Tag: Branchline

18 January 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...

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14 January 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!

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15 November 2018

Cornish Coal Trader Wagons – Sales Area Exclusive

We are pleased to announce a new Sales Area Exclusive set of private owner wagons. The set (37-081TL) comprises of three OO scale South Western coal trader wagons representative of liveries that ran in Cornwall and would have predominately carried coal for household use.  All three wagons are 7-Plank end door design with planked floors, bottom doors and split spoke...

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5 November 2018

Bachmann Products Make a Splash

The fifth and penultimate episode of ‘The Great Model Railway Challenge’ (Friday 2nd November 2018) challenged the three teams to create a layout based upon this week’s theme of ‘Waterworld’. The teams had three days to build their layouts before being judged by Steve Flint and Kathy Millatt on how creatively they interpreted this week’s theme, the quality of their craftsmanship...

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2 November 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...

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29 October 2018

Bachmann Products on the Great Model Railway Challenge

The fourth episode of ‘The Great Model Railway Challenge’ (Friday 26th October 2018) challenged the three teams – The Railway Children, The Fawley Flyers and The Diesel Dynamos – to create a layout based upon this week’s theme of ‘Fire and Ice’. The teams had three days to build their layouts before being judged by Steve Flint and Kathy Millatt, with one...

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26 October 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...

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23 October 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...

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16 October 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...

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8 October 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