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Swithland Sidings: Power and operation
… – and they are signalled with working semaphores too. All the layout’s electrical features are operated by Digital … to the main power bus – the main feed wires which link all the track sections together – at one end of the layout. … (see pages 56-61) all of which are sound fitted while our collections mean it is also possible for GWR ‘City’ 4-4-0 …
Appleton Junction - East Coast Main Line in the transition years
… Brackenbury, Albert Haigh, Neil Ventham and David Sharp, all of whom share a common interest in building and … Above: The local council’s dustcart makes its regular collections from the lineside properties. To make up for the … of modified resin examples as well. The five bridges are all scratchbuilt to suit their location on the layout. …
Dapol’s 'Bubble' expands with 'O' gauge Class 121
… with the Class 122 (HM173) while it is also working on an all-new model of the streamlined GWR AEC railcars for 7mm … The physical appearance of the Class 121 is excellent in all respects with our sample model having clip top buffers … these units will make superb additions to many ‘O’ gauge collections and we can see them being just as popular as the …
ACCURASCALE'S SUPER-DETAILED HYA HOPPERS
… raise the bar in detail and printing while also offering collections of wagons to recreate real trains like the PTA … rebranding and rebuilding, and Accurascale is modelling all three of the main build types for these wagons. Each … wagon packs and seven cut-down HYA aggregate hopper packs. All are priced at £74.95 per pack. On our review desk is a …
Seven Mills Sidings and Bench Road 'O' gauge layout
… Having completed all that I could do with the track plan on Seven Mills, I … side became Bala Town. Each layout was then 17ft x 2ft and all was well, although I later decided to sell on Bala Town … layouts are drawn from the Dapol and Heljan ready-to-run collections. All have been sound fitted with either ESU or …
Hornby 2022 - Ten Things You Need To Know
… added to its ‘OO’ gauge locomotive, carriage and wagon collections and we've gathered together the essential … information you NEED to know. From 'Turbomotive' to an all-new HST, Lion and Flirt multiple units, you can check out … from Hornby's 2022 catalogue launch. Highlights of the all-new announcements for 2022 are: A brand-new LMS ‘Black …
WORKING DESTINATION SCREENS
… more of an overview to introduce it. Recently, my earlier collections of model buses came to light after a sort out. … everything from the 1:1 equivalent. I decided to design all of my destination boards by hand. This process involves … pass on my thanks to Mike Buick, Matt Hill and Paul Coley, all of whom have helped along the way. Without their help and …
Wick End - 1980s Scotland in 'O'
… invite for a ‘small’ layout gave DAVE and CHRIS WARNER all the incentive they need to develop this compact ‘O’ gauge … much to resist and ultimately they sold up their 4mm scale collections in pursuit of 7mm:1ft projects. Above: A Class 26 … and three carriages as a minimum train length for all sidings and loops and with this the track plan works well …
Loriot leads Hornby 2022 wagon collection
… of newly-tooled 0-4-2 Lion to the range, three all-new four-wheel wagons have been tooled for hauling coal, … year with a set of newly-tooled L&MR coal wagons. Above: All-new L&MR sheep wagons have also been developed. Above: A … KFA container flat will be available with three collections of containers as well as an empty flat. One of …
HORNBY GOES FULL TILT WITH ITS APT
… NDM cars. Each has been modelled well by Hornby and all bogies have electrical pick-ups to power the internal and … to the face of the gangway connections. Above: Hornby’s all-new Class 370 APT is a stunning model which models the … all take the plunge and add Hornby’s Class 370 to our own collections. It’s a piece of history we wouldn’t want to be …
ROTARY DISPLAY: Middle Wallop Aircraft Enthusiasts Fair and Model Show
… Meteor F.8 paired with a Brigade Models resin conversion (all photos Malcolm V Lowe). The relaxing of pandemic … The Army Flying Museum is one of Britain’s major aviation collections, located at the edge of and adjacent to the …
Humphrey Road Sidings 'OO' gauge shunting layout
… railway building. Putting these models and the building collections together inspired the notion of a small Southern … quite busy as an HGV driver and in turn a key worker. In all, the layout took around five weeks to build. However, … I claim no credit for this latter task as my son Simon did all of it. The Great Electric Train Show was the layout’s …
BYE BYE BUCKEYE
… J85s, with attached jet-pipes that rendered this detail all but invisible. Above: Using the cockpit masks provided in … far easier – had it been realised they were there! Above: All credit to Wolfpack, very little filling and sanding was … inspiration strikes to spark another project. While some collections may have grown to the point where it’s not …
AIRFIX MODEL WORLD CLUB SCENE
… 2014, from just four members, and welcomes modellers of all ages. Every meeting is a build night and a ‘show and … to say nothing of the civilian vehicles on show from all ages. Where: Tesco Community Room, Tesco Store, Cromwell … members or guests demonstrating modelling techniques and collections but with plenty of time to chat. The club …
Bachmann British Railway announcements Spring 2022
… outlining its release plans for Spring 2022, with an all-new ‘N’ gauge Class 769 ‘Flex’ four-car Bi-Mode Multiple … to operate on diesel and electric power. Bachmann's all-new ‘N’ gauge model will incorporate new tooling … with ‘OO’ gauge items added to its Wigmore and Lucston collections, two reissues of the Great Central Railway …