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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Railway of the Month: Nine Mills - The Worthing Club's extensive exhibition layout layout in N is set in the Midlands and boasts a sizeable loco fleet and large fiddle yard. Dave Forshaw takes up the story. Plan of the Month: Churston - A former junction in south Devon. Recently we extolled the virtues of modelling a station on a preserved line, citing the mix o' stock from different periods that could be justified. Tim Rayner presents one such suitable candidate. St George's Quay - A slice of the Northeast in 7mm scale. Lifelong Northeasterner - Alan Gray built 'Geordie's Quay'to reflect the landscape and industry of his home region - the ' staiths, the shipping, the coal; and the railways, naturally. Dorehill St Stevens - John Elliot, chairman of the Soar Valley Model Railway Club, is our guide around this extensive club layout in 00, set in the Midlands in the late 1950s/early 1960s. 72025 Clan Chattan - A conversion for the Hornby tender-drive 'Britannia' in 4mm scale by P.D. Smith. Folkestone Brake - An unusual van modelled in 0 gauge built by Michael Blaikbourn. Scale Drawings: Ruston & Hornsby 165hp 0-4-0 shunter - British Railways had two, and industrial lines many more. The history of the former is described by Andrew Davis, with drawings by the editor. Building the R&H 165 in Gauge 1 - Phil Parker proves that loco construction in Gauge 1 does not require the services of a well-equipped workshop or engineering skills learned over a long time. Holcombe - Peter Gallon describes John Sheppard's finescale 10mm/ft part-indoor layout based on the GWR main line along the South Devon coast Bonnington Goods - In this first instalment of three. Bob Rowlands relates the background to his new 00 exhibition layout based on a section of the old North British Railway branch to North Leith Citadel. See it at Warley. Kimpton - Stephen Shepherd based this L-shaped terminus layout in 00 on an imaginary offshoot of the Midland Railway's main line through Hertfordshire to a busy dormitory town for commuters to the capital. Railway Modelling Explored - 1: Building plastic wagon kits - Advice on construction by Karl Crowther, using a Ratio 4mm scale SR van as an example. Railway Modelling Explored - 2: An introduction to Gauge 1 - Andrew Davis provides a short overview of this predominantly outdoor railway size, with a look at some available products. Railway Modelling Explored - 3: Working with cardboard - Paul Lunn shows you how this traditional and versatile medium can be used to good effect in a variety of ways. Readers'Letters Latest Reviews - Among the items reviewed this month are the brand new Homby Devon Belle' Pufenan obHivalxm car, the new Graham FarishCbsslSDDMUinN, locomotive and Dapol. Bachmann wagons in 00, the latest Bachmann Class 108 DMU in 00, Berto colour light signals in N, and the N Gauge Society's new Stove R. Book & DVD Reviews News - Among the items in the news this month are a report on the new products seen and announced at the Bachmann Open Days; a chance to see a Dapol special run 9F and its real-life counterpart; ready-to-run locos in 0 and Gauge 1;a Comet chassis for the Hornby 'Grange'; shop news; and we announce the winners of our recent 'Fellsman' special train competition. Societies & Clubs - The biggest and best guide to the exhibition scene up and down the land.
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