Kernow MRC

We invite you to join us to mark the 5th anniversary of the opening of the Guildford Branch with a special in store event on Friday 17th May. The Guildford branch opened on 1st May 2019 and was chosen as a location as being familiar to KMRC, following the then regular exhibition attendances in the area, and noting there was a lack of any dedicated model shops to be found in the locality. The event at the Guildford store on Friday 17th May will include: several manufacturers being present including Hornby, Bachmann and Rapido trains UK, a brand-new tooled KMRC Exclusive product announcement and a range of special offers available only to those that attend on the day. Visitors will be able to meet the members of the Guildford branch team and also the opportunity to speak with Chris Trerise, Managing Director and Graham Muspratt, Development Manager. Chris Trerise, Managing Director, said: “We look forward to celebrating the 5th anniversary of the open of the Guildford with another of our now popular in store events, we look forward to welcoming our guests and customers alike on the 17th May to the Guildford branch.” Chris continued: “this will be the first of two in-store events this year as our Camborne branch annual event will be Friday 20th September.” The Guildford store is located at: 75b Stoke Road, Guildford, GU1 4HT and is open between 9.30am and 5pm.

KMRC have announced an Exclusive model as Moger & CO. Ltd - LB&SCR as per thread below

Kernow Model Rail Centre announce an Exclusive 00 Gauge 1907 RCH 12T seven plank open wagon in the livery of Moger & Co Ltd as running on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR). Joseph Moger and his sons were coal merchants and known to have operated by 1865 out of LB&SCR yards at Crystal Palace (including high level), Gipsy Hill, Norwood junction and Penge stations. By the turn of the century Moger also had a presence at yards including Tulse Hill, Peckham, Sydenham, Epsom, Ewell, Merton Abbey and Raynes Park. Wagon number 232 was one of twenty 12T seven plank wagons built by Charles Roberts in 1911 numbered 232 to 241 and lettered “Moger& Co Ltd” and although registered by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway they were lettered as L.B.&S.C.Rly. The Kernow Model Rail Centre Exclusive highly detailed model in 00 Gauge is being produced for KMRC by Rapido Trains UK Ltd. The model is based on their RCH 1907 specification seven Plank open wagon and features angled brake hangers, double sided brakes, round bottomed grease axle boxes, smooth tapered buffers and split spoke wheels running in brass bearings. The Exclusive model 967233 Rapido RCH 1907 7 Plank Open Wagon number 232 - Moger is priced at £32.95 and is available now online and from both Kernow Model Rail Centre branches. Matthew Mazzocchi-Higgs, Guildford Branch Manager said: “I am pleased that we can announce our first Exclusive local 00 Gauge wagon the “No. 232 Moger & Co Ltd.” Wagon in partnership with Rapido Trains UK. This wagon being LB&SCR based was an ideal choice for our exclusive model with the LB&SCR having arrived at Guildford in 1865.” Matthew continued: “the wagon will also be in stock and available to purchase at our Guildford store open event on Friday 17th May when we will have a number of other manufacturers present along with in store special offers on the day.”

Bogies... As spotted by Robin above, the distinctive 9 foot wheelbase bogies either 'Fish belly' or 'Equalising beam' as fitted to our GWR Steam Railmotors (Diagram O and R respectively) are also suitable for use with other GWR coach types, we have therefore made these available as RTR complete spare parts with wheels, brake rigging and electrical pick ups, suitable for kit builders etc. Click here to order https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/pg/144/GWR-Steam-Railmotor#Bogies

With preparation for attending exhibitions this weekend (the van is now on the road) and Alexandra Palace next it has been a busy week. We have now dispatched all pre orders paid up to the end of December 2023, we currently have just over 100 orders to complete fitting decoders and dispatch. Thank you again for your patience.

The Model rail exclusive Class 48s are now in stock and available to order here https://www.modelrailoffers.co.uk/c/1814/Class-48-Diesels

Truro Signal Box has just been closed - however get your own N Gauge model here https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/p/79070/42-011X-Graham-Farish-Scenecraft-GWR-Type-7-Signal-Box---Truro

Hopefully this goes someway to help appreciate the amount of work that goes into the production of the thousands of these models made with the level of detail and fidelity that the market demands.

Whilst the last pre-ordered non-sound pre-ordered Railmotors have been sent, we are continuing to complete the pre-orders for sound-fitted models. These models are fitted at our workshop and we currently still have, over 300 to fit, as new orders are arriving almost faster than it takes us to fit them, however all sound fitted orders placed prior to December 2022 have been dispatched, so please be patient! These models have been incredibly popular, we are down to limited stocks of K2302 and K2303 and amazingly now sold out of K2305. We are of course also processing and dispatching our standard run rate of online orders at the same time! We thank everyone for your patience, the outstanding models will be with you very soon, there is no need to contact us to ask where the models are.

As stated on our dedicated page here https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/pg/144/KMRC-Locomotive---GWR-Steam-Railmotor DCC Sound running on DC information: The Railmotor sound project will produce all automatic sounds on DC the same as under DCC – this includes chuffs, start-off release, come-to-halt sounds, and certain random sounds. As with any sound decoder running under DC, the decoder kicks into life above a threshold voltage – somewhere between 5V and 9V, so you will be running the loco in the top part of your throttle’s voltage range, but otherwise is quite controllable.

GWR Steam Railmotor Update We can advise that the last non-sound pre-ordered Railmotors will be sent out by the end of today (05/02/24), and we are continuing to complete the pre-orders for sound-fitted models. These models are fitted at our workshop and we currently still have over 500 to fit so please be patient! We have updated our dedicated project page here https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/pg/144/KMRC-Locomotive---GWR-Steam-Railmotor

GWR Steam Railmotor Update We currently working through the nearly 3000 pre-paid orders still to dispatch, primarily in paid for order date. Obviously with such a large number of orders to process some customers will receive theirs before others, so please be patient, we will get to everyone's order as soon as we can! We have updated our dedicated project page here https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/pg/144/KMRC-Locomotive---GWR-Steam-Railmotor

GWR Steam Railmotor - Project and Shipping Update Good News - We are pleased to advise that the shipment of the GWR Steam Railmotors has arrived in the UK and is currently being cleared through customs before the models will soon arrive with us. We have updated our dedicated project page here https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/n/284/Project-update---GWR-Steam-Railmotor

Many of the KMRC team are experienced railway modellers in a wide range of gauges, eras and control systems. This is the fifth of a series of Skrifa posts to highlight some of the layouts built by our team members, in this case our Guildford branch team together creating a "Crossing for Safety" educational diorama for the local British Transport Police. Read more here https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/pg/229/KMRC-Skrifa---Staff-Layouts-5---Crossing-for-Safety-BTP-–-00-Gauge

A project and shipping update is now available here https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/n/284/Project-update---GWR-Steam-Railmotor

It is a tooling limitation as the correct combination of tooling was not available in N Gauge.

Kernow Model Rail Centre announce an Exclusive Graham Farish N Gauge Class 47/7 Diesel 47 799 Prince Henry in EWS Royal Claret livery. Brush Type four, later Class 47 locomotive 47 799 was built at BR Crewe and introduced as number D1654 on 23rd January 1965. Under the TOPS numbering system, she was initially renumbered as 47 070 in February 1974. Following renumbering to 47 620 in September 1984, she was named Windsor Castle at Paddington station by Her Majesty, The Queen on July 26th 1985. She retained the name upon a further renumbering to 47 835 in December 1989. In the early 1990s, InterCity’s Class 47/4s 47 834 "Fire Fly" and 47 835 "Windsor Castle" were often utilised for use on the Royal Train. These were converted to Class 47/7 and renumbered 47 798 "Prince William" and 47 799 "Prince Henry" by May 1995. At the same time, they were repainted in a Royal Train version of the Res (Rail express systems) colour scheme. In August 1997 the Res logos were removed and replaced with EWS (English Welsh & Scottish Railway) branded claret. They served until 2004 when replaced by Class 67 locomotives. 47 799 is now privately owned and preserved under repair on the Eden Valley Railway. The Kernow Model Rail Centre Exclusive highly detailed model in N Gauge is being produced for KMRC by Graham Farish. The model features a die-cast chassis with all wheel drive, NEM coupling pockets, directional lighting and is supplied with an accessory pack that includes cosmetic couplings and buffer beam pipework. The KMRC Exclusive class 47 is available in standard DCC Ready £179.95, equipped with a Next 18 DCC Decoder Socket (recommended Decoder item No. 36-567B) and DCC SOUND FITTED £279.95 versions. The versions available now are as below: 372-262Z Graham Farish Class 47/7 Diesel 47 799 Prince Henry EWS Royal Claret livery. DCC Ready. 372-262ZSF Graham Farish Class 47/7 Diesel 47 799 Prince Henry EWS Royal Claret livery. DCC SOUND FITTED. Sister locomotive "Prince William" is available from Locomotion - visit their website here to order. Chris Trerise, Managing Director, said: “The EWS Royal Claret livery is particularly striking, we are pleased to add 47 799 Prince Henry in both DCC and SOUND FITTED versions, to our popular N Gauge KMRC Exclusives.”

KMRC announce an Exclusive Bachmann 00 Gauge class 158 2-Car Sprinter DMU 158 827 in Ginsters livery. The Class 158 is a member of the Sprinter series of regional trains that were constructed between 1989 and 1992 by British Rail Engineering Limited. A total of 182 Class 158 units were introduced. The majority were built as two-car units although 17 were produced as three-car units. Five Wales & Borders Class 158s received the Ginsters advertising livery - 158 819 / 821 / 825 / 827 / 841 - and operated throughout the Wales & Borders Franchise area, including Cardiff to Penzance, Manchester to Cardiff, Portsmouth to Cardiff, Barmouth to Birmingham etc. Applied in early 2003 the vinyls were removed in early 2007. The livery included images of Cornwall and also Ginsters logos (which were also added to the roof) along with large advertising posters on each side which were designed to look hand painted. The Kernow Model Rail Centre Exclusive highly detailed model in 00 Gauge is being produced for KMRC by Bachmann. Unit 158 827 is a 2-Car unit in Ginsters livery comprising of car numbers 52827 & 57827 with destination blinds for Bristol Temple Meads. The model features two powered vehicles each with a 3-pole motor and flywheel driving both axles on the inner bogies. The diecast metal, multi-stage gearbox, with gearing is arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities. The trailing bogies run in pin point metals bearings and electrical pick up is from all wheels with conductive couplings with integral close coupling mechanism at the inner ends and working miniature BSI Couplings at the cab end. Separately applied metal detail parts include exhaust guards and interior luggage racks. bogies are constructed from multiple components featuring brake and suspension details and the underframes are fully detailed with many separately fitted components. Each model is supplied with an accessory pack comprising exhaust pipes, frame extensions and coupling tool. The units feature directional lighting, including illuminated destination panels, with Day/Night mode; selectable via the chassis-mounted switches or via a dedicated DCC function. Directional lights, each end, and interior lighting can be turned on/off independently via the chassis-mounted switches or via separate DCC functions. Two speakers are fitted, one in each vehicle, for optimum sound reproduction and fitted to every model as standard. A Zimo MX645P22 DCC Sound Decoder is fitted to SOUND FITTED versions. The SOUND FITTED models operate on DCC and Analogue control as supplied. The KMRC Exclusive class 158 is available in standard DCC Ready £299.99, equipped with a Plux22 DCC Decoder Socket (recommended Decoder item No. 36-570A) and DCC SOUND FITTED £399.99 versions.   The versions available to order now, expected within 14 days, are as below: 31-517Z Bachmann Class 158 2-Car Sprinter DMU - 158 827 - Ginsters livery. DCC Ready. 31-517ZSF Bachmann Class 158 2-Car Sprinter DMU - 158 827 - Ginsters livery. DCC SOUND FITTED. Chris Trerise, Managing Director, said: “The very distinctive Ginsters livery class 158s with the Cornwall logos have been regularly requested and is therefore an obvious choice for us to include in our ever-growing range of KMRC Exclusive models.”

See separate announcement topics here https://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/271-kernow-model-rail-centre/

KMRC announce Exclusive Heljan 00 Gauge Class 86/4 86 402 in BR Blue livery. The Class 86 Bo-Bo locomotives, originally designated AL6, were built between 1965 and 1966. Forty, numbered E3101 to E3140, being built by British Rail Doncaster Works, and sixty, numbered E3141 to E3200, built by English Electric Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows. E3170 was built by English Electric and introduced in June 1965 and given the TOPS number 86 002 in 1973. Following being fitted with Flexicoil suspension to allow for 100mph running in 1986 it was renumbered into the 86/4 sub class as 86 402 and is the condition of this Kernow Model Rail Centre Exclusive model in BR Blue livery. In late 1989 it reclassified as a new subclass 86/6 as 86 602 having the electric train heating isolated and re-gearing to a lower maximum speed of 75 mph and repainted into Railfreight Distribution livery for operation in pairs on long-distance freight services. 86 602 was finally withdrawn and scrapped at Crewe works in 2010. The Kernow Model Rail Centre Exclusive highly detailed model in 00 Gauge is being produced for KMRC by Heljan and is based on their revised and updated Class 86 models that feature LED lighting, finely detailed underframe, wire handrails and is DCC sound ready with a 21-pin DCC interface. The Kernow Model Rail Centre Exclusive model is priced at £229.99 and is available to pre-order with delivery expected Q2 2024. 8649 Heljan Class 86/4 Electric Locomotive number 86 402 Chris Trerise, Managing Director, said: “The classic BR Blue era is fondly remembered by many railway enthusiasts and modellers alike, so our first Exclusive West Coast Mainline AC electric being a BR blue Class 86/4, utilising the latest specification Heljan model, we hope will be a popular choice.”

KMRC announce Exclusive Dapol 0 Gauge Class 08 08 645 ‘St Piran’ in its distinctive Kernow flag livery. Class 08 D3812 was built at Horwich Works and introduced on 13 February 1959 and allocated to Newport Pill locomotive depot. Air brakes were fitted to D3812 in October 1971 and in March 1974 she was renumbered as 08 645. She remained allocated to depots in Wales until the closure of Landore in December 2018 when she was transferred to GWR's Long Rock Maintenance Depot. At a public open day held to raise money for the Penlee Lifeboat Station and the RNLI, on 13th April 2019, 08 645 was unveiled in the black and with white cross of the Kernow flag and named 'St. Piran', after the patron saint of Kernow/Cornwall. The Kernow Model Rail Centre Exclusive highly detailed model in 0 Gauge is being produced for KMRC by Dapol. The model features a powerful 5 pole motor with a die cast chassis and all wheel pickups. The cab and running lights are independently controllable.   A 21-pin DCC socket with factory fitted speaker is standard or a DCC Sound Fitted version is also available. The highly detailed body shell incorporating many separate components include sprung metal buffers, short bonnet handrails, original wooden cab doors, electric lamps, and lamp irons, finished in the distinctive ‘Kernow flag of ‘St. Piran’ livery. The Exclusive model is priced at £225.00 for DCC ready and £399.99 for DCC sound fitted versions and both are available to pre-order now, with delivery expected during 2024. 7D-008-099 Dapol Class 08 Diesel Shunter 08 645 St Piran. 7D-008-099S Dapol Class 08 Diesel Shunter 08 645 St Piran DCC Sound fitted. Chris Trerise, Managing Director, said: “With the excellent value for money 0 Gauge Class 08, and being a great way to start this scale, it was a natural and logical choice for 08 645 in her Kernow livery to be an Exclusive for the Kernow Model Rail Centre, in both DCC ready and DCC sound fitted options.” Subject to alteration.

KMRC announce new versions of Exclusive Revolution Trains JNA-T Ealnos Box Wagon in Mendip Rail livery with new running numbers in 00 Gauge. Manufactured by Astra Rail, since their introduction in 2016 the JNA-T Ealnos Box Wagons have been used extensively on aggregate and quarry traffic – especially on short flows where the unloading facilities are usually just a siding and an excavator! A total of 503 Ealnos box wagons have been delivered in several batches. Mendip Rail via VTG operates 65 Ealnos box wagons along the Great Western Mainline and across Southern Britain. The Kernow Model Rail Centre Exclusive detailed JNA-T Ealnos Box Wagon models were first produced for KMRC by Revolution Trains back in 2019 and proved very popular. The model features NEM couplings, RP25 wheelsets and many separately applied detail parts. As with the previous batch, one version available features a battery-operated (battery hidden underneath a false floor) working flashing tail lamp. The Exclusive model is priced at £48.95 for the standard version and £52.95 with working tail lamp and all are available to order now for delivery Q1 2024. OO-EAL-105E Revolution Trains JNA-T Ealnos Box Wagon 8170 5500 164-5 VTG Mendip Rail OO-EAL-105F Revolution Trains JNA-T Ealnos Box Wagon 8170 5500 175-1 VTG Mendip Rail OO-EAL-105G Revolution Trains JNA-T Ealnos Box Wagon 8170 5500 191-8 VTG Mendip Rail OO-EAL-105H Revolution Trains JNA-T Ealnos Box Wagon 8170 5500 212-2 VTG Mendip Rail with working tail lamp Graham Muspratt, Development Director, said: “The first batch our Exclusive JNA-T Ealnos Box Wagons sold out within 12 months, so we are pleased to be able offer these four new versions that all have different running numbers to the first batch." Note images are of previous versions for information.

KMRC announce Exclusive Dapol 00 Gauge Class 59/0 59 002 ‘Alan J Day’ in Aggregate Industries with 30-year branding livery. The Class 59 Co-Co locomotives were built between 1985 and 1995 by Electro-Motive Diesel. A total of 15 locomotives were built for three different operators. They were the first privately owned diesel locomotives to operate regularly on the British main line, also the first diesel locomotives built for it in the United States. The first Class 59/0s were ordered by Foster Yeoman and entered service in February 1986 working out their Merehead depot. Class 59/0 59 002 was introduced in March 1986, working out the Merehead Foster Yeoman TMD originally operated by Foster Yeoman and between June 1986 and June 1996 it was named ‘Yeoman Enterprise’ when renamed after client ‘Alan J Day’. Since 2008 following the acquisition of Foster Yeoman becoming part Aggregate Industries 59 002 has carried their blue/green/silver livery, additionally it carries 30-year anniversary branding. The Kernow Model Rail Centre Exclusive highly detailed model in 00 Gauge is being produced for KMRC by Dapol. The model features a heavy diecast chassis with all wheel pick up, NEM coupling pockets, printed nameplates with etched versions supplied, many separatly applied details parts. DC lighting with independent control of end lamps (push/pull/light engine) and cab lighting (controlled by switches) and with DCC fully controlled independent lighting: push/pull and light engine modes for head and tail lights, day/night headlamp selection and independent cab lighting (leading cab /trailing cab /off) The Exclusive model is priced at £169.99 for DCC ready, £199.99 for DCC fitted and £299.99 for DCC exhaust smoke and sound fitted versions and all are available to pre-order with delivery expected Q1 2024. 4D-005-KM1 Dapol Class 59/0 59 002 ‘Alan J Day’ DCC Ready 4D-005-KM1D Dapol Class 59/0 59 002 ‘Alan J Day’ DCC Fitted 4D-005-KM1S Dapol Class 59/0 59 002 ‘Alan J Day’ DCC Exhaust Smoke and Sound Fitted Chris Trerise, Managing Director, said: “Our KMRC Exclusive range continues to grow and be popular, 59 002 in its Aggregate Industries livery complete with the unique 30-year branding complements our existing 00 Gauge KMRC Exclusives.”

As previously advised production and decoration of the GWR Steam Railmotor model is well underway. With the decoration of each individual Railmotor being over 150, yes 150, separate processes it has taken the factory a little longer than anticipated to complete the large quantities being produced. We have updated our dedicated project page here https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/pg/144/KMRC-Locomotive---GWR-Steam-Railmotor

Reminder to join us at our Camborne in-store event on Friday 22nd September. The OP has been updated with the manufacturers confirmed as attending or providing displays.