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How to weather an Accurascale DRS Class 37/4
The arrival of the all-new Accurascale Class 37/4s for ‘OO’ gauge prompted MIKE WILD to give DRS-operated 37425 an equally detailed weathered finish. He explains all in this step by step guide.
MIKE WILD
MAKING TRACKS 3: Milton Keynes Central - the finished layout
When you have built two stunning 64ft long layouts in two years and you want to build a third, how do you make it even better? The answer was to take on a challenge from Hornby Magazine, which PETE WATERMAN OBE and the Railnuts did when they set out to build Milton Keynes Central in ‘OO’ gauge. MIKE WILD explains all.
MIKE WILD
General Steam Navigation wagons
General Steam Navigation Restoration Society and the Medway Queen Preservation Society have jointly commissioned a further selection ‘OO’ gauge seven-plank open wagons.
MARK CHIVERS
Accurascale FNA-D nuclear flask wagon for 'OO' gauge
These distinctive wagons are now with retailers - but do they make MARK CHIVERS go nuclear with delight?
MARK CHIVERS
Heljan reveals 'O' Class 153 railcar
Heljan has revealed that it is developing an all-new ‘O’ gauge Class 153 single-coach railcar, with the project already at the Engineering Prototype (EP) stage of the process.
MARK CHIVERS
Rapido Trains’ SECR Six-Wheel Brake Vans
These distinctive and important vehicles are now available. MARK CHIVERS puts Rapido’s new ‘OO’ gauge model under the microscope.
MARK CHIVERS
New Accurascale exclusive Class 66 revealed
Accurascale has revealed the latest all-new ‘OO’ gauge Class 66 diesel to be added to its initial batch of releases.
MARK CHIVERS
Revolution reveals IHA steel carrier in ‘N’ and ‘OO’
Revolution Trains is to produce all-new IHA steel carrier wagons in ‘N’ and ‘OO’ gauge modelling the French built wagons ready-to-run for the first time.
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Bachmann Webb ‘Coal Tank’ 0-6-2T
For its latest venture into pre-Grouping subjects, Bachmann has selected a versatile LNWR locomotive which gave sterling service from the late Victorian era until the late-1950s. BEN JONES takes a closer look.
Wardwood - Yorkshire in the late 1960s in OO gauge
Rekindling happy childhood memories, IAN WOODWARD opted for a fictitious urban location in Yorkshire as the basis for his first ‘OO’ gauge layout.Photography: Jonathan Newton
Ian Woodward
VIDEO: Accurascale reveals new 'OO' gauge Class 66!
Accurascale’s next ‘OO’ gauge locomotive project will be the widespread General Motors – Electro Motive Division (EMD) Class 66 diesel. Read the full story and watch our launch video here.
RICHARD WATSON
KEY MODEL WORLD TV SHOW - FEBRUARY 2023
The February 2023 Key Model World TV Show is here. In this edition we tour Chris Morris' fabulous 'N' gauge model of Dawlish Warren, catch up on model railway news, review Hornby's reworked Class 43 HST and demonstrate sound profiles for the Hornby Gresley 'W1' 4-6-4 from Locoman Sounds. Join us to today to watch this feature length show.
MIKE WILD AND RICHARD WATSON
Locoman’s ‘Scotsman’ sound
Using the latest Hornby model of the Gresley ‘A3’ and a Locoman Sounds profile loaded onto an ESU LokSound chip, MIKE WILD explains how sound can be added to a ‘OO’ gauge model.
MIKE WILD
VIDEO: All-new ‘OO’ Class 60 for Cavalex
Cavalex Models’ second all-new ‘OO’ gauge locomotive project is British Rail’s Class 60 Co-Co diesel. Read the full story here and watch the launch video for this new project.
MIKE WILD
Cavalex adds GBRf railtour 56s
Cavalex Models has confirmed plans to add a further pair of all-new ‘OO’ gauge Class 56 diesels to its release plans, representing the ‘Grids’ that worked UK Railtours’ recent Class 56 Farewell railtour. Read the full story and watch our Cavalex Class 56 project update video here.
MARK CHIVERS
New 'OO' gauge ‘Hymeks’ from Heljan
The popular Class 35 ‘Hymek’ is back from Heljan with an upgraded chassis. MIKE WILD inspects a classic BR two-tone green version of the Western Region hydraulic.
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Latest model railway reviews
Hattons Originals ‘OO’ gauge Warwell wagons
With a new batch of ‘OO’ gauge Warwell wagons revealed by Hattons in its revival of the Hattons Originals collection, MIKE WILD takes a closer look at the first releases.
MIKE WILD
Hatton’s delightful ‘P’ 0-6-0T for OO gauge
With the announcement of a new batch of SECR ‘P’ 0-6-0Ts from Hattons for ‘OO’ gauge, MIKE WILD goes into detail with our original review of the first batch.
MIKE WILD
Heljan’s upgraded OO Gauge Class 33 locomotives
Heljan’s well-regarded ‘OO’ gauge Class 33s are back sporting a series of upgrades covering the Hastings gauge Class 33/2 and the push-pull equipped Class 33/1.
MARK CHIVERS
Classic Diesel Years: Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh and Wick
New from Stenlake Publishing is this new monochrome picture album devoted to the Far North lines between Inverness and Kyle of Lochalsh, Thurso and Wick during the 1980s diesel era.
MARK CHIVERS
Class 47s – The Jack of All Trades
Mark V. Pike’s latest picture volume provides a highly illustrated portrait of Class 47 diesel locomotives at work across the UK from 1985 to the present day and features the class in a wide variety of liveries from the final years of corporate BR blue to more recent privatised freight company schemes.
JONATHAN NEWTON
British Rail Traction Maintenance Depots Part 1: Northern England
A new series of publications showcasing British Rail Traction Maintenance Depots (TMDs) from Platform 5 opens with this volume dedicated to locations in Northern England between 1974 and 1993. More will follow.
MARK CHIVERS
Railfreight in the 21st Century
Always of interest to railway enthusiasts and modellers alike are the operation and formation of freight trains. Over the last two decades the railfreight scene has changed substantially and this book reflects many of these changes since the year 2000.
JONATHAN NEWTON
Railways in South Yorkshire – Four Decades of Change
The railway across South Yorkshire has changed significantly since the 1970s and this latest book from Key Publishing recalls how the rail network has adapted since then to the present day scene.
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