Rail Express – September 2019

EXHIBITION DIARY

M26 RAIL EXPRESS Modeller September 2019 Supplement No. 185

REVIEW

beyond the hinges, which is also

corr ect. Wherethe livery is let down is

with theredand white stripes which

areequallyspaced, whereas the white

stripe is not as wide as theredone on

the prototype. It catches quiteafew

modellers out too, but easily measured!

Some of the printed livery elements

brid ge across details withgaps in the

colour .Printed markings aresharp and

corr ect foreachofthe coach types.

Finally, modellers dowonder whywhite

is applied to the endgangways–black

or dark grey would be moreappropriate.

The interconnectingfoldin gdoors

should be light beigeinc olourforMk.2f

stock and not brilliant white.

Overall

First impressionswere positiveuntilthe

modelwasgiven aclose rexamination.

The flush glazing isvery well done

andinterior detailisw ell represented

except it is hardtosee through the

heavily tinted glazing–perhaps too

heavily tinted. The body shape and

windowprofiles aregood overall.

In termsofaconclusion, the

main issueforthis reviewer has to

be the length of the model and livery

application.Alegac ymodel bought

into therangemay have inaccuracies,

but when tooling from new, with plenty

of dr awings and the full sizecoaches

available forreference, onewould hope

to see theresulting model to be within

September 7

OlneyModel RailwayClub21st

Annual Exhibition.

Carlton House, 38 High Street, Olney,

Buckinghamshire, MK46 4BB.

10.30-16.30 Sat.

Adult £3.

http://www.olneymrc.org.uk

September 7/8

Medway ModelRailway Show.

Fort Pitt Grammar School,Fort Pitt Hill,

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.

http://www.emgs.org/events/exhibitions

September 14

Kettering and District Model

Railway Society.

Gree nfields Primary School,

HighfieldRoad,Kettering,

Northamptonshire, NN14 1JS.

10.30-16.00 Sat.

Adult £5, Concessions £4,Family £12.

http://www.kdmrs.org.uk

September 14/15

Faversham ModelRailway

Club Exhibition.

The AbbeySchool, LondonRoad,

Faversham,Kent, ME13 8RZ.

10.00-16.30 Sat, 10.00-16.00 Sun.

Adult £5, Child £3.

http://www.favershammrc.org.uk

The International N-GaugeShow.

Meri dienneExhibitions.

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.

http://www.meridienneexhibitions.co.uk

Railex Pynton 2019.

PoyntonRailway Modellers.

PoyntonLeisureCentr e,

YewTreeLane, Poynton,

Stockport, Cheshire, SK12 1PU.

10.00-17.00 Sat, 10.00-16.30 Sun.

Adult £7, accompanied child free.

http://www.themodelshow.co.uk

ShipleyModel RailwaySociety

Annual Exhibition.

BaildonLeisureCentr e, GreenLane,

Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD17 5JH.

10.00-17.00 Sat, 10.00-16.00 Sun.

Adult £7.

http://www.shipleymrs.co.uk

September 21

Lichfield ModelRailway Exhibition.

Trent Valley ModelRailway 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.

LoddonVale ModelRailwayClub.

St Peter’ sChurch Hall, ChurchRoad,

Reading, Berkshire,RG61EY.

Adult £4, Child £2,Family £9 (2+2).

http://www.lvmrc.co.uk

Shenfield ModelRailway Exhibition.

Mid EssexModel Railway Club.

Shenfield High School, OliverRoad,

Shenfield, Essex, CM15 8RY.

Adult £6, Child £4.

offtherails.x10.mx/memrc/exhib.html

CulmValley ModelRailway Club

11th Annual Exhibition.

Willand VillageHall, GablesRoad,

Willand, Devon, EX15 2PL.

Adult £4, Child £1.50.

http://www.cvmrc.co.uk

September 21/22

Blackpool and NorthFyldeModel

Railway Club.

38th Annual Exhibition.

Card inal Allan High School,

MelbourneAvenue,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 ModelRailwaySociety

Exhibition.

St Joseph’sParish Hall ,Chapel

Street,Leigh, GreaterManchester,

WN7 2DA.

10.00-17.00 Sat, 10.00-17.00 Sun.

Adult £5, accompanied child

under 15 free.

leighmodelrailwaysociety.wordpress.

com

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.

http://www.facebook.com/Redditch-Model-

Railway-Club-133112713420486/

SwanseaRailway Modeller sGroup

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.

http://www.scalefour.org/scaleforum/2019/

Halifax ModelRailway Club Exhibition.

North BridgeLeisureCentr e, North

Bridge, Halifax,West Yorkshire, HX3 6TE.

10.00-17.00 Sat, 10.00-16.30 Sun.

Adult £7, accompanied child free.

http://www.halifaxmrc.co.uk

WessexAssoc iation of Model

Railway Clubs.

BlandfordForum Autumn Exhibition.

The BlandfordSchool, MilldownRoad,

BlandfordForum, Dorset,DT11 7SQ.

10.00-17.00 Sat, 10.30-16.00 Sun.

Adult £6, accompanied child free.

wamrc.co.uk/exhibitions

TSONo. 5988.

£

Producedby HornbyHobbies Ltd.

http://www.hornby.com

RRP £34.99.

1mm ofscaleoverlengt hofend panels,

gangways, buffers and headstocks.

The livery is nicelyapplied,

althoug hwith someinaccu racies and

clear differencesin opinion asto the

corr ect shade of In tercity Executive

light grey compared to the prototype,

asubject to beexpanded uponin a

futur eissue.

So howdoesthe newHornbyMk.2f

coachfiti n? Forits price tag, which

will bereducedby the usualreta iler

discounts, it is cheaper than some

currentbogie wagons. It will beavery

useful subjectfor painting projects and

conversionwork duetothe simplicity

of its construction,afeature which

has kept the price tag to affordable

levelsand which will appeal to many

modellers. Hornbyhas alsoreleased

morethan one numberforeach

coach making it easier to putrakes

together too, which is commendable. It

certainlyhas the character of the full

sizecoaches and manygood qualities

including the glazing, underframe

detailing and interiors.

FO No. 3387.

End on viewofthe FO model showing the
end panel detail, moulded end handrails
and the brilliant white applied to the
gangway detailwhich should be painted
black. End doors should be beigein
colour.

BSO No. 9533.