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By MARK CHIVERS 11th May 2023

Accurascale has revealed details of a new addition to its range of Accurascale Exclusives, a ‘OO’ gauge departmental ballast cleaner support van utilising the manufacturer’s forthcoming all-new D1478 Southern Railway Banana Van tooling.

By MARK CHIVERS 3rd May 2023

Development of Hornby’s new tooling for the ‘TT:120’ scale London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) ‘Princess Coronation’ 4-6-2 is progressing well, with design work now complete.

By MARK CHIVERS 4th May 2023

Hornby has received decorated samples of its forthcoming all-new ‘OO’ gauge TTA four-wheel tank wagons for evaluation by the company’s development team.

By MARK CHIVERS 3rd May 2023

… looks at what's on offer in the coming months. … Upgraded Class 40s and more Class 37s in ‘OO’ gauge , new wagons in ‘N’ and a first … today (May 3 2023). As well as the upgraded ‘OO’ gauge Class 40 1Co-Co1 diesels and Class 37 Co-Co diesel variants …

By MARK CHIVERS 10th May 2023

Revolution Trains has confirmed that it is to produce a second batch of its popular ‘OO’ gauge MMA/JNA box wagons and bogie TEA tankers.

By Mike Wild. 8th September 2023

New to the Key Model World Shop are 10 packs of 3D printed axle counters produced by PJM Models. They are in stock and available now.

By MARK CHIVERS 10th May 2023

Accurascale is joining the line-up of sponsors for Pete Waterman and the Railnuts team’s development of Making Tracks 3 (HM193), the group’s latest West Coast Main Line themed ‘OO’ gauge layout, which is set to be displayed at Chester Cathedral this summer.

By TREVOR JONES 8th February 2024

… obtain more power, fitted these steam tenders to his ‘400’ class making them effectively an 0-6-0+0-6-0. They proved … and while the experiment only lasted from 1866 to 1868 the class continued to operate until 1910. A more normal … EFE Rail Notes * Tornado only ** Ready finished 3D printed body fits Oxford Rail Dean ‘Goods’ chassis. If you provide …

By MIKE WILD and JONATHAN NEWTON. 18th August 2023

Welcome to a brand-new series from Key Model World covering weathering techniques for 1960s era goods wagons, passenger rolling stock and locomotives. In Part One - FREE on Key Model World - we show you how to weather mineral, bolster and tank wagons in this detailed step by step video as we start our journey into the world of weathering.

By Chris Clifford 27th July 2023

… runners in total are supplied, these carrying the upper body (hinged at the front on the real Bug), lower bodywork … items. The driveshaft is separate too. Above: The lower body skirt incorporates the rear wheel arches. Above: Finer … and BUG titles that run up the rear sides and over the body. Two versions of the BUG title for the vertical rear …

By MIKE WILD 16th September 2023

With four weeks to go until the doors open to the 10th anniversary Great Electric Train Show at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, we've picked our top ten highlights of the 2023 event which takes place on October 14/15.

By MARK CHIVERS 24th April 2023

Hattons has confirmed plans to produce a new batch of its popular ‘OO’ gauge Hattons Originals Beilhack snowploughs.

By TIM SHACKLETON 12th February 2024

… Five’ – not just the excellence of the detailing and body shape but also the superb quality of the lining and … Ivatt ‘4MT’ 2-6-0 43050 looks distinctly woebegone, as the class usually did. Tim Shackleton collection. … LESS IS MORE …

By MARK CHIVERS 15th April 2023

… for scrutiny include the new ‘N’ gauge Graham Farish Class 450 EMU in South West Trains (SWT) colours, together with a new version of the company’s Class 350 EMU, set to appear in First TransPennine Express … livery for the first time. Bachmann’s new ‘N’ gauge Class 450 is finished as SWT ‘Desiro’ 450073 …

By MARK CHIVERS 18th April 2023

… Accurascale has added a further two ‘OO’ gauge Class 66 Co-Co diesels to its planned release schedule, with … reflecting the first and last examples of the class. Available as Accurascale Exclusives, the models will … from the upgraded former Hattons tooling for the ‘OO’ Class 66, these new additions will also display prototypical …