March 2011 Volume 33 Number 3

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142 Bw LÜTZEN OST – RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

A typical German Bahnbetriebswerk, modelled in N by Dave O’Rourke, with a loco shed, servicing area, and a working turntable as its centrepiece.

148 BASTILLE – Part 2

David Thomas completes his survey of this interesting Paris city terminus, commenced in our February issue, and suggests it would make an unusual subject for a layout.

155 PARKE & RYDE

Graham Ray tells how he used computer technology to make some distinctive signs for a scratchbuilt structure.

156 ZWEINUCK an der DONAU – PLAN OF THE MONTH

Graham Hand needed an easily transportable layout on which to operate his recently-acquired collection of Austrian and German standard gauge HO stock.

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CONTINENTAL MODELLER 164 SMALL THINGS

In the course of detailing his new American HO project, Joachin, Peter North shows how even small scenic features can make a major contribution to the authenticity of a layout, defining the location.

169 PROTO:87

Dave Doe extols the virtues of finescale modelling as an approach, not just a set of standards.

172 ONCE UPON A TIME IN HAMBURG

Winfried Schmitz-Esser describes his finescale HO project, which has been carefully planned in practical stages, representing the rail-served and quays round Oberhafen, which he admits will never be finished.

176 WEIGHBRIDGE AND OUTHOUSE

More techniques for enhancing commercial structure kits from Emmanuel Nouaillier - under scrutiny here are resin and plaster products from Zébulon Decor.

180 WOLF’S CREEK

René Wolf embraced changes of scale, gauge, and setting in his quest for a conveniently portable exhibition display with a micro layout in On30.

184 Kö 1 – SCALE DRAWINGS

DRG, DR, and DB Kleinlokomotive Leistungsgruppe 1. Doug Tompkins describes the small diesel shunters developed as a standard type in the 1930s. With scale drawings by Benno Wiesmüller.

188 LANGS WEG & RAIL

Guillaume Veenhuis presents his new Oe diorama created to cater for his craving for 1950s Dutch trams.

194 YAMANOUCHI OSHIKA

Nick Harling describes Liphook & District MRC’s new Japanese N layout which depicts the Chuo main line as it is in the present day in Yamanashi Prefecture.

200 LATEST REVIEWS

204 BOOK REVIEWS

206 VIDEO REVIEWS

208 NEWS & EXHIBITION DIARY

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