Monthly Archive: June, 2024

21 June 2024

Product Highlight: OO Scale GWR ‘Bloater’ Fish Vans

If you can smell something fishy, it might be because a set of newly tooled OO Scale wagons have recently been introduced into the EFE Rail range – the Great Western Railway’s 10T ‘Bloater’ Fish Vans. These vans are already available to purchase from our retailers, so now is the best time to take a look at them in more...

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18 June 2024

Bachmann on the Road: Perth Model Railway Exhibition

Date and Time: Saturday 29th June 2024, 10:00 – 17:00 Sunday 30th June 2024, 10:00 – 17:00 Location: Dewars Centre, Glover Street, Perth, PH2 0TH.  Travelling north of the border once again, The Bachmann Collectors Club Team will be at one of the largest model railway shows in Scotland. The Perth show hosted by the Scottish Model Engineering Trust is set to...

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18 June 2024

Bachmann on the Road – Wythall Busfest @ Gaydon 2024

Date and Time: Saturday 6th July 2024, 10:00 – 16:00.  Location: British Motor Museum, Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire, CV35 0BJ. The Transport Museum Wythall are returning to the British Motor Museum in Gaydon for their third Busfest rally. There are over 100 buses expected to be at the event, showcasing the a wide range of restored, vintage and modern road transport. There...

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18 June 2024

Bachmann on the Road – N&DMRC Model Railway Exhibition 2024

Date and Time: Saturday 20th July 2024, 10:00 – 16:00  Location: Roade Village Hall, Bailey Brooks Lane, Roade, Northamptonshire, NN7 2LS. The Bachmann Collectors Club is proudly sponsoring the Northampton & District Model Railway Club’s annual exhibition, where Collectors Club members can gain discounted entry. This year the show has a greater number of exhibitors attending displaying a variety of scales right...

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15 June 2024

A New Dawn for the Diesel Shunter

Bachmann Europe Plc today (Saturday 15th June 2024) revealed that it has been working on brand new OO Scale models depicting the iconic BR Class 08 and Class 09 Diesel Shunters. Bachmann has long supported the Diesel and Electric Modellers United (DEMU) and their Showcase event, so naturally Showcase 2024 was selected as the launch platform for these important new...

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13 June 2024

Product Highlight: NG7 Round Up

The Bachmann Narrow Gauge NG7 range of 7mm narrow gauge models was first revealed back in April and has since garnered a huge amount of interest from modellers whenever the range has been shown at exhibitions and events across the country. The most recent event at which the models made an appearance was fittingly the 7mm Narrow Gauge Association’s annual...

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9 June 2024

Bachmann on the Road – DEMU Showcase 2024

Date and Time: Saturday 15th June 2024, 10:00 – 17:00. Sunday 16th June 2024, 10:00 – 16:00.  Location: Sutton Coldfield Town Hall, Upper Clifton Rd, Sutton Coldfield, B73 6DA.  Our Bachmann Collectors Club Team will be on hand at the ever-popular DEMU Showcase. The show returns even bigger this year with an additional 3rd hall with even more traders, societies and layouts on...

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7 June 2024

Product Highlight: N Scale ‘Desiro’ EMUs

It’s been a while since we last previewed the upcoming N Scale models of the Class 350 and 450 Electrical Multiple Units from Graham Farish. These models are due to arrive shortly, and with additional liveries announced in our Summer 2024 British Railways Announcements, it’s the perfect time to take another look at these masterpieces in miniature. These ‘Desiro’ units...

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6 June 2024

Bachmann on the Road – Milton Keynes Model Railway Society Exhibition 2024

Date and Time: Saturday 8th June 2024, 10:00 – 16:30.  Location: The Ridgeway Centre, Featherstone Road, Wolverton Mill, Milton Keynes, MK12 5TH.  Visitors will be able to see over 20 operating layouts alongside a variety of trade stands, demonstrations, preservation societies and local railway groups displays. The Milton Keynes Model Railway Society’s O gauge layout Frimingham will also be making its exhibition...

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6 June 2024

Bachmann on the Road – 7mm Narrow Gauge Association Exhibition 2024

Date and Time: Saturday 8th June 2024, 10:30 – 16:30.  Location: Burton-upon-Trent Town Hall, King Edward Place, Burton-upon-Trent, DE14 2EB.  The 7mm Narrow Gauge Association will be hosting their 2024 exhibition at the Town Hall in Burton-Upon-Trent. Visitors will be able to see over 10 narrow gauge layouts, with over 15 traders and several society stands. The Bachmann stand will be showcasing the...

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