Hornby has released the first images of its under development Maunsell RK restaurant car in colour. The model was announced with the 2018 catalogue launch and adds to the manufacturer’s extensive range of Maunsell Southern Railway/Southern Region passenger stock. Two…
Over the weekend of March 10/11 we took Twelve Trees Junction to its native home land – the Southern Region of British Railways – when it was exhibited at the Basingstoke Model Railway Exhibition. Held at Aldworth Science College close…
The Basingstoke and North Hants Model Railway Society (BNHMRS) is preparing for its annual model railway exhibition on the weekend of March 10/11 2018. 20 layouts including Hornby Magazine’s Twelve Trees Junction will be at the event together with 23…
Landing just in time to make it into the latest issue was a production model of Hatton’s South Eastern and Chatham Railway ‘P’ 0-6-0T for ‘OO’ gauge. Produced exclusively by Hatton’s and being offered in 12 liveries, we put one…
Regular readers of Hornby Magazine will have seen in the latest Staff Projects section that I have been working restoring a trio of kit built Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) to enter service on Twelve Trees Junction. All were originally built…
Following on from our exclusive review of Hornby’s new SECR ‘H’ 0-4-4T for ‘OO’ gauge in HM126, in the January 2018 issue (HM127) we take it apart and install a Zimo MX648 decoder and ‘sugar cube’ speaker. Read the full…
Twelve Trees Junction has occupied our layout construction focus fully over the past few months and following on from its first appearance in its new format at the Great Electric Train Show on October 7/8 we’ve been busily working away…
In the latest issue of Hornby Magazine we show how to install a new pair of DCC sound decoders from DC Kits/Legomanbiffo into Kernow Model Rail Centre’s 4-TC four-car unit and a Heljan Class 33/1 to recreate an authentic Southern…
Hornby delivered the first of its new Wainwright ‘H’ 0-4-4Ts to the Hornby Magazine team for review in time for our December issue. We put this highly anticipated Southern Region tank engine through its paces on our office test track…
New in at Kernow Model Rail Centre are the first of its London South Western Railway ‘Gate stock’ push-pull sets for ‘OO’ gauge. Watch our sample at work on our test track here and read the full review in HM125…
January 2020The January 2020 issue of Hornby Magazine is out now featuring a FREE 32-page guide to modelling BR’s Western Region between 1948 and 1968, an exclusive model giveaway with 10 prizes worth more than £1,000 in total and much more. This digital edition comes with four videos, including an exclusive tour of Milton Keynes Model Railway Society’s ’N’ gauge layout Brinklow - one of three feature layouts in the magazine. Leading this issue is extensive coverage of the new announcements and new products on show at the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition. Also inside you can read our full review of Hatton’s new ‘O’ gauge Gresley ‘A3’ 4-6-2, delve into the details of Bachmann’s new 45ton steam crane, take a tour of Redditch Model Railway Club’s 1970s ‘OO’ gauge layout Smallwood and discover how to make your own rock cuttings. Plus, we have a detailed review of Dapol’s new GWR signals for ‘OO’ and ‘O’ gauge, a step-by-step guide to installing sound in the Oxford Rail ‘N7’ 0-6-2T, railway history, a full updated Show Guide and more. Don’t miss it!
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