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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Hythe Regis - John Janis describes the concept and operation of his fictitious Kentish main line station, set around 2002, busy with both passenger and freight workings. Willowdale - Don Sibley presents his latest narrow gauge exhibition layout in 1:50 scale and explains how he makes use of artists' acrylics in his modelling. Highbury Colliery - Jerry Clifford modelled this small 2mm finescale layout, based on the north Somerset coalfield in the 1920s, as a test track and to provide relief from the slow progress of the main project Weathered wagons on St Giles - David Harrison explains how he weathered the Yeoman stone carrying opens used on his BR period layout featured last month. Windmill Road - Present-day operations in a small space in 00 by Ashley Toone. Working with cardboard - 3 - Railway Modelling Explored - 1 - Scratchbuilding Bampton station building, on the Fairford branch, from card in 4mm scale, by Bob Phelps. Scenecraft makeover - Railway Modelling Explored - 2 - Custom finishing the Bachmann Hampton Hill 00 signal box by Paul Marshall-Potter. Readers' Letters Latest Reviews - Among the items reviewed this month are the Peco 0 gauge curved point, Peco N gauge dummy point motors, the Tower Brass 0 gauge L&Y 'Pug', new Bachmann Class 44 and 45 'Peaks', and new liveries for Graham Parish N gauge HST and Class 66, latter DB Schenker, Hornby HST in Grand Central livery, backscenes and other scenic items from Gaugemaster, agricultural accessories by Harburn Hobbies and 'Dogfish' packs from Heljan. Book & DVD Reviews News - Including a report from the 2009 Guage O Guild Convention at Telford, news from the N Gauge Show, a special edition Bluebell Railway train pack from Hornby, more the Col. Stephens enthusiast from Steam and Things, and much more. Societies & Clubs - The biggest and best guide to the scene up and down the land. Hospital Gates - Railway of the Month - Many of the once-numerous Victorian mental hospitals were rail served, and some have become well-known, such as the Hellingly and Whittingham systems. Neil Ripley takes up the story with this new 0 gauge layout from the East Riding Finescale Group. Mardock station building - Scale Drawings - This unassuming structure was situated along the Buntingford branch, which has featured occasionally in recent issues of RM. Tim Rayner recounts the history of the first station along the line. Bonnington Goods - 3 - In advance of the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition Bob Rowlands previews the finished 00 project and recounts some of the challenges faced while recreating this interesting piece of railway history. Guisborough in close-up - A look at some of the constructional aspects of this 1960s BR NE region 00 layout featured last month. David Lloyd takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of his layout and into the lineside foundry which forms both a major scenic accompaniment and a source of extra traffic. Test Train brake coaches - Ian MacDonald constructed this 4mm model in order to justify the use of early diesels on his Settle & Carlisle-set steam era layout, Kirkby Stephen West, which appeared in RM in November 2003. West Highland halts - lan Futers takes a look at some of the smaller stations on the Mallaig line in the latest of his'wanderings'series. Lochnagar - A small-space Scottish Region terminus, set in the 'blue diesel' era and modelled in 00 by Nick Palette. Double up in N - Plan of the Month - The Editor presents a 'watching the trains go by' layout suggestion, which was inspired by a photo session with a new Warley club layout that will be appearing at the NEC this month.
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