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Heljan has released a variety of 35t tankers, bringing a new version of the wagon immortalised by the Airfix kit. RECENT weeks have seen Heljan add a further model to its ‘OO’ gauge wagon range, this coming in the form of the 35t GLW Class B tanker. First seen in 1957, the design was pioneered…
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Review by Simon Bendall ALSO new in the Graham Farish range this month are further Mk.1 coaches, three of which are finished in Network SouthEast colours. These re-create vehicles most commonly associated with Thames & Chiltern division services from Paddington during the late 1980s and early 1990s, prior to the arrival of the ‘Turbo’ DMUs.…
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New in the Graham Farish ‘N’ gauge range is the BR Research-liveried Class 24 and two accompanying coaches. DUE to be added to Bachmann’s 2mm scale range very shortly is a further Class 24, this coming in the form of the BR Research department’s ever-popular No. 97201 (372-980, £129.95). The Sulzer Type 2 was taken…
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New from Bachmann this month are two further main line diesels that recall everyday sights of the early 1990s. DUE for release shortly by Bachmann are two new additions to its ‘OO’ gauge range of Sectorisation era locomotives, these eschewing any pretensions of glamour in favour of the everyday and, indeed, the sort of workhorse…
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Two further vehicles have been released to allow lengthening of the previous trainset, including the Hebridean saloon. RECENTLY released by Bachmann is the third instalment in its series of green and cream coaching stock, as used on the Kyle of Lochalsh line in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This twin pack (39-005) not only…
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The 1980s and early 1990s saw a renaissance in the use of observation saloons on the Kyle of Lochalsh route, this culminating in the conversion of a Class 101 DMU car. To mark the release of Bachmann’s model of this vehicle, Simon Bendall profiles the last 15 years of loco-hauled passenger trains on the scenic…
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Dapol’s highly anticipated 4mm scale re-creation of the Vossloh machines has arrived but it is not without some controversy. SO, at last, the wait is over with the first batch of Class 68s making it to the UK and onto retailers’ shelves in mid-February. Not that many of the models had time to get acquainted…
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IN addition to the KFA container flats pictured opposite, February saw Revolution Trains make significant progress with several more of its under development models. In ‘N’ gauge, tooling work has commenced on the Class 92 while manufacture of the Class 390 ‘Pendolino’ is now underway at the Rapido Trains factory in China. The latter models…
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The retailer has received the first decorated samples of its long-awaited ‘OO’ gauge china clay carrier from DJ Models. NEWLY received by Kernow Model Rail Centre are the first decorated versions of its PBA/JIA ‘Clay Tiger’ bogie hopper wagon, the 4mm scale model being produced exclusively for the retailer by DJ Models. Both of these…
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FEBRUARY saw Dapol commence manufacturing of the first ‘N’ gauge limited edition Class 66 under the Project Railway Honour banner. This followed the approval of the second decorated sample of No. 66418 Patriot at the start of the month. Pictured here, this now features the correct amount of grey and black around the cab fronts,…
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