Although this first issue of MTI has been sold out for a number of years, some of its articles can be found under the Sample Articles links in the menu to the right on this page. The issue looked at modelling Bavarian branch lines - with a ‘lakeside’ layout project, detailing and improving Athearn’s new HO GP60 loco, “Oldbury Basin” - an N gauge layout anyone can build and a French branch line loco in HO by Giles Barnabe.

Oldbury Basin

Jordan Foster’s mini layout - you could build it too! and now you can

Tank Loco Schneider Style

Giles Barnabe’s conversion to a classic French type

Collett S800

Details and a simple conversion for the Dapol 14XX

Locofocus

A close look at the Collett 0-4-2T variations

Keynotes

Reference features - British OO/HO clearances and dimensions

Scale Drawings

BR Mk1 Coaches by Arthur North

Budget Modelling Starts Here!

With a simple box car and the new Athearn GP60

On the Nebenbahn

Bavarian branch lines for good layout ideas

Berg am See

The concept behind small layout planning

Building Berg am See (Part 1)

Putting planning into practice the easy way!

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