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June 8 BURTON-ON-TRENT, STAFFS. 7mm Narrow Gauge Association.

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Unusual scenes captured by the lens of Chris Nevard

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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…

Setting off for Sandford East

We visit father and son team Richard and Ollie Keep, who used lockdown to their advantage to build their first ‘proper’ layout.

Backscene

CHRIS LEIGH gets the blues about an event that changed the image of British Railways 60 years ago

The Big Picture

Photography: CHRIS NEVARD At the start of Queen

MEET THE ‘RAT’ PACK

OO GAUGE A healthy mix of Rail blue

DESIROS FINALLY DUE

N GAUGE The Class 450 four-car Desiro units

‘PALVAN’ PROGRESS

OO GAUGE Announced initially at the Alexandra Palace

‘JINTY’ AND ‘03’ ARE BACK

OO GAUGE It’s good to see Bachmann’s Class

BR HTO/HTV HOPPERS FROM ACCURASCALE

The latest addition to Accurascale’s expanding range of

NEW Mk 1 TYPES CONFIRMED

OO GAUGE Details of the three all-new Bachmann

EFE RAIL SUMMER UPDATE

A REAL CROWD PLASSER OO GAUGE An exciting

DAPOL GIVES MORE ‘PACERS’ THE NOD

N GAUGE ‘Pacer’ diesel multiple units were introduced

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00 GAUGE Those boffins at Modelu continue to

MODERN YARD FIGURES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

TT GAUGE These pre-painted ‘TT’ figures by Noch

Modeller’s Bookshelf

George Dent presents four new rail-themed titles to inspire and inform your modelling projects.

VERSATILE SIXTIES SEMIS

00 GAUGE Peco continues to add to its

CIVIC SCULPTURES

UK towns and cities have their fair share

NEW MIXED MEDIA LOCOMOTIVE KITS

Brassmasters has released two new 4mm scale locomotive

UNIFROG ‘Y’ TURNOUT

00 GAUGE Y-shaped turnouts are a great space-saving

DUNE BUGGY

HO SCALE A new vehicle in the Busch

News Real

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 HITTING THE MARK

Dave Lowery has completed a host of ‘O’ gauge Mk 3 cars, for HST sets and locomotive haulage, although this is just the start of a greater odyssey!

Now you see it…

GEORGE DENT sat down to what he thought would be a straightforward weathering job, but things took an unexpected turn.

Inside track with Ben Ando

Ben Ando is the founder of Revolution Trains

Small layout big impact

Online tutorials inspired Roger Marsh to head in a new direc tion and led to this surprisingly simple diesel layout.

STANDARD? ANYTHING BUT!

Masterclass Looking at railways in detail

HOW TO UPGRADE A CROS TI ‘9F’

Masterclass

Revel in the detail

By keeping his layout compact, Kevin Mitchell was able to save space and focus on his favourite aspect of modelling.

Workbench

Inspirational projects, advice and top tips that show you how

BUILDING CULMSTOCK

PART ONE

BUILDING FOWEY

PART FOUR

HOW TO CREATE A LIFELIKE 3D SCENE

One of the highlights of last year’s Warley show was a breathtaking diorama showcasing the potential of forced perspective. Paul Bambrick explains how this imaginative scene was created, while Neil Podbery describes the scenic techniques.

Bachmann BR Class 25

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Bachmann Branchline 32-341 BR Class 25/2 D5282 two-tone green ◆ PRICE £199.95 ◆ AVAILABILITY Bachmann stockists Web www.bachmann.co.uk

Rails/Heljan BR /Metro-Vick Gas Turbine 18100

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Rails of Sheffield/Heljan BR Gas Turbine 18100 ◆ PRICE £225.00 ◆ AVAILABILITY Rails of Sheffield Web www.railsofsheffield.com

Dapol Class 59

◆ GAUGE ‘N’ ◆ MODEL Dapol 2D-005-005 Class 59, 59001 Yeoman Endeavour, Aggregate Industries livery ◆ PRICE £172.80 (DCC-ready) ◆ AVAILABILITY Dapol stockists Web www.dapol.co.uk

Hornby HST power cars & Mk 3 stock

◆ GAUGE ‘TT:120’ ◆ MODEL Hornby TT3022M Class 43 HST power car pack, InterCity ‘Swallow’ ◆ PRICE £219.99 ◆ AVAILABILITY Selected Hornby stockists Web www.hornby.com

Hornby Mk 3 HST stock

◆ SCALE: ‘TT:120’ ◆ MODELS: Hornby • TT4027/A/B/C Mk 3 TS • TT4028 Mk 3 TGS • TT4029/A Mk 3 TF • TT4030 Mk 3 TRFB ◆ PRICE: £37.99 each

Hornby ‘TT:120’ LNER ‘A4’ 4‐6‐2

◆ GAUGE ‘TT:120’ ◆ MODEL Hornby TT3009M LNER Class A4 4 ‐ 6‐2, BR lined blue ◆ PRICE £163.99◆ AVAILABILITY Selected Hornby stockists Web www.hornby.com

EFE Rail GWR ‘Bloater’ fish van

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆EFE Rail E87057 GWR 10t ‘Bloater’ fish van ◆ PRICE £29.95 ◆ AVAILABILITY Bachmann stockists Web www.bachmann.co.uk

Rapido RCH 1907 five and seven-plank open wagons

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODELS Rapido Trains UK RCH 1907 PO wagons • 967013 5-plank open Foster Brothers of Carlisle • 967205 7-plank open Bullcroft Main ◆ PRICE £32.95 each ◆ AVAILABILITY Rapido Trains UK stockists Web www.rapidotrains.co.uk

HORNBY ‘RUDD’ & SAA WAGONS

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODELS Hornby • R60222 ZBA BR ‘Rudd’ ballast wagon (£25.49) • R60141 BR SAA 45t steel carrier (£19.99) ◆ AVAILABILITY Hornby stockists Web www.hornby.com

Hornby R&H ‘88DS’

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Hornby R3894 Ruston & Hornsby ‘88DS’ 0‐ 4‐0 North British Distillery Co. Ltd No. 4 lined ochre ◆ PRICE £113.99 ◆ AVAILABILITY Hornby stockists Web www.hornby.com