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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Back Issues
Hornby Magazine September 2023
Welcome to the latest issue of Hornby Magazine - HM195, September 2023. Highlights of this issue include our first reviews of the Hornby LNER 'P2' 2-8-2, Heljan's NBL prototype 10800 and Rails SECR 'D1' plus a full feature with exclusive images on Pete Waterman's Making Tracks 3 layout and more. Read the full magazine in PDF format here and check out our latest video content in the Video Features section.
Latest articles from Hornby Magazine
View the latest news and features from Hornby Magazine below.
Class 50s go West
The distinctive Class 50s were perhaps at their best after being reallocated to the Western Region in the 1970s, as EVAN GREEN-HUGHES describes.
FIRST REVIEW: Hornby’s ‘TT:120’ Class 50
Hornby has ‘Hoovered’ up the ever-popular English Electric Class 50 for ‘TT:120’. MIKE WILD inspects this main line diesel locomotive for the growing scale.
Hornby Magazine August 2024
August 2024 issue of Hornby Magazine in page-turning format discovers how the Network SouthEast era has been modelled in a garden shed
West Hill Wagon Works Lamps
Adding those finishing touches can really make a difference to a model and these new 4mm scale 3D-printed London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) and British Railways (BR) lamps from West Hill Wagon Works (WHWW) will do just that.
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Discover our range of limited editions, exclusive products and modelling essentials
NEW ARRIVAL: First Hornby 'TT:120' scale Class 43 HST arrives
Hornby's TT:120 scale collection is expanded with the arrival of the Class 43 HST power cars and Mk 3 carriages in InterCity Swallow livery - all are in stock now on the Key Model World Shop to add to your layout.
Exclusive CrossCountry HST train pack joins Key Publishing Exclusives collection
Key Publishing has teamed up with Hornby to offer a limited edition train pack featuring CrossCountry HST power cars 43184 and 43366 in ‘OO’ to celebrate the end of long-distance HST operation, exclusively available from the Key Model World Shop.
Sydenham station joins exclusive laser-cut collection
The laser-cut kit for Sydenham station featured in Pete Waterman’s Little Trains and Big Names with Status Quo lead singer Francis Rossi is the next kit to enter the Key Publishing laser-cut collection from PJM Models.
Latest model railway news
Read all the latest model railway news from Key Model World and Hornby Magazine.
Making Tracks 4 heads for Chester Cathedral this summer
This August Making Tracks with Pete Waterman and the Railnuts return to Chester Cathedral for the fourth summer event displaying Making Tracks 4 – Up to the Junction. It will feature part of the Guinness World Record Largest Portable Model Railway modelling Watford Junction.
Rails announces exclusive Accurascale Class 60
Rails of Sheffield has commissioned Accurascale to produce an exclusive ‘OO’ gauge model of Class 60 60033 Tees Steel Express in EWS/British Steel blue.
First and last Class 60s for Accurascale
Accurascale has revealed decorated samples for two of its Accurascale Exclusive all-new ‘OO’ gauge Class 60s – 60001 Steadfast and 60100 Midland Railway – Butterley.
Magazine Contacts
Publisher
Mike Wild
Acting Editor
Mark Chivers
mark.chivers@keypublishing.com
Associate Editor
Jonathan Newton
jonathan.newton@keypublishing.com
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Brodie Baxter