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ROCK CUTTINGS

Rugged rock cuttings can make for dramatic and impactful scenery. MIKE WILD shows how you can create realistic cutting sides in simple steps using Woodland Scenics products.

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Scale Model Scenery sliding security gates

Reminiscent of the style of ornate gates used at railway stations, underground stations and some older style lifts, this new Scale Model Scenery pack contains enough parts to create one partially open and two closed gates.

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Motive Power Survey

BR Western Region’s motive power roster was extensive, incorporating former Great Western Railway prototypes as well as new BR builds and prototypes. We present a full survey of all the current and forthcoming WR locomotives for ‘OO’ together with listings for ‘N’ and ‘O’ gauge.

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’OO’ GAUGE RaılRoad ‘Royals’

THE LATEST ARRIVALS for Hornby’s RailRoad collection are these two Class 47s in Royal Train Claret livery as 47798 Prince William and 47799 Prince Henry.

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Hatton’s Gresley ‘A3’ debuts for 'O' gauge

Could this be Hatton’s most exciting model yet? MIKE WILD puts the new Heljan produced Hatton’s Originals Gresley ‘A3’ 4-6-2 for ‘O’ gauge through its paces.

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SMS 4ft post and rail fencing

Recently added to Scale Model Scenery’s range of laser-cut kits is this pack of 4ft high post and rail fencing.

Rails of Sheffield develops brown boveri gas turbine with Heljan

THE 70th ANNIVERSARY of construction of the Swiss-built Brown Boveri gas turbine 18000 is being marked with announcement of the first ever ready-to-run model of the pioneering locomotive for ‘OO’ gauge by Rails of Sheffield.

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BR purple for Hornby Gresley ‘A4’

British Railways' early experimental liveries make a great subject for a model and Hornby has reproduced one of its more eye-catching schemes on its ‘OO’ gauge Gresley ‘A4’ 4-6-2 modelling 60028 Walter K Whigham.

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