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IBG REISSUES 1/72 HOBBY BOSS Mi-8 AS POLISH Mi-17 Review Premium

IBG REISSUES 1/72 HOBBY BOSS Mi-8 AS POLISH Mi-17

IBG Models has re-boxed Hobby Boss's splendid 1/72 Mi-8MT/Mi-17 and added 3D-printed resin details and new decals for Polish airframes.

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Train-Tech Point Motor Switch

This new point motor switch from Train-Tech seeks to make wiring turnouts as simple and straightforward as possible.

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ModelU GWR Water Crane

This ‘OO’ gauge Great Western Railway water crane is one of the latest releases from Modelu3D and offers a fine 3D printed model of this useful depot or station end detail.

NEW-TOOL 1/35 BORDER SPITFIRE REVIEW Review Premium

NEW-TOOL 1/35 BORDER SPITFIRE REVIEW

Border's range of 1/35 World War Two aircraft now includes this new Spitfire Mk.Vb. Read our full review.

LNER ‘B17/5’ final samples arrive with Hornby

Hornby has revealed final decorated samples of the forthcoming London and North Eastern Railway streamlined ‘B17/5’ 4-6-0 for ‘OO’ gauge.

Revolution Trains IHA deco samples

Revolution Trains has received decorated samples of the new IHA steel carriers in both ‘OO’ and ‘N’ gauges.

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HobbyTrax Controller Holder

New from HobbyTrax is a simple item that can make storing your DCC controller a touch easier – and safer.

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RAILWAY REALISM: Great Western Electrification

One of the most significant upgrades to the country’s railway in recent years has been electrification of the Great Western Main line from Paddington to South Wales and the West – but it had huge troubles, as EVAN GREEN-HUGHES describes.

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Purgatory Peak On30 North American model railway

Build another British 7mm scale layout or go for something altogether different? That was the choice facing Macclesfield Model Railway Group, and Purgatory Peak modelling American narrow gauge is the result, as SHAUN HORROCKS explains.

Millsbridge - West Yorkshire in the 1960s

Millsbridge models the Milnsbridge area of Huddersfield in 2mm scale ('N' gauge), which is located two miles west of the town centre in the Colne Valley. See it at the 2024 Great Electric Train Show on October 12/13 2024.