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DITORIAL Bachmann has launched its new catalogue for the year ahead. Mike Wild casts his view on the new announcements. PARKERa€ S GUIDE Phil Parker builds the body of the Craftsman a€~1Pa€ 0-4-4T, and discovers that with patience and care a very good model can result. CLAYHANGER YARD PART 5 To provide somewhere to store the goods, Phil Parker tackles Skytrexa€ s Goods Shed as Hornby Magazinea€ s latest project layout takes shape. HORNBY POST Readersa€ views on the most important modelling matters. WEATHERING You dona€ t have to completely repaint a model if you cana€ t find it in your chosen livery. Tim Shackleton alters a Southern Railway Van B to its BR condition using an airbrush and deft sleight of hand. HM EXHIBITIONS! Mike Wild reveals the latest news on Hornby Magazinea€ s forthcoming exhibitions. REALITY CHECK Built as Britaina€ s first electric express locomotives, the EM2s had short careers here, but found a new lease of life abroad, as Evan Green-Hughes relates. DIGITAL COMMAND CONTROL Hornbya€ s a€~West Countrya€ 4-6-2 offers ample space in the bodyshell, which allows Paul Chetter to go to town with sound and smoke. DUXBURY Leamington and Warwick MRSa€ s a€~OOa€ gauge layout offers eclectic variety in operation, but as Mike Harper explains, ita€ s still not quite complete even 10 years on. RAILWAY REALISM Providing water supplies for steam locomotives was always a headache and, as Evan Green-Hughes explains, the solutions were many and varied. SHOW GUIDE Hornby Magazinea€ s guide to forthcoming exhibitions and events. REVIEWS Oliviaa€ s Trainsa€ EM2 lands with a fanfare, OO Works launches its a€~C13a€ 4-4-2T and Heljan impresses with Class 128 a€ plus the rest of the montha€ s reviews. BUILDING WOODEN PLATFORMS Mike Wild shows how you can easily build platforms for your layout using plywood and hardboard a€" and the results are brilliant. GLEN GILLIE AND LOCH INCH Peter Midwinter built a wonderful Scottish layout set in the Highlands a€" and followed it up with an extension, as he explains. THE HELFORD VALLEY RAILWAY Falmouth and District MRC looked close to home for their magical a€~O16.5a€ narrow gauge layout set in the South of Cornwall. UPDATE Stanier Mogul headlines Bachmanna€ s 2013/2014 releases in this bumper 10 page report on the manufacturera€ s plans for its a€~OOa€ and a€~Na€ gauge ranges.
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