Exciting news from Hornby today! Hello and welcome to a very special edition of The Engine Shed.Well, what a week it’s been. Keen viewers of our Social Media pages will not have missed one or two carefully placed clues, alluding to the subject of this week’s blog. After much speculation in forums and the like, we…
Today Bachmann announced their plans for 2016/17. To coincide with its’ thirtieth anniversary, the main theme of their new range is Network South East (NSE.) The only new tooling for 00 scale follows this theme – a Class 414 (2 HAP) Electric Multiple Unit to fit in with the growing number of EMU’s available. For N gauge…
Earlier this month, Hornby announced a number of new product lines to be released later this year across their brands. With the resurrection of their old Thomas the Tank engine range, Hornby is looking to cater for more than just the mainly adult dominated scale model market by producing a range of battery powered toy…
In the past we’ve been somewhat lax in our coverage of models of diesel locomotives here on locoyard. But after reading a post on Graham Muz’ blog today I thought it might be time to change! Graham reported today that Heljan have announced that they plan to produce a model of the class 07, a…
At locoyard we try to keep track of 00 scale model announcements – which change rapidly in these exciting times. There are many manufacturers and special commissions from different vendors, with announcements made at various events and through different media. As ever, hopefully this will summary will not be outdated too soon, but I have…
There was more to follow Hornby’s shock release of details of their 2016 range on Thursday! There are also two new LNER steam locomotives on their way from the Margate based firm. The first will be a super-detail 4-6-0 Holden B12 Class. This promises to be far better than the old model that so many…
Well I was not expecting this to come today! With the model railway community preparing for the possibility of announcements at the forthcoming Warley National Model Railway Exhibition (this weekend), today Hornby have chosen today to announce their 2016 range! Having barely looked through, it’s difficult to make a full assessment, but it’s interesting to see the…
Graham Muz has a look at sample of the new Oxford Adams radial tank which will be coming out soon. Southern Railway, Fisherton Sarum, Canute Road Quay & Westhill Road Oxford Rail, the new brand of The 4mm scale road vehicle manufacturer Oxford Diecast, announced last November their intention to enter the UK 4mm 00 scale ready…
Good evening, Tonight we are looking at something a bit different. As most Coronation Street fans know, Roy Cropper is a huge fan of both steam locomotives and has a model railway which will soon be going on display. Since the storyline around Roy’s obsession with his model railway following Hayley’s death finished last year,…
Hornby is without doubt a vital brand for model railways, indeed the name is synonymous with the hobby to the extent that it can be described as a generic trademark. The company produces more than just 00 scale model trains however, with familiar products from the likes of Scalextric, Corgi, Airfix and Humbrol all coming under the…
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