Further to my post here last week exclusively announcing that the Cads for the Kernow Model Centre ex LSWR O2 class have been signed off for tooling, they have today announced a further livery variant. In response to demand they have added a Southern Maunsell lined green liveried model as number 207 fitted with … Continue reading Kernow Model Centre announce an additional O2 livery variant
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Kernow Model Centre O2 progresses to tooling and other model news
I am pleased to exclusively announce that the CAD drawings for the 6 versions of the Kernow Model Centre Adams 0-4-4T O2 class locomotives have now been signed off to enable tooling to commence. As regular readers of this blog will know I have been assisting the Kernow Model Centre with the development of these … Continue reading Kernow Model Centre O2 progresses to tooling and other model news
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas Fill up your life with love, compassion, tolerance, peace and happiness. This will be probably be my last post of 2013 and I look forward to corresponding with you in the new year. Many thanks to all of you whom have taken to the time to read my ramblings over the past 12 … Continue reading Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Kernow Model Centre exclusive models update
The Kernow Model Centre have today made the following announcement about their exclusive models and commissions and I post it below in full. In our determination to provide high-quality detailed models we are constantly reviewing progress of our projects. Sometimes this can reveal that changes need to be made, most of which are invisible to … Continue reading Kernow Model Centre exclusive models update
Kernow models announce LSWR Type 3 signal box and SR Boom water column
The Kernow Model Centre have today announce a number of further commissions from Bachmann Scenecraft that will interest modellers of the London South Western Railway (LSWR) and Southern / Southern region alike. Firstly an LSWR Type 3 Signal Box that has been based on the LSWR Type 3 Signal box in use at Boscarne Junction and … Continue reading Kernow models announce LSWR Type 3 signal box and SR Boom water column
Warley updates from a Southern Perspective
Well the annual event that is the Warley National Model Railway show at the NEC has now been and gone and by all accounts it appears that it was a good year for the show. I certainly thought that this year there was a good selection of layouts, attendance was apparently up by 8% and … Continue reading Warley updates from a Southern Perspective
Kernow Model Centre – Beattie Well Tank goes large
The Kernow Model Centre have today announced: We have commissioned Dapol to produce on our behalf the LSWR (SR) Beattie Well Tank 2-4-0WT in 7mm Scale O gauge. Associated for many years with the Wenfordbridge branch while based at Wadebridge these models were commissioned in response to customer demand for the model to be produced … Continue reading Kernow Model Centre – Beattie Well Tank goes large
Kernow Adams O2 Tank updated set of CADs
I am please to advise with Kernow Model Centre's permission that the second set of CAD images have arrived from Dapol and Kernow Model Centre along with myself are now in the process of checking these. I am sure there will be further amendments to be made in due course. These Cads reflect the Isle of Wight … Continue reading Kernow Adams O2 Tank updated set of CADs
Kernow Model Centre website down
As some of you may have noticed the Kernow Model Centre website is experiencing a technical hiccup this today. This has been due to the website beeing moved by Cybertill, their service provider, to new servers provided by Amazon. Unfortunately something has gone wrong and it wasn't the smooth transition that Kernow were hoping for! … Continue reading Kernow Model Centre website down
BR(s) Pull Push sets arrive from Hornby
As first announced by Hornby in January this year the models of the BR conversions of Maunsell stock into Twenty Pull Push sets, that were converted by BR(SR) from late 1959 to mid 1960, have now started to hit the retailers. The Hornby models correctly consisted of an 1935 built ex-Diagram 2403 Maunsell Brake Corridor Composite and a Diagram 2023 (ex … Continue reading BR(s) Pull Push sets arrive from Hornby