May 2011 Volume 33 Number 5

Contents

286 BAD ASTON – RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

Father and son team Malcolm and Chris Chinery present their new American HO exhibition layout, set somewhere on the Michigan – Canada border in the mid-20th century.

294 MAN WITH LANTERN

Jacques Poré describes how Guy Lasjaunias modified a figure in HO to bring more interest to night scenes.

295 ENGLISH INFLUENCE (OUEST 4-4-0) – SCALE DRAWINGS

Ian Jowett tells how motive power developments in Britain affected express locomotive design on the CF de l’Ouest.

298 DARIUS – PLAN OF THE MONTH

Harvey Faulkner-Aston designed and built a compact On30 backwoods logging layout set in the Pacific Northwest.

304 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS

Don Annison presents his first attempt at an American layout, modelled in N, based on the Denver & Rio Grande Western.

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CONTINENTAL MODELLER 312 GARRATT IN G

Andrew Naisbitt describes how he built a large scale Garratt inspired by the original, K1, but with some creative licence, using proprietary LGB parts and styrene sheet.

317 NÜRNBERG FAIR 2011 REPORT

The second and concluding part of our comprehensive coverage of the model railway section of the international toy trade fair. In this instalment - N, TT, Z, O, 1, narrow gauge, G, and scenics. (The first section, covering HO scale locomotives and stock, can be found in our April-dated issue.)

358 BOOK REVIEWS

360 EXHIBITION DIARY

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318 N

329 Z

330 TT

334 O

337 1

339 Narrow gauge

344 G

346 Structures and scenics

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A GUIDE TO THE EPOCH DATING SYSTEM The following terms are used in our report: EPOCH I ñ approximately 1870 to 1920; vehicles in the liveries of the separate state and private railways. EPOCH II ñ approximately 1920 to 1945, from the formation of the large national state networks (DRG, BBÖ, SBB, etc). EPOCH III ñ approximately 1945 to 1968. EPOCH IV ñ from approximately 1968 to 1994; vehicles with UIC computer-numbering. EPOCH V ñ 1994 to 2006, from the foundation of the DBAG, formation of new private railway companies, and Europe-wide liberalisation of railway traffic. EPOCH VI – introduction of new Europe-wide UIC vehicle numbers containing a country-specific code, starting 2007.

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