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

Movember 2012 at Locoyard – The Results

The level of support for Movember 2012 on Locoyard has been beyond all that I imagined and every entry has been fantastic. All of you who contributed should know that

The Last Locoyard Movember 2012 Entry

Shortly before the closing of the Locoyard Movember competition; a final submission was received; and an excellent one too! This came courtesy of Graeme Watson (@NigelGresleyA4 on twitter), who also submitted

Final Reminder! Movember Competition!

There is still just enough time to get your own entries submitted! The date for the final submissions is 29th November. Click Here to find out more about Movember and how one or more of your really useful engines can take part!

Train Set Buying Guide 2012

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…