of which will be attending the Great Electric Train Show in October - plus our team show you how to model realistic parcels trains, choose the best 21-pin decoder, install digital sound in a DJ Models ‘J94’ 0-6-0ST and take you behind the scenes in the Hornby Magazine workshop.

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Hornby Magazine July 2018

14th June 2018

Headlining the latest issue of Hornby Magazine is our first full review of Locomotion Models’ stunning GNR Stirling ‘single’ 4-2-2 plus you can watch it running in our digital issue too. Plus we have three inspirational layouts covering the 1930s, 1960s and 1970s spread from Lincolnshire to Cornwall, detailed step-by-step guides to brake vans, corner fillers, ‘cut and shut’ carriage building and more. Five track plans for spare rooms are also included together with an extensive array of product reviews, including accessories, figures, kits, baseboards and new rolling stock, the latest from behind the scenes in the Hornby Magazine workshop and much more. Don’t miss it!

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Vale of Oxbury

14th June 2018

Taking inspiration from real locations in Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds CARL WOODWARDS developed this stunning ‘N’ gauge layout which models the Western Region in transition in the early 1960s. Photography, Trevor Jones.

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Hornby Magazine June 2018

10th May 2018

An exclusive first review of Hornby’s soon to be released Class 87 overhead electric for ‘OO’ gauge headlines the latest issue of Hornby Magazine along with Heljan’s GWR ‘47XX’ 2-8-0 and Hatton’s new Beilhack snowploughs for ‘OO’. We also have full details of Hornby’s mid-year model announcement, a full report on Hatton’s new ‘OO’ gauge Class 66 project and much more. Add to that three stunning layouts covering the Eastern Region in the 1950s around Wakefield in ‘OO’, the West Coast Main Line in ’N’ gauge and a Cornish freight branch in 4mm scale and there is plenty of variety inside.