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Nov-23
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Backscene
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Opening the box
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The latest happenings from the world of model railways
ACCURASCALE’S FIRST ‘O’ LOCO TO BE R&H 88DS
O GAUGE Following the success of its ‘OO’
LADIES’ DAY AT FFESTINIOG RAILWAY
OO9 GAUGE Marking the 60th anniversary since the
MINERVA ANNOUNCES SR ‘USA’ TANK
O GAUGE Minerva Model Railways has joined with
NEW EXCLUSIVES FROM KERNOW MRC
Kernow Model Rail Centre announced an interesting quartet of new, exclusive models in ‘OO’ and ‘O’ gauge. All are available to pre-order now.
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O GAUGE Heljan has been busy re-tooling its
CAR CARRIERS TO COME IN SINGLES
OO GAUGE Heljan’s Newton Chambers Car Transporters, which
CAVALEX UPDATES
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NEW CLASSIC VEHICLES IN PRINT FROM N’TASTIC
N GAUGE N’Tastic Scale Models’ latest 3D-printed releases
GWR KITS FROM BRASSMASTERS
Brassmasters has released an etched metal kit of
In Brief
CREW FOR ‘15XX’ FROM OSBORN’S 00 GAUGE With
MR ’S EXCLUSIVE CLASS ‘31’ DELAYED…
00 GAUGE The Accurascale team recently visited the
… BUT MR CLASS 11s SIGNED OFF
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SCALEFOUR SOCIETY JUBILEE LAYOUT CHALLENGE
The Scalefour Society has organised a number of
STOP PRESS
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ROB PARFITT/CHANNEL 4 STAR CLASS A new TV
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O GAUGE 00 GAUGE Modelu has released an
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NEW STRUCTURE KITS FROM SMS
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Our full-size railways are constantly evolving, providing fresh inspiration for modelling projects. BEN JONES looks at a few of the latest developments that could soon be appearing on our layouts.
Staff Show & Tell
Another ‘69’ hits the rails
Inside track with Ben Ando
Ben Ando is the founder of Revolution Trains and a regular contributor to Model Rail.
Inspiration
Salvage with heritage
A repurposed baseboard got Doug Johnson on track with a layout reflecting his Dean Forest Railway preser vation experience.
Last of its kind
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HOW TO CUSTOMISE A CLASS 60
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Testing Times
Track plans to get you thinking in three dimensions
Increased timetable
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