The Great Central Railway Model Event will not be going ahead this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
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Category: Modelling
Modelling basics: A decision on size
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.
Read moreVIDEO: Hornby Margate open weekend
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.
Read moreVIDEO: Unboxing Hornby’s Harry Potter modelling collection
Harry Potter continues to captivate one generation after another and now Hornby has created its own little piece of magic for fans.
Read moreRare shunter ‘haulage’ at Nene Valley June 1-2 model weekend
Visitors to the Nene Valley Railway’s June 1-2 model railway weekend will be able to ride behind former London Underground Sentinel 0-6-0 DL83.
Read moreUnboxing of Hornby’s King George VI and Duchess of Hamilton
Here’s the latest unboxing of Hornby’s LMS Princess Class Locomotives, the Duchess of Hamilton and King George VI.
Read moreHornby hits the reset button
SIMON Kohler’s return to Hornby marks the end of an unstable period in Hornby’s recent history and with it comes a distinct change in strategy which encompasses the best of Hornby tradition and practices which
Read moreAccurascale announces ‘OO’ gauge super-detail ‘Deltic’ range
DURING the first morning of the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition in November, the covers were whipped off a small display case by Accurascale’s marketing manager Fran Burke to reveal the biggest surprise of the
Read moreColas Rail ‘70s’
THE new year had just begun when Nos. 70803 and 70805 were unloaded from the Atlantic Concert at Seaforth Docks, Merseyside, on January 4, 2014, following their month-long journey from the General Electric factory in
Read moreHeljan surprises with new ‘25’
THE competition to produce the definitive re-creation of the BR/Sulzer Type 2s in ‘OO’ gauge took a further twist at the beginning of July, with Heljan joining Bachmann and Sutton’s Locomotive Works (SLW) in coveting
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