Good evening, today I will be doing something a different for LocoYard.com and looking a model railway company. Kytes Lights are a small company based in Bognor specialising in lights for model railways. I first came across them at the Victory Model Railway Club exhibition in 2013 and was impressed by the quality and appearance of…
On Friday Bachmann have released details of 3 new train gifts pack and 4 trains they will be releasing in 2014. The gift packs have been designed to evoke the nostalgia of Britain’s historic railways. Like the Hornby train packs they feature certificates and exclusive products, these packs make wonderful gifts for the seasoned collector or…
Last year, a buying guide was published for train sets and seeing as we are close to Christmas I thought it high time we update it with those in the 2013 ranges. The reviews are based on knowledge of the contents of the set’s and therefore we will not look at specific diesel or Thomas…
It is hard to believe that this time last year locoyard.com did not exist. The layout did though, as did the thought to start blogging. The blog started on 12th January (which was introduced with the picture below), though the blog did not become locoyard.com until 9th June. Today we look at all that has…
This guide is designed for anyone looking to ask Father Christmas for a steam train set this Christmas and would like a little advice. Unfortunately, train sets are not given much of a look-in by the model rail press, so hopefully this guide goes some way to plugging that gap. The reviews are based on…
Certain prototypes capture the hearts and minds of many enthusiasts and the BR standard 9F is certainly one of them. The 9F was a unique standard class that unlike it’s cousins, gave British steam a locomotive type that was new. And it’s also regarded as one of the best performing types too, as discussed in…
As we are almost one week into the Olympic Games and medals are being won, I felt it was high time that I looked at the Model locomotive reviews that have been carried out to find how the modals compare. The gold medal goes to both the Hornby BR Standard 7MT and SR N15. The accolade of the best overall model is a dead…
Locoyard followers were given a chance to vote for the next model to be reviewed by the Locoyardometer! Voting closed Friday 13th July 2012 at 12PM Choices were as follows: Hornby unrebuilt Westcountry/Battle of Britain Class: Bachmann N Class: Bachmann BR Standard 5MT class: Hornby LNER A3 class: Hornby LNER A4 class: Voting is closed –…
A oppurtunity for some interactive fun! Please vote for the next model review! Voting is closed – the Hornby A4 and Bachmann N class won, so expect reviews for these models soon!
I’ve been working on a new locomotive model review system this afternoon. In all future reviews a mark out of five will be given, with those getting 4.5 or above receiving a special 5 star award! For more details, click here. Hornby Merchant Navy review to follow soon!
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