Issue 82 : published May 20, 2009

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In issue 81 we visit Jordan Foster’s new compact O-gauge Portway Terminal RR, continue our review of new models for 2009, look at Pott Row (East Anglia in 4mm scale), early railways, Pont, Alheeba State Railways and - of course - much, much more.

New for 2009
Our annual preview of expected models continues
Portway Terminal
New American O scale layout by Jordan Foster
Pott Row
East Anglian idyll in OO gauge by Martyn Mullender
Operating hopper cars
Working H0 models by Bruce Petty
Alheeba State Railways
Famous pioneer H0 layout revisited
Pont, North Italy
Italian H0 layout based on a real setting
To DCC or not to DCC?
Gordon Walker gives useful advice
Old-time lines
Ideas for early railway modelling by Giles Barnabe
Army Training Ground
Compact design for an industrial layout

We also have our regular hobby news and comment, product news and reviews, club news, shows and events, book reviews and readers’ letters. British and American models are on this issue’s test track.


Issue 81 : published March 20, 2009

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In issue 81 we look at short line and switching layouts in both H0 and N, look at NCB coal screens and Box Metals Yard mini-layouts in OO gauge and examine current British freight terminals to model in East Anglia and much more.

New for 2009
Our annual preview of expected models
Two small layout plans
Presented by Herbert Fackeldy
NCB Coal Screen
A very small layout in OO by Andrew Knights
Simple short lines
A round-up of compact layout ideas
Team Track Yard
The editor’s latest American H0 project
Box Metals Yard
OO gauge built in a box file
Greenbrier and Mattrick
Two classic layouts recalled by Giles Barnabe
Current British freight
Small terminals in East Anglia by Ian Bareham

We also have our regular hobby news and comment, product news and reviews, club news, shows and events, book reviews and readers’ letters. British OO and N gauge models are on this issue’s test track.


Issue 80 : published January 21, 2009

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In issue 80 we visit Steve Grantham’s Heavy Traffic modern era freight yard, a very compact - 6′ - O gauge layout, look at detailing, altering and converting road vehicles, at proto-freelancing, layout operating ideas and much more.

On the road
Detailing and altering road vehicles
Motive power retrospect
The East German V100 in H0 and N
Working on the MaP
Operating ideas from Andrew Knights
Iota switching layout
American H0 project in detail by Andrew Martin
Tuning fork in Gauge O
Minimum size for a larger scale
Heavy Traffic
Steve Grantham’s modern era compact layout
Proto-freelancing
The method explained by Stuart Robinson
New for 2009
An initial report on future models
Very short short line
Track plan and story by Brian Schmidt

We also have our regular hobby news and comment, product news and reviews, club news, shows and events, book reviews and readers’ letters. British and French models are on this issue’s test track.


Issue 79 : published November 15, 2008

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In issue 79 we visit Brian Taylor’s compact OO gauge GWR Treperro branch, look at compact layouts for N and H0 based on Fort Hartford, Trident Yard for multi-moding and narrow gauge, get an update on Steinbeck and look at detailing the Super D and much more.

East Hartford Way
Layout based on an actual site
Trident
Compact layout for multi-moding and more
Treperro
Brian Taylor’s small GWR layout
Shunting at Upton
Operations on John Allison’s British H0 layout
Motive power retrospect
Looking at three commended models
Easton SR
Basis for a layout recalled by John Flann
Workaday Super D
Details for the Bachmann model
Steinbeck No 2
Older H0 layout refurbished by Steve Grantham
Big Time Yard
Track plans by Andrew Martin

We also have our regular hobby news and comment, product news and reviews, club news, shows and events, book reviews and readers’ letters. British and American models are on this issue’s test track.


Issue 78 : published September 15, 2008

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In issue 78 we visit Tony Hammett’s compact EM gauge “Southwell’s Yard”, look at refurbishing older layouts, making a start in 3mm scale and much more.

A real-life inglenook
An example from America
Team track modelling
A theme to consider
Southwell’s Yard
EM gauge layout by Tony Hammett
Magnetic comments
Magnetic couplers for British N
Small lifting bridge
Model details by Giles Barnabe
Blakeney Goods Station
An excellent rural setting
New looks for old
Refurbishing an older layout
Olympian Foods in H0
New project by John Flann
Starting in 3mm
Mog Hogg moves into a smaller scale
Taylor Terminal 1
Layout plan by Nick Harvey-Phillips
Three old shops
Scratch-building with Giles Barnabe

We also have our regular hobby news and comment, product news and reviews, club news, shows and events, book reviews and readers’ letters. British and German models are on this issue’s test track.