Highlights include:
· New Limited Edition Loco
We unveil our next exclusive ready-to-run ‘OO’ gauge locomotive. But you’ll have to buy the magazine to find out what it is!
· Biggest ever news section
Exclusive pictures of Hornby’s Thompson coaches and other highlights from leading manufacturers.
· Bachmann 2012/13
Ben Jones and Ben Ando report on another ambitious new range of ‘OO’ and ‘N’ gauge models from Bachmann and Graham Farish.
· Reviews
Dapol’s new ‘A4’ and ready-to-run signals, Hornby’s umber & cream ‘Brighton Belle’ and Bachmann’s new ‘Cities’ are the stars of this month’s selection of new models.
· Layout: Castle Works
Paul Rolley had to contend with a two-month deadline and a tight budget when he built this homage to Cardiff’s steel industry.
· Feature: By Royal Appointment
Chris Leigh shows that there’s more to Royal Train operation than just a clean locomotive and claret coaches.
· Layout: Stapley
Faced with a partially completed layout and a looming exhibition deadline, Phil Haskins had no choice but to teach himself how to make scenery.
· Basics: Drill small holes
Drilling into baseboards is one thing, but what about delicate items such as models? George Dent shows you how it’s done.
· Test: Neo Wonder
There’s a new budget airbrush on the market and George Dent has put it to the test.
· Skills: Make your own trees
Peter Marriott reveals the secrets to making great-looking trees.
· Skills: XPO Express
Dave Spencer guides you through the weathering techniques needed to create suitable ex-private owner coal wagons for 1950s/1960s layouts.
· Supertest: Grasses & flowers
Peter Marriott shows you what you need to re-create Mother Nature’s vibrancy in model form.
· Project: Fulfilling the freight fantasy
Just because a locomotive didn’t exist, it doesn’t mean you have to skimp on the detail.
· Project: Improve the Hornby ‘VEP’
David Deadman has come up with a few refinements for Hornby’s ‘4-VEP’.
· Project: Introducing Polbrock
Chris Nevard builds a basic baseboard as the foundation for his latest micro marvel.
· Project: Improve Dapol’s coach kits
Chris Moorhouse assembles Dapol’s LMS 57ft coaches, and suggests how to improve them.
· George’s Diary
George Dent finds that there’s still plenty to see at Crewe.
· Layout: Holby St George’s
Shaun Gates took inspiration from a well-known television series to create this compact urban layout.
· Layout: Greenvale
Alan Simmonds explains how he created the superb greenery on his ‘OO’ gauge work-in-progress.
· Q&A
Your modelling questions answered by our experienced expert modellers.
· Backscene
More modelling miscellany with Chris Leigh.
· Next Issue
A teasing glimpse of our special issue dedicated to all that’s best about the East Coast Main Line.
· New Limited Edition Loco
We unveil our next exclusive ready-to-run ‘OO’ gauge locomotive. But you’ll have to buy the magazine to find out what it is!
· Biggest ever news section
Exclusive pictures of Hornby’s Thompson coaches and other highlights from leading manufacturers.
· Bachmann 2012/13
Ben Jones and Ben Ando report on another ambitious new range of ‘OO’ and ‘N’ gauge models from Bachmann and Graham Farish.
· Reviews
Dapol’s new ‘A4’ and ready-to-run signals, Hornby’s umber & cream ‘Brighton Belle’ and Bachmann’s new ‘Cities’ are the stars of this month’s selection of new models.
· Layout: Castle Works
Paul Rolley had to contend with a two-month deadline and a tight budget when he built this homage to Cardiff’s steel industry.
· Feature: By Royal Appointment
Chris Leigh shows that there’s more to Royal Train operation than just a clean locomotive and claret coaches.
· Layout: Stapley
Faced with a partially completed layout and a looming exhibition deadline, Phil Haskins had no choice but to teach himself how to make scenery.
· Basics: Drill small holes
Drilling into baseboards is one thing, but what about delicate items such as models? George Dent shows you how it’s done.
· Test: Neo Wonder
There’s a new budget airbrush on the market and George Dent has put it to the test.
· Skills: Make your own trees
Peter Marriott reveals the secrets to making great-looking trees.
· Skills: XPO Express
Dave Spencer guides you through the weathering techniques needed to create suitable ex-private owner coal wagons for 1950s/1960s layouts.
· Supertest: Grasses & flowers
Peter Marriott shows you what you need to re-create Mother Nature’s vibrancy in model form.
· Project: Fulfilling the freight fantasy
Just because a locomotive didn’t exist, it doesn’t mean you have to skimp on the detail.
· Project: Improve the Hornby ‘VEP’
David Deadman has come up with a few refinements for Hornby’s ‘4-VEP’.
· Project: Introducing Polbrock
Chris Nevard builds a basic baseboard as the foundation for his latest micro marvel.
· Project: Improve Dapol’s coach kits
Chris Moorhouse assembles Dapol’s LMS 57ft coaches, and suggests how to improve them.
· George’s Diary
George Dent finds that there’s still plenty to see at Crewe.
· Layout: Holby St George’s
Shaun Gates took inspiration from a well-known television series to create this compact urban layout.
· Layout: Greenvale
Alan Simmonds explains how he created the superb greenery on his ‘OO’ gauge work-in-progress.
· Q&A
Your modelling questions answered by our experienced expert modellers.
· Backscene
More modelling miscellany with Chris Leigh.
· Next Issue
A teasing glimpse of our special issue dedicated to all that’s best about the East Coast Main Line.