Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
News - Connoisseur Bl 2/3 in 7mm, more new releases from Hornby and limited edition coal wagons are amongst the news items this month
Product Review - New products this month include Hornby's Networker, an 0 gauge M0G0 from Parkside, BR containers in N and 3mm scale BR 12 Ton standard van kits.
Structure Modelling - Going to Town. Allan Downes, faced with the prospect of building 15' of 7mm scale High Street, tells how he ended up with yet another masterpiece.
Layout Planning - Holding the Fort. Graham Campling has plans for a table top 00 version of Fort William. Suggested timetables and stock are also included.
Layout Focus - Market Weighton. In the first of two parts, Neil Ripley considers the historical background to Malcolm Baker's 4mm scale model of this once important LNER junction station, set in the Yorkshire Wolds.
Locomotive Detailing - 'Deltic' Quickstep. Tony Wright forsakes kit-built steam traction and details two Lima ready-to-run 'Deities' for his Stoke Summit layout.
Diary Dates - Those essential exhibitions, events, talks, meetings and toy fairs to be seen up and down the land, together with turn of the year news from the clubs.
Letters - Points Arising. Our regular chance for readers to air their points of view, comments and opinions.
Structure Modelling-LMS Type 2 Coaling Plant. B Newlove describes how he researched and modelled one of these giant steam age machines in 4mm scale.
Rolling Stock - Are you itching to build a wagon? Well scratch it says Geoff Peacock, who then put on his Mac, sat down and scratched one GWR Hydra!
Narrow Gauge Modelling - Belligerent Baldwins. Robert Telford's drawings from the first part of his fascinating series are repeated here.
Layout Focus - Holmeworth. Kier Hardy talking about his generation, the inspiration behind his popular blue diesel era, EM gauge exhibition layout.
The Siding - Watch out there's a Humphrey about! Alan Cliff can't confirm or deny that another auspicious cat has been sighted at Lock's Siding, but Jack the Station Cat's bound to have a paw in it somewhere!
Collector's Choice - Mike Ennis reports on the Hornby 'Compound' that cost nearly £2,000 and more down to earth prices elsewhere. Russell Bennett looks at mint boxed prices from Crawley.
Reviews - Our New Year resolution? To get even more new books and videos before our panel of reviewers! Read the first results here.
COVER PHOTOGRAPHS: Holmeworth (main photograph), Tulyar at Stoke Tunnel (lower left) both by Tony Wright and Allan Downes' County Hall (lower right) by Foto 45.
Contents page photo - The 11.05am arrives at Dunball Wharf behind Stonier 4MT 2-6-4T 42637. Dunball Wharf Is the 7mm finescale layout of the Wigan and District Model Railway Society and is featured in the March issue of British Railway Modelling. Dunball Wharf will be appearing at the Stockport and District Railway Modellers exhibition, March 14/15 1998.
NOTE: Loose supplement originally included with this issue: 24-page "Layout Planning" supplement
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