January 2012 Volume 34 Number 1

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2 JOACHIN, VIRGINIA – RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

Peter North presents his new American HO layout, previewed on the free DVD with our December issue, which represents part of the electrified Virginian Railway.

9 PEELING PAINT

Emmanuel Nouaillier shares more of his techniques for highly detailed and realistic scenic modelling.

14 NEUSS CLUB LAYOUT – PLAN OF THE MONTH

Ludwig Schmidt describes the current state of progress on the large German Epoch III HO layout under construction by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Modellbahn Neuss e.V.

24 JANAKPUR

Bjorn Bockstal and Roderik Vanderkelen combined their skills to create a layout with a difference – depicting the 2'6" gauge in Nepal in HOe as an entry for a micro-layout competition.

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30 BAVARIAN LOADING GAUGE -– SCALE DRAWINGS

Andreas Lüneburg shows he researched and built a characteristic lineside accessory to add authenticity to his Bavarian branch line layout.

34 MENASHA – 2

Martin Franklin completes the description of the American HO layout of the Wakefield Railway Modellers’ Society, set on the Wisconsin Central in September 2000.

38 WISCONSIN CENTRAL DIESELS

Martin Franklin looks at some of the varied motive power inherited and acquired by the Wisconsin Central which prompted the creation of the Menasha layout.

40 MODELLBUNDESBAHN – 2

Our second visit to this large German HO permanent display explores the freelanced area between the accurate replicas of the stations at Ottbergen and Bad Driburg.

44 SAN JUAN VALLEY RAILROAD

Jacky Molinaro took time out from his main French interests to indulge in a little transatlantic fantasy; the result was a portable N scale exhibition layout.

52 CONSTRUCTION at KAYREUTH

Ian Hogben describes some recent improvements to the building site scene on his German N layout.

56 LATEST REVIEWS

64 BOOK REVIEWS

66 VIDEO REVIEWS

68 EXHIBITION DIARY

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