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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Features:
Peter Haddock built..WANNETKA, WARLOCK AND WESTON
Brian Fayle created a..HOME FROM HOME
To build an..L.N.E.R. PANTOGRAPH CAR
To deal with.. SCREWS—LOOSE AND OTHERWISE IT REALLY OPERATES
To set about..MAKING G.C.R. SIGNALS
To wire..REVERSING LOOPS
To construct an..L.M.S. 20-TON LONG LOW
To start..THROWING LIGHT ON IT
Prototype Station Plan:
THELWALL
Plan of the Month:
TERMINAL TOPICS
Modern British Railways:
NEW FOOTBRIDGE AT YORK
CLEETHORPES CONCOURSE
Proprietary Modeller:
A NORWEGIAN LAYOUT
MIXED FREIGHT:
A use for old locos
Locomotive boilers from styrene sheet
Insulating wheels - A filler, painting, and beading 53 B.R. ironstone wagons
Early British Railways:
CHARD STATION
READERS’ LETTERS
NOTES AND NEWS
BOOK REVIEWS
Article Snippets
THE SMALL LAYOUT:
ALTHOUGH most enthusiasts’ secret dream probably is to own a large layout, the fact remains that we usually have to work in a relatively restricted area. This is generally thought to be due to lack of room, but since space is a commodity which can be bought it is partly one of finance, and, more important still, one of time. It takes a lot longer to build a big layout! In practice the small layout has many distinct advantages, so much so that some enthusiasts prefer to remain in a restricted site when they could, with little trouble, expand. Again, the small layout is remarkably snug, whether it is housed in the lounge or in a boxroom. Most important of all, it is possible to make it extremely individual in character, since with a relatively small number of models involved each can be chosen or constructed to fit a specific concept of the prototype. The most astonishing thing about the small layout of the 1960s is their enormous variety. In this issue we have three totally different approaches to the problem of building a satisfactory layout in a restricted area, yet these do not represent the full potentialities of the small railway. We have not, for example, even considered the obvious variants of narrow gauge and light railway practice. There is no need to say “ Unfortunately I have no room for a layout.” Regard the small area as a challenge and see just what you can cram into a few feet.
NEXT MONTH:
Geoff Cowmeadow, secretary of the Birmingham M.R.C., has a pleasant layout in a large shed in his garden, which is brought out each year for the club’s exhibition. Next month it also appears in our pages as our Railway of the Month. Other features include details for building an oil storage depot and for lighting signals, and suggestions for wagon loads. The third of the new-style News Special extras will be devoted to a report of the 1964 Toy Fair, which opens at Brighton on February 9. This guide to the products we can expect in 1964 is always a popular feature, and demand is sure to be heavy. Order your copy now !
ALTHOUGH most enthusiasts’ secret dream probably is to own a large layout, the fact remains that we usually have to work in a relatively restricted area. This is generally thought to be due to lack of room, but since space is a commodity which can be bought it is partly one of finance, and, more important still, one of time. It takes a lot longer to build a big layout! In practice the small layout has many distinct advantages, so much so that some enthusiasts prefer to remain in a restricted site when they could, with little trouble, expand. Again, the small layout is remarkably snug, whether it is housed in the lounge or in a boxroom. Most important of all, it is possible to make it extremely individual in character, since with a relatively small number of models involved each can be chosen or constructed to fit a specific concept of the prototype. The most astonishing thing about the small layout of the 1960s is their enormous variety. In this issue we have three totally different approaches to the problem of building a satisfactory layout in a restricted area, yet these do not represent the full potentialities of the small railway. We have not, for example, even considered the obvious variants of narrow gauge and light railway practice. There is no need to say “ Unfortunately I have no room for a layout.” Regard the small area as a challenge and see just what you can cram into a few feet.
NEXT MONTH:
Geoff Cowmeadow, secretary of the Birmingham M.R.C., has a pleasant layout in a large shed in his garden, which is brought out each year for the club’s exhibition. Next month it also appears in our pages as our Railway of the Month. Other features include details for building an oil storage depot and for lighting signals, and suggestions for wagon loads. The third of the new-style News Special extras will be devoted to a report of the 1964 Toy Fair, which opens at Brighton on February 9. This guide to the products we can expect in 1964 is always a popular feature, and demand is sure to be heavy. Order your copy now !
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