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BACHMANN’S SPRING 2024 ANNOUNCEMENTS

BRUSH TYPE 2 BREAKS COVER

SCOTCH ‘CHOPPERS’

Bachmann’s acclaimed, all-new Class 20 has been offered

RETURN OF THE ‘PEAKS’

00 GAUGE Bachmann’s Class 44, 45 and 46

COACHING STOCK HIGHLIGHTS

For the second year running, Bachmann will release

WAGON HIGHLIGHTS

00 GAUGE A suite of pristine and weathered

CLASS 69 LIVERY OPTIONS REVEALED

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FARISH GIVES BIRTH TO ‘TWINS’

N GAUGE Much excitement surrounded the news that

DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY FOR ‘XP64’

Bachmann Collector’s Club is marking 60 years since

‘009’ NARROW GAUGE NEWS

More livery options will be offered for the

SCENECRAFT HIGHLIGHTS

N 00 GAUGE Oakworth station, on the Keighley

‘DANCE HALL’ PREMIÈRES IN ‘N’

Debuting in Bachmann’s ‘OO’ range in 2022, the

NEW VARIANTS TO COMPLETE YOUR FLEET

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RAPIDO PUTS OUT THE FIRE

00 GAUGE Announced just days before the Glasgow

CROWDS FLOCK TO SEE 50 OF THE BEST AT MODEL RAIL SCOTLAND

George Dent makes his annual pilgrimage to the SEC Glasgow for one of the most popular shows on the exhibition calendar.

RAPIDO SHOWS PROGRESS

00 GAUGE Rapido’s stand at Model Rail Scotland

HELJAN REVEALS BEYER-GARRATT EP

00 GAUGE Each of the manufacturers used Model

RUSTON & HORNSBY ‘88DS’ MOVES FORWARD

O GAUGE Accurascale’s first ‘O’ gauge locomotive project,

ACCURASCALE ACQUIRES HATTONS TOOLS

00 GAUGE In a welcome move, Accurascale has

RAPIDO TO DELIVER THE CALEDONIAN GOODS

00 GAUGE Rapido’s latest ‘OO’ wagon project tackles

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The Model Railway Club’s London Festival of Railway

REVOLUTION GM PROGRESS

N GAUGE The latest decorated samples of Revolution

CLASS 320 AND 321 EMUs FOR ‘OO’

00 GAUGE Following the success of its ‘N’

WARLEY CLUB REVEAL NEW EVENT

Warley Model Railway Club and Statfold Narrow Gauge

37403 EXCLUSIVE FOR THE SRPS

TOM McATEE/RAIL 00 GAUGE The Scottish Railway Preservation

SUBURBANS GET MAROONED

00 GAUGE As the first batch of Accurascale’s

3D-PRINTED WAGON PARTS AT THE READY

00 GAUGE This pack of 3D-printed wagon parts

PRESERVED CRAVENS RT DUO FROM EFE

00 GAUGE Representing the first newly tooled die-cast

CZECH OUT THIS HANDY LITTLE SHED

HO SCALE 00 GAUGE A new addition to

COAL TUBS THAT SUIT WESTERN STEAM DEPOTS

00 GAUGE It’s now much easier to replicate

ON THE WORKBENCH

What new items have appeared in George’s workshop this month?

MAN THE LIFEBOATS!

N GAUGE 00 GAUGE Timed well to mark

NOCH’S MASTER WILLOW

TT GAUGE 00 GAUGE OGAUGE Noch has recently

POST-WAR PEEPS

00 GAUGE Another element of Bachmann’s 2024 production

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EVERYONE NEEDS AN IDENTITY

George Dent had so much fun customising a couple of Class 11s that a third example has found its way onto his colliery layout – and gained a name.

Narrow gauge diversion

After touring the narrow gauge railways of Wales

Mk 3 madness

DAVE LOWERY is building a sizeable fleet of

Inside track with Ben Ando

Enter the Dragon… or spoiling the ship for a hap’orth of tar

The RESULTS

We’ve been busy counting YOUR votes in Model Rail’s annual awards for the best new models of the last year, in each of the popular scales. Now that the results have been confirmed, George Dent reflects on another fascinating year for our hobby.

EXHIBITION DIARY – MARCH–APRIL 2024

March 23 BECKENHAM, KENT. Beckenham and West Wickham

…and finally

Unusual scenes captured by the lens of Chris Nevard

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Set tle in for Settrington

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Present your case

If there’s a prototype that you think needs to be offered ready-to-run, here’s the place to voice your opinion…

Backscene

Just because the hobby has changed doesn’t mean it’s dying out. Chris Leigh would know – he’s seen it all before.

Back to the Future

As his modelling evolved, so did Colin Chisem’s layout, and his focus shifted back in time from a GWR branch line to a fantasy pre ‐Grouping scenario.

Take the ‘Mickey’… and make it better

Looking at railways in detail

Up to scratch

Phil Mason wanted to hone his modelling skills and help his club, so he put himself through an intensive scratchbuilding exercise with this 3mm masterpiece.

HOW TO TINKER WITH HORNBY’S ‘2MT’

Excited by the eventual arrival of Hornby’s BR Class 2MT, George Dent couldn’t wait to add a weathered finish to his model of a ‘Mickey Mouse’ plying its trade in the Scottish Borders.

WEATHERING TANK WAGONS

GEORGE’S TOP TIPS FOR

BUILDING ‘FOWEY’

PART A visit to the Cornish china clay facility at Carne Point inspired Peter Marriott’s ONE latest layout project. In this first instalment, he explains the attraction of the location and makes a start on the all-important harbour wall

HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF SEA MOSS KITS

Waste not want not, says Peter Marriott, who has a great idea for using up every last fibre of a popular scenic material.

INSPIRATION

Looking towards the river estuary, this is one

Cavalex Models Class 56

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EFE Rail SR ‘Booster’ Co-Co

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Ellis Clark Trains LMS ‘Black Five’

◆ GAUGE ‘O’ ◆ MODEL Ellis Clark

Hornby LMS Fowler ‘4P’ 2‐6‐4T – ‘Big Four’ Limited Edition

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Hornby R30271

Hornby LMS Class 8F 2‐8‐0

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Revolution Trains PCA Alumina tanks

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