I’m sure that many of you know by now that today Hornby announced their 2013 range today. This is a few days earlier than in previous years. In the past, the forthcoming range was announced on Christmas Day, although printing timings of the Model press often meant that details were leaked early. When media embargo’s…
Another short post tonight; this time giving a motive power update. In the next few days and weeks there will be
Exciting news folks, the website domain http://www.locoyard.com has been purchased! All links shall remain the same, so there’s no need to update your bookmarks. However, it should make life easier for people trying to find the website. In other news, after receiving a couple of requests for a video tour of Locoyardfest , a short…
Southern items in 00 scale featured heavily in the model railway industry’s most comprehensive wish list poll. Top of the list was an LSWR 700 0-6-0 (Black motor), with original Merchant Navy (3rd), Adams 4-4-2T Radial (5th), SECR birdcage sets (6th), with the USA tank (7th) and Maunsell Q class (10th) also featuring. Clearly the…
Model Rail magazine announced today that they have commissioned Dapol to produce a RTR USA dock tank. This is a fantastic development for Southern modellers like myself to have a RTR version of something very unique in 00 scale. The locomotives were constructed in Pennsylvania for use during the second world war and were used throughout Europe.…
Just a quick post to say congratulations to Kernow Model Rail Centre and Dapol in winning the coveted 00 scale Model of the Year Award for their Beattie Well-Tank. The award is thoroughly deserved and goes to show that even quirky and less-mainstream prototypes can be made into excellent models these days.
By now I’m sure that most of the readers of this blog are well aware of Bachmann’s 2012/13 new models. The announcements can be found on Bachmann’s website. Graham Muz has detailed the southern items expertly. Looking at the forthcoming Hornby/Bachmann/Dapol (Kernow Model Centre) there are some items of interest for the 00 scale Southern…
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