Following from part 1 (click here to read); part 2 (click here to read) and part 3 (click here to read) we look at three more layout’s that were to be found at Southampton Model Railway Exhibition 2013. New Hey – 4mm scale, EM gauge – Andy Cooper, Lancashire New Hey is based on a…
Following from part 1 (click here to read) and part 2 (click here to read) today we look at three more layout’s that were to be found at Southampton Model Railway Exhibition 2013. Orestone Quay – 4mm finescale, 00 gauge – Burgess Hill Model Railway club, West Sussex This layout
Following from part 1 (click here to read); today we look at three more layout’s that were to be found at Southampton Model Railway Exhibition 2013. Patterdale North – 4mm scale, 00 gauge – Anthony Buffin, Southampton This 00 gauge layout is loosely based on the west coast between
One of the first blog posts published on Locoyard.com was a round-up of Southampton Model Railway Exhibition 2012 (click here to read). One year on, the 2013 exhibition is in full swing and a visit to it can be thoroughly recommended! This year I had the pleasure of visiting the exhibition with Simon of Brookes…
Today’s Bad Weather has given a good excuse to publish a few pictures taken in 2011 of Ropley on the Watercress Line, in terrible weather conditions. Rather than snow, it was torrential rain on the day which made for some great
It has been a month since Hornby announced its 2013 range. The reactions to the range have been many and varied, particularly due to Hornby’s change in tact. Hornby has for some time become famous for paving the way
Today’s celebration is actually a day late, as yesterday marked Locoyard’s first anniversary of
Following the review of Hornby’s 00 scale recreation of GNR/LNER Gresley’s N2 class; today we look at how to fit a DCC chip to the DCC Ready version.
After reading many posts from different people on model rail forums, I approached the DCC installation of the Bachmann A1 class with a little trepidation. I’m happy to report that
A rather unplanned and surprise locomotive model review this week! This is a review of Hornby’s 00 scale version of Gresley’s successful N2 class – a popular model train subject since Hornby Dublo days.
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