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286 Copenhagen Fields

Railway of the Month The 2FS magnum opus by The Model Railway Club, showcasing the Great Northern main line north of King's Cross in Grouping and pre-Grouping times. Tim Watson presents this update on progress to date.

296 Scenic subterfuge

From 'sleight-of-hand' wagons to removable quaysides, Neil Herd shows how a little skulduggery can go a long way. His models are in O gauge, but the techniques are not scale-specific.

299 A Caledonian signal box

Scale Drawings The preserved example now at Bo'ness is a former CR Southern Division standard type. Tim Rayner tells its story and scale drawings by Bob Phelps accompany the article.

302 Bannochbrae

A 'tribute layout' in OO by Roger Nicholls, set in the northwest of Scotland and referencing an earlier diesel era layout, which was constructed by our editor Steve Flint.

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Rowland’s Castle Pete Goss describes his holistic painting techniques for figures, coaches and wagons.

312 Sound at both ends!

Roger Miller presents the second in his four-part feature on how to add full DCC sound to an N gauge HST set.

314 Class 47 upgrade in N

Nick Swettenham details some of the ways in which early Graham Farish Brush Type 4s can be enhanced in the light of recent releases of modern-tooled examples.

317 Porthwenn

Plan of the Month David Wright postulates a narrow gauge railway in north Cornwall, linking moors to harbour, and presents a layout suggestion for O-16.5.

320 Blackdown Park

An O-16.5 layout in a moderately small space, by Graham Rose; included in the scene is a model of a certain light railway supremo of the late 19th/early 20th centuries.

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323 Coach building in O-16.5 Concluding this short excursion into the delights of narrow gauge modelling in 7mm scale, David Malton shows you how to construct and personalise a Peco four-wheel coach kit.

326 Penhydd

Searching for a 'different' location for his Great Western terminus in 4mm scale, Geoff Forster settled on the Welsh Borders, and set this terminus along a specially-lengthened version of the Presteign branch.

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Pallet Lane? Rob Owst has extended his OO gauge inner-city terminus by representing some of the down-at-heel neighbourhoods that the station of Pallet Lane serves.

338 Stevenstown

Follow Alan Munday through his railway room door to see his busy OO gauge out-and-back main line, set in the steam era and operated by digital control.

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346 Taking on water

Railway Modelling Explored-1 Steam locos (and some diesels, too) needed sure supplies of water: Craig Tiley constructs a couple of Ratio kits in 4mm.

349 A start in the hobby

Railway Modelling Explored-2 Craig Tiley explains how to turn the train set – a popular present, whatever the time of year – into the start of something that could last a lifetime.

353 Comment

Observations and opinions across the spectrum of railway modelling. This month: long-standing OO, N and OO9 modeller Chris Ford.

354 Readers’ Letters

356 Latest Reviews

The items reviewed this month include the new Hornby Gresley full brakes in OO; an etched brass railcar for O-16.5; more figures from Pete Goss; New Measurement Train HST power cars in OO and N; and much more.

366 Book & DVD Reviews

368 News

Including the results of the 2011 RAILWAY MODELLER Cup Competition, progress with the Heljan O gauge Class 31, new Peco products, a preview of the 50th York Model Railway Show, and much more.

376 Societies & Clubs

The biggest and best guide to the exhibition scene up and down the land.

Cover picture Copenhagen Fields by Craig Tiley

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