Last weekend I had the privilege to be assisting fellow High Wycombe and District MRS members Alan and Simon Paley with their delightful Pre-Grouping layout Loughborough Road (on which most of the pictures below were taken) at the excellent RMweb live event in Coventry. It was also a chance to catch up with a number of the … Continue reading Latest on new Southern related model in development and or production
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That was the Warley that was…from a Southern perspective
As per my post last week I attended the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition Last weekend assisting Hornby Magazine editor Mike Wild operate his Topley Dale layout at its first and last public outing. This post is a brief round up of some of the updates and news items from the show with a Southern … Continue reading That was the Warley that was…from a Southern perspective
Next Pictures: Arnold / Hornby N Gauge Brighton Belle Running Prototype
Last month I was able to post the first pictures of the Arnold / Hornby N Gauge Brighton Belle fist off engineering prototype tooling that is being produced in the British 1.148 scale rather then the usual continental 1.160 scale. Courtesy of Simon Kohler of Hornby and with thanks to the Worthing Model Railway Club and their … Continue reading Next Pictures: Arnold / Hornby N Gauge Brighton Belle Running Prototype
First Pictures! Arnold / Hornby N Gauge Brighton Belle Engineering Prototype
It was back in January this year that the continental manufacturer Arnold that are part of the Hornby International stable of brands initially announced they were to produce an N gauge version of the Brighton Belle set and that it will be in the British 1.148 scale rather then the usual continental 1.160 scale. It was later announced here, along … Continue reading First Pictures! Arnold / Hornby N Gauge Brighton Belle Engineering Prototype
Brighton Belle in N – Hornby Arnold update
As per my post at the time Arnold one of the brnads of Hornby International announced last January their intent to produce a N Gauge Brighton Belle in British 1.148 scale rather then the usual continental 1.160 scale. Hornby Arnold have today released further information as follows: The “Brighton Belle” is one of the most … Continue reading Brighton Belle in N – Hornby Arnold update
Continental kippers! – a Brighton Belle in N Gauge from Arnold
It might sound a little left field but continental manufacturer Arnold have yesterday announced a Brighton Belle set in N Gauge and that will be in the British 1.148 scale rather then the usual continental 1.160 scale. This is not perhaps as odd as it might seem as Arnold are part of the Hornby International stable … Continue reading Continental kippers! – a Brighton Belle in N Gauge from Arnold
A pointer to The Brighton Line’s finest
For those eagerly awaiting the new Hornby Brighton Belle units to hit the retails outlet, modeller, author and regular blogger Nigel Burkin has posted some good images and a brief review of the Blue Grey version on his excellent blog here. The comments regarding the improvements over Hornby's 4-Vep should be noted such as pin point … Continue reading A pointer to The Brighton Line’s finest