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REVIEW
End on viewofthe FO model showing the
end panel detail, moulded end handrails into the rangemay have inaccuracies,
and the brilliant white applied to the but when tooling from new, with plenty
gangway detailwhich should be painted
black. End doors should be beigein
colour.
EXHIBITION DIARY
September 7
OlneyModel RailwayClub21st
Annual Exhibition.
Carlton House, 38 High Street, Olney,
Buckinghamshire, MK46 4BB.
10.30-16.30 Sat.
Adult £3.
www.olneymrc.org.uk
September 7/8
Medway ModelRailway Show.
Fort Pitt Grammar School, Fort Pitt Hill, www.meridienneexhibitions.co.uk
Chatham, Kent, ME4 6TJ.
10.00-17.00 Sat, 10.00-16.00 Sun.
Adult £5, Child £2, Family £12.
Expo EM Autumn 2019.
The EM GaugeSociety.
Kettlethorpe High School,
StandbridgeLane, Sandal, Wakefield,
West Yorkshire, WF2 7EL.
10.00-17.00 Sat, 10.00-16.00 Sun.
Adult £9, Members £7,
accompanied child free.
www.emgs.org/events/exhibitions
September 14
Kettering and District Model
Railway Society.
Greenfields Primary School,
Highfield Road,Kettering,
Northamptonshire, NN14 1JS.
10.30-16.00 Sat.
Adult £5, Concessions £4, Family £12.
www.kdmrs.org.uk
September 14/15
Faversham Model Railway
Club Exhibition.
The AbbeySchool, London Road,
Faversham, Kent, ME13 8RZ.
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beyond the hinges, which is also
correct. Wherethe livery is let down is
with the redand white stripes which
areequallyspaced, whereas the white
stripe is not as wide as the redone on
the prototype. It catches quite afew
modellers out too, but easily measured!
Some of the printed livery elements
bridge across details with gaps in the
colour.Printed markings aresharp and
correct foreachofthe coach types.
Finally, modellers do wonder whywhite
is applied to the end gangways–black
or dark grey would be moreappropriate.
The interconnecting foldingdoors
should be light beigeincolour forMk.2f
stock and not brilliant white.
Overall
First impressions were positiveuntilthe
model wasgiven acloserexamination.
The flush glazing is very well done
andinterior detailiswell represented
except it is hardtosee through the
heavily tinted glazing –perhaps too
heavily tinted. The body shape and
windowprofiles aregood overall.
In termsofa conclusion, the
main issue forthis reviewer has to
be the length of the model and livery
application. Alegacymodel bought
of drawings and the full sizecoaches
available forreference, one would hope useful subjectfor painting projects and
to see the resulting model to be within conversion work duetothe simplicity
10.00-16.30 Sat, 10.00-16.00 Sun.
Adult £5, Child £3.
www.favershammrc.org.uk
The International N-GaugeShow.
MeridienneExhibitions.
WarwickshireEvent Centre,
The Fosse, Fosse Way, Leamington Spa,
Warwickshire, CV31 1XN.
10.00-17.00 Sat, 10.00-16.00 Sun.
Adult £11, Child £5.50.
Railex Pynton 2019.
Poynton Railway Modellers.
Poynton LeisureCentre,
YewTreeLane, Poynton,
Stockport, Cheshire, SK12 1PU.
10.00-17.00 Sat, 10.00-16.30 Sun.
Adult £7, accompanied child free.
www.themodelshow.co.uk
ShipleyModel RailwaySociety
Annual Exhibition.
Baildon LeisureCentre, Green Lane,
Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD17 5JH.
10.00-17.00 Sat, 10.00-16.00 Sun.
Adult £7.
www.shipleymrs.co.uk
September 21
Lichfield Model Railway Exhibition.
Trent Valley Model Railway Society.
The LifeChurch, Netherstowe,
Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6TS.
10.00-16.30 Sat.
Adult £4, Child £3, Family £11 (2+2).
Earley(Reading) Model
Railway Exhibition.
Loddon Vale Model RailwayClub.
FO No. 3387.
TSONo. 5988.
BSO No. 9533.
1mm of scaleoverlengthofend panels,
gangways, buffers and headstocks.
The livery is nicelyapplied,
althoughwith some inaccuracies and
clear differences in opinion as to the
correct shade of Intercity Executive
light grey compared to the prototype,
asubject to be expanded upon in a
futureissue.
So howdoesthe newHornbyMk.2f
coachfitin? Forits price tag, which
will be reduced by the usualretailer
discounts, it is cheaper than some
currentbogie wagons. It will be avery
St Peter’sChurch Hall, Church Road,
Reading, Berkshire, RG61EY.
Adult £4, Child £2, Family £9 (2+2).
www.lvmrc.co.uk
Shenfield Model Railway Exhibition.
Mid EssexModel Railway Club.
Shenfield High School, Oliver Road,
Shenfield, Essex, CM15 8RY.
Adult £6, Child £4.
offtherails.x10.mx/memrc/exhib.html
Culm Valley Model Railway Club
11th Annual Exhibition.
Willand VillageHall, Gables Road,
Willand, Devon, EX15 2PL.
Adult £4, Child £1.50.
www.cvmrc.co.uk
September 21/22
Blackpool and North FyldeModel
Railway Club.
38th Annual Exhibition.
Cardinal Allan High School,
Melbourne Avenue, Fleetwood,
Lancashire, FY7 8AY.
10.00-17.00 Sat, 10.00-16.00 Sun.
Adult £6, Child £2.50,
Family £14 (2+2).
livewyre.wixsite.com/bnfmrc/
Leigh Model RailwaySociety
Exhibition.
St Joseph’s Parish Hall,Chapel
Street, Leigh, Greater Manchester,
WN7 2DA.
10.00-17.00 Sat, 10.00-17.00 Sun.
Adult £5, accompanied child
under 15 free.
leighmodelrailwaysociety.wordpress.
com
of its construction, afeature which
has kept the price tag to affordable
levelsand which will appeal to many
modellers. Hornbyhas also released
morethan one number foreach
coach making it easier to put rakes
together too, which is commendable. It
certainlyhas the character of the full
sizecoaches and manygood qualities
including the glazing, underframe
detailing and interiors.
Produced by HornbyHobbies Ltd.
www.hornby.com
£ RRP £34.99.
46th RedditchModelRailway Exhibition.
Trinity High School, Grove Street,
Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 8HB.
10.00-17.00 Sat, 10.00-16.30 Sun.
Adult £6, accompanied child free.
www.facebook.com/Redditch-Model-
Railway-Club-133112713420486/
Swansea Railway ModellersGroup
10th Annual Exhibition.
Pentrehafod School, PentreMawr
Road, Swansea, SA12NN.
10.00-17.00 Sat, 10.00-17.00 Sun.
Adult £5, Child £2.
srmg.org.uk/shows/
September 28/29
Scaleforum –Scalefour Society.
StokeMandeville Stadium,
Guttmann Road, Aylesbury,
Buckinghamshire, HP21 9PP.
10.00-17.30 Sat, 10.00-16.30 Sun.
Adult £10, Members £8, partners and
accompanied children free.
www.scalefour.org/scaleforum/2019/
Halifax ModelRailway Club Exhibition.
North BridgeLeisureCentre, North
Bridge, Halifax,West Yorkshire, HX3 6TE.
10.00-17.00 Sat, 10.00-16.30 Sun.
Adult £7, accompanied child free.
www.halifaxmrc.co.uk
WessexAssociation of Model
Railway Clubs.
BlandfordForum Autumn Exhibition.
The BlandfordSchool, Milldown Road,
BlandfordForum, Dorset, DT11 7SQ.
10.00-17.00 Sat, 10.30-16.00 Sun.
Adult £6, accompanied child free.
wamrc.co.uk/exhibitions
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