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351 A chocolate factory in OO9 Joshua Campbell built this small OO9 layout for an exhibition competition. This compact model with shunting and continuous running capability is the result. It’s also a winner!
354 Modelling gabion walling Callum Willcox uses the new Wills gabion walling sheets for 4mm scale to represent a common sight on today’s railway network.
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356 Detailing a wagon chassis the easy way Chris Ford shows how the addition of a few home-made details can transform the appearance of a finished model.
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AT THE HEART OF THE HOBBY
VOLUME 73 No 859
Welsh wonder!Porthdinllaen in 3mm– A celebration of the modelmaker’scraft
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342 The Last Yard Martin Long used a layout built for his daughter as the springboard for creating this tiny shunting layout set in West Wales, which measures just 34" x 18"!
346 Fairlie Pier, change for Millport John Shearer’s layout was influenced by childhood memories – even though he was brought up on a small Scottish island far away from any railways!
357 Comment Opinions and observations across the field of railway modelling. This month, Julian Andrews suggests an attitude change to counter spiralling modelling costs.
358 Readers’ Letters 360 New Product Reviews Headlining our reviews this month is the new OO gauge 48-ton Sentinel 0-6-0DH shunter from Hornby. We also take a look at the brand new IWA ferry vans and timber carriers from Revolution Trains on both OO and N gauges; a BR Pilchard wagon and a Great Eastern Railway 10-ton van in OO from Oxford Rail; gunpowder vans from Rapido Trains UK in OO; new wagon commissions from the Mid-Hants Railway Wagon Group; and a track starter pack from Peco containing all you need to get going in O gauge.
366 Book & DVD Reviews 367 News In the news this month, Bachmann opens a new High Street hobby centre in Hinckley and shows progress with forthcoming models from new tooling in OO and N. We also cover the return of the Model Rail Scotland show after a two-year absence; the announcement of a pair of industrial saddle tanks from Dapol in OO and O gauges; biocoal trials on the Beer Heights Light Railway; artwork for the forthcoming Peco Ffestiniog ‘Bowsider’ coaches; new GWR ‘Iron Mink’, four-plank wagons, and Co-Bo and container wagon engineering prototypes from Rapido Trains UK; the opening of a new model shop in Ulverston’s post office; more liveries and details announced for Accurascale’s Brush Type 2 diesels; and much, much more!
374 Societies & Clubs A number of events are listed for April and May, but we advise potential visitors to contact the organisers or check the respective websites before travelling.
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