Due for arrival
Bachmann Branch line heritage DMUs and Graham Farish Thompson coaches ...
DESPITtEh e long, hardc oronavirus lockdown and all the implications this has had for the railway modelling trade and international supply, Bachmann remains on course for the roll- out of more than 50 new items before this summer is out.
Covid- 19 meant that the Chinese factories manufacturing the models had to halt shipments in January, but these have now resumed and the first were expected to arrive in June.
In 00 scale from Bachmann Branch line, these include a Class 117 heritage DMU and a single- unit Class 121 ' Bubble- car; with livery options for both including the smart original BR green with just the ' whiskers' at each end that will sit so comfortably on mixed steam and early dieselera layouts. In both cases the inner and underfloor details are amazing, and the coach numbers and even smaller graphics have to be seen to be believed.
The models will also be available in a choice of later liveries, including BR blue and grey with yellow ends and revised Network South East.
Over recent years, fine detailing of N- scale models has advanced in leaps and bounds, and the state- of- the- art Graham Farish Thompson coaches, which will be available in both teak- effect and early British Railways carmine and cream, are shining examples of this trend.
New N scale releases in the range of fully- painted and decorated buildings and accessoriesf rom Scenecraft include an electrical relay room, stone cattle dock, coal staithes and a splendid four- road brick engine shed, along with a bonded warehouse, low- relief cinema and single- road servicing shed, ranging in prices from £ 9.95 to £ 119.95.
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V2. Capable of heavy passenger and goodsd utiesa like, a ll eyesw ere focused on Bachmann Branchline's forthcoming 00 scale model of the stylisht hree- cylinderw orkhorsesw hen an engineering prototype was displayed at lastN ovember'sb ig WarleyM odel Railway Exhibition.
A'must- have'for every LNER enthusiast, the engineering prototype follows the majestic lines of the originals to perfection, as the accompanying photos show. The latest estimate is that the finished models will be in the shops by March 2021 - but they should be well worth the wait!