April 2012 Volume 34 Number 4

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222 UNTERMÜTTEN – RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

Dave Howsam presents his new Swiss layout, a return to the metre gauge Rhätische Bahn with a typical small passing station that was designed to be easily portable for exhibition use.

232 CUSTOM-MADE WINDOWS

In his latest structure modelling masterclass, Emmanuel Nouaillier shows you how to make bespoke metal and wood frames.

236 WIESLAUFTALBAHN – PLAN OF THE MONTH

Andrew Evans suggests ways in which the Schorndorf to Rudersberg branch line, in the scenic hills north of Stuttgart, can be modelled.

242 COEUR D’ALENE

A new American-outline layout in On30, representing a lakeside scene in Idaho, built by Garth Ponsonby and Geoff Bishop.

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CONTINENTAL MODELLER 242

252 RODENHEIM

Douglas Rhodes found inspiration in the Frankfurt area for this compact German exhibition layout in HO.

258 TUSCARORA ROUNDHOUSE

Kevin Rayworth constructed this extension to the American On30 layout built by a fellow club member to show off the varied collection of motive power available to them.

264 BUILDINGS FOR TORCY

Peter Smith shows how he used digital photographs of real structures, taken around a market town in northern France, as a starting point for two distinctive models.

268 LATEST REVIEWS

Evaluated this month: the Trix DB BR216 pre-series diesel in HO; the Fleischmann Bavarian DVI / DRG BR9875 in HO; the Trix DB oil-fired BR042 in HO; DB Epoch III wagons in HO from Märklin/Trix; the NS ‘Hondekop’ railcar in HO by Piko; the Brekina Sylt Borgward railcar in HO; the Hobbytrain MAN diesel railcar in N; and much more.

276 BOOK AND VIDEO REVIEWS

278 EXHIBITION DIARY

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