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The Great Wakering Crab and Oyster Company
By TREVOR JONES
… the train. Above: SER ‘R1’ 0-6-0T A147, one of several class members modified with reduced height chimney, cab and … … The CDC Designs/Thanet Locomotive Works ‘OO’ gauge ‘R1’ body was originally designed to fit a recent Hornby LMS … and brass locating lugs were fashioned to fasten the body and chassis together. A firebox glow LED was then …
Hope Street - the pre-grouping era in 7mm scale
By JOHN BUCK
… The ends are of 9mm x 3ft x 4in plywood, the sides of 3.6mm x 4in ply backed by 10mm x 4in balsa wood, (I am of an … It gives floor plan dimensions for many small working class properties which can usefully be used. If building a … These were then cut out and layered with card to make the body. The underframe uses Slater’s ‘W’ irons and parts. The …
Cleaning Up Dirtying Down
By TIM SHACKLETON
… it. I wanted the tampo-printed lettering to remain intact. 3. The weathering wasn’t heavy handed but it was pretty much exclusively matt black on the body with very little to show on the underframe. 4. I … and indicator discs is good for no fewer than 100 as-built Class 40 s numbered between D200-324 with the exception of …
'OO' Prototype HSDT power car for Locomotion and Rails of Sheffield
By MIKE WILD
… end the prototypes led to construction of 197 production Class 43 HST power cars, some of which remain in frontline … this was later superseded by performance of the production Class 43s. The prototype power cars moved to the Railway …
Rapido’s Lion
By MIKE WILD
… decoder or sound decoder is straightforward as the tender body is clip-fitted to the chassis and gives easy access to … downside is that we found it difficult to refit the tender body correctly as it has very tight tolerances to fit around … is simpler on the Rapido model, refitting the tender body correctly is difficult. Above: The tender has the …
Hornby ‘Salmon’ wagon ‘first shots’
By MARK CHIVERS
First test shots from the moulds for Hornby’s all-new ‘OO’ gauge 50ton ‘Salmon’ bogie rail wagons have arrived for checking with the company’s design team.
Brilliant 1/32 Browning .303s from GasPatch
By Stu Fone
… five exquisitely detailed resin components: a barrel, main body, charging plate and automatic cocking device. As a bonus … Painting guidance is straightforward, with a metallic main body and barrel, bronze/steel rounds and an aluminium cocking …
British Rail’s tiling test - the Class 370 APT
… 155mph Set numbers (half sets): 370001-370006 … The APT-P was to be the next step in the development process and … The traction motors were moved so they were inboard of the body instead of being mounted on the bogies, the tilt system … reaching 162mph on the West Coast Main Line. Above: The Class 370 APT units were equipped with conventional drawgear …
HM|DCC App goes Android
By MARK CHIVERS
… LNER ‘A1’ 4-6-2 Tornado sound projects, together with BR Class 50 and Class 55 diesels. To download the new HM|DCC app, visit the …
BLOODHOUND ENTERS AIRFIX VINTAGE CLASSICS RANGE
By Chris Clifford
… improved with simple scratch-building if desired. Its main body and boosters come in halves, fins being moulded …
FIRST LOOK: Dapol ‘N’ Class 59
… Engineering Prototype (EP) sample of its all-new ‘N’ gauge Class 59 diesel for assessment, together with first shots of … The manufacturer announced the restart of its ‘N’ gauge Class 59 project last summer with seven general release … for the Gaugemaster Collection. Dapol’s new ‘N’ gauge Class 59 will feature a die-cast chassis, five-pole motor, …
Hawthorn Leslie deco sample for Footplate
By MARK CHIVERS
… retailer, this particular release models locomotive No. 3 Marston, Thompson & Evershed Ltd in the lined black colour … for use at Marston’s brewery in Burton on Trent, No. 3 remained in service until the mid-1950s, when it was stood … a move to the Foxfield Railway in the late 1960s, No. 3 was restored to working order in 2021. Now at an advanced …
BOOK REVIEW: Class 442s: The Wessex Electrics
… Mark V Pike | Publisher: www.keypublishing.com | Title: Class 442s: The Wessex Electrics | ISBN: 978-1-80282-184-0 … FROM Key Books is this title dedicated to British Rail’s Class 442 Electric Multiple Units (EMUs). Built for use on … third-rail network in the late 1980s, these powerful Mk 3 derived multiple units were introduced for use on the …
Bachmann Europe and MCC sponsor Model World LIVE
By MIKE WILD
Bachmann and MCC are sponsoring Model World LIVE on April 27/28 at the NEC in Birmingham with stands for Bachmann Europe, Pocketbond and a Make and Take interactive stand for visitors.
‘OO’ Car Carriers for EFE Rail
By MARK CHIVERS
Bachmann has revealed that its next all-new ‘OO’ gauge model for the EFE Rail range will be the distinctive Newton Chambers Car Carrier.