2012 Locoyard Steam Round-up

Today’s post is a far shorter one than yesterday’s, so please do not be put off! This blog started life as one to share Model Railway experiences. This soon spread to my strong interests in the real thing and as a result

2012 Locoyard Model Round-up

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…

Ghosts of Locoyard Past… Part 4 (The Rest!)

This is the fourth and final part in the Tale of Ghosts from

Bachmann LNER A1 (60163 Tornado) class review

Today we review of a very much appreciated Christmas present (thank you Mrs Locoyard!) Without further ado, we look at Bachmann’s LNER A1 class.

Ghosts of Locoyard Past… Part 3 Tender Drive

This is the third part in the Tale of Ghosts from

Hornby’s 2013 Range

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…

Hornby Railroad Fowler 3F Jinty Tank Model Review

This review is of a keenly priced model for the younger enthusiast. It is aimed at the budget end of the market, whilst the discerning modeler has the option spending more and going for the better, but more expensive Bachmann version (click here for the review of the Bachmann Jinty). The Hornby Jinty 3F can…

Ghosts of Locoyard Past… Part 2 Kit Built or Modified

Continuing from last Friday’s blog post, today we look at more locomotives that have departed Locoyard. The locomotives in this blog post were sold to

Ghosts of Locoyard Past… Part 1 Diesel Power

In the past I’ve always claimed that the Locoyard model collection is 100% steam. This has not always been the case! In the first of a series of posts we look at some of the ghosts of Locoyard past, starting with three diesel models

Bachmann SECR C Class – DCC fitting guide

Adding a DCC chip to the 21 pin socket in the tender of Bachmann’s C class is a fairly easy task. However, you must be very gentle with the tender and the permanently connected locomotive as there are delicate details that could easily be broken off. After testing the model works in DC operation, the…