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VIDEO: Making Tracks 4 at Chester Cathedral

Making Tracks 4: Up to the Junction is on display throughout August in Chester Cathedral. We visited Chester Cathedral to find out more about the layout and what it will be doing next including interviews with Pete Waterman OBE.

NEW 1/72 AVRO 504 KITS BY KOVOZÁVODY PROSTĚJOV Review Premium

NEW 1/72 AVRO 504 KITS BY KOVOZÁVODY PROSTĚJOV

Czech firm KP has issued four new-tool 1/72 Avro 504 biplane kits, including a floatplane version. Read our full review.

MINIART REISSUES 1/48 P-47D IN RAF BOXING

MiniArt's stunning 1/48 new-tool P-47D has now been reissued in Advanced Kit format and Royal Air Force packaging, offering markings for three RAF Thunderbolt Mk.IIs.

NEW F-80 REFERENCE BOOK FROM DETAIL & SCALE Review Freemium

NEW F-80 REFERENCE BOOK FROM DETAIL & SCALE

Don't miss Detail & Scale's new reference book if you plan to build examples of Lockheed's F-80 Shooting Star. It's a boon for accuracy and appreciation of the type.

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How to use cardboard in model railway design and construction

Materials don’t come much cheaper than cardboard – and as PAUL LUNN shows, it can even be used for building complete layouts!

Gold Drax 66301 for Revolution Trains

Revolution Trains is to add GB Railfreight Class 66 66301 in its newly applied GBRf/Drax gold livery to its 'N' gauge line-up.

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Is this THE definitive Class 25?

Sutton’s Locomotive Works is back with its second ready-to-run locomotive for 4mm scale and it’s the perfect follow-up to its Class 24 - the Class 25. MIKE WILD inspects this new arrival to assess whether this is the best version yet.

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Crewe Gresty Bridge Depot

Big and loud diesels, from Class 37s to the latest ‘68s’, rule the roost in MARK DAVIES’ present-day recreation of this famous depot in ‘OO’ gauge - and it is coming to the 2024 Great Electric Train Show on October 12/13 2024 in Milton Keynes. Read the full feature here with exclusive subscriber only video.

All change for the Hornby Magazine layouts at the Great Electric Train Show

The Hornby Magazine layouts to be presented at the 2024 Great Electric Train Show are changing with the brand-new £500 Layout Challenge set to join the event alongside the magazine's 'TT:120' railway Twelvemill Bridge.

BORDER’S NEW 1/35 SHERMAN M4A1 MID Review Premium

BORDER’S NEW 1/35 SHERMAN M4A1 MID

Border Model has joined the ranks of manufacturers providing 1/35 Sherman tanks, with its new M4A1 Mid.