Hornby announce the ex SECR / SR / BR(s) Wainwright H Class 0-4-4 tank as part of their 2017 range.

Today, via their Engine Shed blog, Hornby have announced that they are to produce the ex SECR / SR Wainwright H class 0-4-4 tank as part of their 2017 range. The blog post also includes images of the first 3D Stereolithography printed samples showing the excellent progress that they have made so far. Ever since they posted a … Continue reading Hornby announce the ex SECR / SR / BR(s) Wainwright H Class 0-4-4 tank as part of their 2017 range.

Recent 4mm model releases and from Hornby, Dapol, and the latest Class 24 from SLW

Some say that Southern modellers have never had it so good. Over the last couple of months a number of SR / BR(s) related products have arrived in 4mm scale (a future post will catch with recent 2mm releases). These have included: from Hornby the Class 71, ex LSWR 0415 Adams radial tanks, ex LSWR … Continue reading Recent 4mm model releases and from Hornby, Dapol, and the latest Class 24 from SLW

And the winner of the @Hornby N15 is… and also Fisherton Sarum at the Barnstaple show

Firstly I would like to thank all the readers of my little corner of the blogosphere whom took the time to enter my little competition to win a brand new Hornby R2620 Urie N15 King Arthur Class number 746 ‘ Pendragon’ in Bulleid post war malachite green livery. The competition set in my post here in … Continue reading And the winner of the @Hornby N15 is… and also Fisherton Sarum at the Barnstaple show

Go west young man, Fisherton Sarum at Barnstaple Exhibiton 30/07 and win an @Hornby N15 ‘Pendragon’

With a nod to a lyric from the Genesis track 'Deep in the Motherlode' from their 'Then there were three' album (did I not mention before I am a bit of a Genesis geek) Fisherton Sarum is celebrating its 10th birthday (its first exhibition was in back in 2006) by heading West on Saturday 30th … Continue reading Go west young man, Fisherton Sarum at Barnstaple Exhibiton 30/07 and win an @Hornby N15 ‘Pendragon’

Hornby move a number of 2016 range items into 2017 including the Original Merchant Navy pacifics

Further to my post last week advising that a number of the Hornby 2016 range items had been withdrawn from the range, Hornby have also confirmed that a number of the 2016 range items have now been moved into the 2017 range, including a number of the SR / BR(s) items such as the Original … Continue reading Hornby move a number of 2016 range items into 2017 including the Original Merchant Navy pacifics

Workbench Witterings #5 O2 and not an O2, is this more weathering I see before me

With a nod to the fact that today, 23rd April, is not only St Georges Day, but also the date on which William Shakespeare is understood to have both been born and this year the 400th anniversary of his death, hence the stretching of a few quotations from his writings (so much more than witterings) … Continue reading Workbench Witterings #5 O2 and not an O2, is this more weathering I see before me

Hornby withdraw some 2016 range items from production including a few SR related items Updated 28/04/16

As they have done for a couple of previous years now at around this time, Hornby have reviewed both their available production slots and the pre-orders received for the 2016 range and withdrawn some items from the range. This has included a small number of SR / BR(S) related items. Hornby have in fact withdrawn … Continue reading Hornby withdraw some 2016 range items from production including a few SR related items Updated 28/04/16

From the armchair, pre-grouping models and R-T-R, is back dating that simple?

In a way this post follows on from my previous ramblings in my 'armchair' series such as "Armchair R-T-R Designers" and "Armchair R-T-R tooling and manufacturing Logistics" and even my comment piece on "The process in producing an R-T-R Models". Questions were recently raised on a popular model railway forum why certain Ready-To-Run (R-T-R) models … Continue reading From the armchair, pre-grouping models and R-T-R, is back dating that simple?

The process in producing a Ready-To Run model and assisting manufacturers – A comment piece

As regular readers of my blog will I know I often assist a number of the model manufacturers and commissioners with support, advice and research in conjunction to models that they are in the process of developing. This post is a ‘comment piece’ and my own opinions on aspects of the process to producing a … Continue reading The process in producing a Ready-To Run model and assisting manufacturers – A comment piece

British Model Railway Awards, vote now, vote Southern…

In previous years the model of the year poll was jointly run between RMweb, Model Rail Magazine and the online MREmag.com. This year Model Rail Magazine have decided to run their own awards and so the established process and poll will now be promoted on RMweb, through British Railways Modelling Magazine and on the online MREmag.com as the … Continue reading British Model Railway Awards, vote now, vote Southern…