Editorial

Welcome to the second issue of Hornby Magazine.

Pengwynn Crossing

Originally built to represent a Cornish china clay branch in the 1980s, the Bentley Model Railway Group describes how the layout was backdated and refurbished for a new lease of life.

Update

Hornby showcases the first pictures of its new Stanier rebuilt ‘Royal Scot’ and Maunsell carriage models plus news from Bachmann and Heljan.

Exhibition Round-up

Highlights from the exhibition scene in March and April.

Building Horndale

Peter Marriott starts a three part series showing how to build a compact layout from scratch using ‘off-the-shelf’ products.

Win a complete model railway!

Horndale could be yours, but only if you enter our free competition to win this hand-built model railway.

Off the Shelf Modelling

June 18 2007 marks 50 years since the first Pilot Scheme diesels were introduced by BR. Hornby Magazine discovers which locomotives can be bought ‘off-the-shelf’.

Inspirations

Photographs from the 1950s and ‘60s showing Pilot Scheme diesels at work and rest.

Building a cutting

Everything you need to know to add a scenic cutting to a model railway.

Bash Street, Nether Thorpe

Set on November 12 1959, Bash Street is an evocative layout which recalls the final years of steam in the Chesterfield area.

Fitting a DCC decoder

Installing a decoder isn’t always easy. Ian Morton shows how to fit a digital decoder to the Hornby Class 31.

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