Irish Railway Models has teamed up with Heljan to release a run of the former BR Oil tankers bought by CIE in the late-1960s and modified for Irish operations. Synonymous on the “Sligo Oil” trains, these B Class tank wagons were modified with additio

Accurascale has announced the addition of the Hattons Originals ZZA Beilhack Snow Ploughs to its range and an all-new production run of four twin packs covering different ears. The ZZA snow ploughs feature a large amount of diecast construction, alon

New year, new challenge. That is how a lot of us kick start our January. And what better way to begin 2025 than building a new layout? Model railways come in all shapes and sizes and if you are not feeling confident enough to tackle a big continuous

This new kit joins the OO/HO range of Ratio Trackside Series of kits and is available to order direct from Peco. The plastic moulded kit comes with laser-cut wooden parts and includes a short straight piece of Peco Setrack (ST202) to help modellers c

00 1937-1939 149.99 Right from the start, I must express an interest here because I assisted Hornby's designer of these wonderful models in a very small way during their development. The fact that they're outstanding owes precious little to me, so I

Both wagons feature highly-detailed body moulding and NEM pockets with self-centring couplings. Available to pre-order now, these wagons are currently in production and will be released in January 2025.

Kernow Model Rail Centre has announced exclusive 00 Sound-Fitted versions of the EFE Rail Adams T3 4-4-0 steam locomotives. During its quarterly Bachmann Winter 2024 British Railway Announcements, the versions being initially produced have been revea

Dapol has received the first rendition of its N gauge Class 142 decorated samples and has shared some images. The design team is currently reviewing them and formulating feedback to the factory to correct any issues. Featuring a powered and a dummy c

Available to pre-order at your preferred Dapol stockist now, the new wagons will be released in January 2025. Featuring an accurately moulded body, a self-compensating chassis for smooth trouble-free running, metal sprung buffers and finely-profiled

Name: Simon Lemmon Age: 53 years Number of years modelling: Over 40 years Name of your first layout: Never had a name Favourite era/region: Eastern Region Favourite locomotive: Stratford Class 47s My interest in railways started when I was young, my

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Name: Justin Dean Age: 51 Years modelling: 10 years, with a big gap in the middle! Name of first layout: ‘Deanchurch’ Favourite era/region: 1950s BR in Derbyshire Favourite locomotive: NLR Tank I started out modelling the GWR as a teenager in the lat

I use a high-quality 12v natural white LED strip with a colour temperature of 4000k on all the layouts I build. For this winter scene, I wanted to experiment with this to see if adjusting the colour temperature would help the model feel colder. First

An all-new design that captures the character and proportions of a typical small row of town shops has been launched by Scalescenes. Available in OO and N, the new downloadable kit features detailed shop backs and yards, a choice of billboards, shop