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Category: Modelling

Unboxing ‘Flash’ the Local Express Train from Hornby

23rd March 2022 Ben Stockdale Features, Modelling, Reviews, Video

Today we’re unboxing a recent model train from Hornby called ‘Flash’ the local express train. It’s a remote-controlled battery train set targeted at the younger train enthusiast. It’s a great starting point for someone new

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Pre-order your copy of Rail Express April 2022 today!

14th March 2022 Shannon Butcher Diesel, Electric, Freight, Industrial, Metro, Modelling, Network, News, Railtours, Steam, World

In every issue of Rail Express, you’ll find the latest news covering Railtours, Preservation, Units, Shunters, Coaches, Wagons and the Irish modern traction scene, so make sure to pre-order your copy of the upcoming issue to avoid missing out on fantastic content.

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Book of the Week: Model Railways Explained Beyond the Beginning

1st February 2022 Shannon Butcher Features, Modelling

My hobby has been model railways for many years since I was given a Tri-ang Princess Elizabeth train set for Christmas as an eight-year-old schoolboy.

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Amazing Black Friday sales on all your favourite Railway titles at Classic Magazines!

29th November 2021 Shannon Butcher Industrial, Modelling, Network, News, Steam

It’s the time of the year you can’t ignore even if you tried – the Black Friday Classic Magazines sale is upon us all and it’s here for the week!

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Hornby: A Model World steams onto Yesterday this October

4th October 2021 Shannon Butcher Modelling, News

UKTV’s new series, Hornby: A Model World, showcases on Yesterday this October, with the well-known manufacturer opening its doors to reveal the lengths their designers and engineers go to create perfectly scaled down locomotives.

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Win superb InterCity 125 bundle with Mortons Books

19th March 2021 Sam Hewitt Competitions, Modelling, News

Mortons Books has teamed up with Hornby for a great competition to celebrate the release of a brand new InterCity 125 bookazine.

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Video: Stamford model railway show goes ‘virtual’

17th May 2020 Gareth Evans Modelling, News
Beal Street OO gauge model layout

The Market Deeping Model Railway Club (MDMRC), which organises the Stamford model railway show, has gone ‘virtual’ this year with an online exhibition. MDMRC’s annual exhibition generated international headlines for the wrong reasons last year

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The Great Central Railway Model Event 2020 is cancelled

16th March 2020 Shannon Butcher Modelling, News

The Great Central Railway Model Event will not be going ahead this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

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Modelling basics: A decision on size

12th March 2020 Shannon Butcher Features, Modelling

Model railways, as the name implies, are based on small-scale representations of the real thing, so the choice for new modellers is the actual model’s scale.

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VIDEO: Hornby Margate open weekend

25th September 2019 Gareth Evans Modelling, Steam, Video

There were smiles all-round in a corner of Margate over the weekend of August 17-18 as the doors were opened to Hornby’s spiritual home.

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