Organised by the Warley Model Railway Club their annual, self styled National Model Railway Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham is this coming weekend 24th and 25th November. It has become a major event in the model railway calender with a large number and wide of layouts along with many associated trade stands, the key manufacturers and model … Continue reading Warley Show this weekend a preview
Tag: Southern Region
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
Ashland at the Spalding show this weekend
Ashland was a challenge to build a working and fully scenic model railway layout in just two days at the Hornby Magazive LIVE! Exhibition back in July 2011. As regular readers of this blog will know I was part of the challenge building team along with Hornby Magazine editor Mike Wild and fellow modeller Richard Proudman. We … Continue reading Ashland at the Spalding show this weekend
Bachmann 25t SR ‘Pill box’ brake vans a review
These 25 ton brake vans were first introduced in 1928 by the Southern Railway and were built on a similar chassis to the previous ‘Dance Hall’ type vans but with a smaller centrally mounted body. Due to the more cramped style they were soon known by staff as ‘pill boxes’. They were built in various … Continue reading Bachmann 25t SR ‘Pill box’ brake vans a review
Another Southern Shed layout to the fore!
It is always good to see other Southern layouts appear on the scene either at exhibitions or in the modeling press. On returning from my vacation at the weekend I saw the September issue of Model Rail magazine (173) on the shelf in the supermarket and was immediately drawn to the image of the Southern Region layout on … Continue reading Another Southern Shed layout to the fore!
Dapol announce new models for 2012/13 – Plenty of SR related items…
Dapol have today made their long awaited announcement of their 2012/13 range. Included within their new catalogue are a number of Southern Related items in predominantly N gauge but also a few items in 00 and 0 gauges and I am pleased to be able to detail the Southern Railway / Region related items below. … Continue reading Dapol announce new models for 2012/13 – Plenty of SR related items…
Hornby Announce additional Pull Push set due November
In light of the demand for the recently released BR(s) Pull Push sets converted from Maunsell coaches Hornby have today announced the additional release of coach pack R4534A as Set 616 comprising of Driving Brake Composite number S6695S and Second Open number S1359S. The coach pack should be available in November. This is a sensible addition to … Continue reading Hornby Announce additional Pull Push set due November
Ashland at Hornby Magazine Live in Hartlepool on 7/8th July
Last year at the Hornby Magazine Live exhibition the Hornby Magazine editor Mike Wild, fellow modeller Richard Proudman and myself undertook the challenge to build a layout in a weekend and having successfully finished with an hour to spare Ashland was born. Based on Southern practice in North Cornwall we used Ashbury and Dunsland Cross as … Continue reading Ashland at Hornby Magazine Live in Hartlepool on 7/8th July
Hornby BR(s) Pull Push images added to review post
Just a quick post to advise that further to my review of the excellent Hornby models of the BR(s) Pull Push sets converted from Maunsell coaches I have now added my own images of Set 610 from the R4534 coach pack to my review post here. As per my subsequent post regarding availability of these … Continue reading Hornby BR(s) Pull Push images added to review post
Hornby Pull Push sets, rumours of demise have been exaggerated…
Further to my review of the excellent Hornby BR(s) Pull Push set conversions last week, it would certainly appear that they have been popular. In many cases retailers have sold out and in some cases have not been able to even full fill pre-orders. In some instances emails have been received from retailers advising that orders have been cancelled … Continue reading Hornby Pull Push sets, rumours of demise have been exaggerated…