Tag: Graham Farish

January 18, 2019

New Tooling – N & OO Scale Wagons

Within our new 2019 catalogues we announced three new wagons across our OO and N scale ranges. NEW TOOLING – HKA BOGIE HOPPER WAGON For the modern modeller, new tooling has been developed for the HKA Bogie Hopper Wagon which will be available in both our OO and N scale ranges! In the early 1990s, National Power was developing plans to run its...

Categories Branchline/Graham Farish/Model Railway

January 14, 2019

2019 Branchline & Graham Farish Catalogues Unveiled

We are delighted to announce the imminent arrival of our new 2019 Branchline (OO scale) and Graham Farish (N scale) catalogues. Our 2019 catalogues are packed full of our latest products and New announcements making them a must-have guide for modellers and collectors alike!

Categories Announcements/Branchline/Exhibition and Shows/Graham Farish/Model Railway/Narrow Gauge/Scenery and Landscape/Uncategorized

November 2, 2018

More Accolades for Bachmann

Readers of the Hornby Magazine have recently been voting for the 2018 Model Railway Awards with the winners being revealed at this year’s Great Electric Train Show, Milton Keynes, on 13th October 2018. Following the results, we are proud and honoured to have won two of the awards available. Bachmann Europe was voted overall Manufacturer of the Year whilst our...

Categories Announcements/Model Railway

October 26, 2018

Less than a month until Warley 2018

The Bachmann team will be heading to the NEC for the 51st Warley National Model Railway Exhibition on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th November 2018. The Bachmann stand will again feature the Members Lounge, which is exclusively for the use of Bachmann Collectors Club members*. Inside the Members Lounge, you’ll be the first to see the latest progress on new...

Categories Exhibition and Shows

October 23, 2018

Bachmann products as seen on screen

Last week’s episode of ‘The Great Model Railway Challenge’ (Friday 19th October 2018) challenged the three teams – Basingstoke Bodgers, Team Steampunk and Team Tonbridge – to create a layout based upon the theme of ‘Globetrotting’. The teams set to work and created layouts featuring Santa, time travel and a harbour scene. A whole host of Branchline and Graham Farish products were...

Categories Model Railway

October 16, 2018

Putting on a show with Bachmann products

Last Friday (12th October 2018) saw the second episode of Channel 5’s ‘The Great Model Railway Challenge’ air. This weeks theme surrounded sets from TV shows with the teams choosing iconic programs including EastEnders, Doctor Who and Blackadder. Above: Team ‘Track Laying Ninjas’ tweaking a London Underground S Stock unit. Each team had three days to complete their layouts, with the...

Categories Model Railway

October 8, 2018

Woodland Scenics SubTerrain System

As featured on last Friday’s ‘The Great Model Railway Challenge’ on Channel 5, the Woodland Scenics SubTerrain system is the perfect base for an easy yet effective layout. The system, which does not require complicated calculations or expensive power tools to use, consists of sturdy, durable and lightweight foam components that take the guesswork out of designing and building a layout....

Categories Scenery and Landscape

October 5, 2018

The Great Model Railway Challenge Debuts Tonight

Challenge television programme – the first episode of which airs tonight on Channel 5 at 8.00pm! The new six-part show sees fifteen teams of modellers build masterpieces in miniature against the clock to impress the expert judges Steve Flint, Editor of Railway Modeller magazine, and Kathy Millatt from the National Model Railroad Association. In tonight’s show the teams must each build a layout...

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October 4, 2018

Bachmann on the Road – Folkestone Model Railway Exhibition

The Bachmann Roadshow Team will be attending this year’s Folkestone Model Railway Exhibition at Leas Cliff Hall. The event is very well established, being in its 47th year, and is widely regarded as one of the best shows in the south. This year you will find a selection of quality layouts plus a wide range of trade, demonstrations and society...

Categories Exhibition and Shows

September 28, 2018

The Great Model Railway Challenge on TVs Soon!

On Friday 5th October 2018, Channel 5 will launch a new six-part program called ‘The Great Model Railway Challenge’. The series will see teams of railway modellers compete to create layouts against the clock. Watch the short teaser video below! In each challenging episode the teams will explore a theme and have to interpret it in the most exciting and unexpected...

Categories Model Railway