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Hornby Magazine #15 2008 September Under the Wires
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Hornby Magazine #15 2008 September Under the Wires
Hornby Magazine is published on the second Friday of each month preceeding the cover date. Printed in UK.
CONTENTS
7Editorial This Issue marks Hornby Magazine's first European outline layout feature. Mike Wild extols the values of looking further beyond the British railway system for inspiration.
8Market Roundham Moving from 'N' scale to '00' prompted Gary Atkinson
to model the Woodhead route in the transition era, allowing steam, diesels and electncs to appear side-by-side.
18Update All the latest news including Bachmann's newly announced
Peppercorn 'A2', the first picture of Hornby's 'Standard Four', the Hartlepool Model Railway Show and our latest free-to-enter competition.
24A Scottish interlude - From the lonely Highlands to the big cities, Scotland is a country of contrasts. Anthony New presents some typically Scottish plans from the cities to the countryside.
30Scottish inspirations - Mike Wild presents some inspirational images of Scottish railways to coincide with this issue's layout planning feature.
Off-the-shelf modelling The '15-Guinea Special' on August 11 1968 marked the end of BR mainline steam. Hornby Magazine looks back at the train, and shows how it can be modelled using readily available products.
38Behind the scenes at Dapol Dapol has hit the headlines recently with new models and high-profile announcements. Mike Wild visits its Wrexham factory to see how Dapol produce models.
40Installing a turntable Turntables were essential features of many steam sheds stations, and motorising them improves their operation on a layout no end. Mike Wild shows how to power-up a Peco turntable.
44British Railways the last 25 years From huge planned cuts to a remarkable renaissance. the past quarter-century has been anything but dull for the railway. Evan Green-Hughes concludes his series by looking at the massive changes wrought by privatisation.
50Analogue-digital conversion - Fitting DCC chips to older models can be daunting, but as Ian Morton shows, it's possible even on models of voting age.
52Hornby Post Readers' views on collectibles, new models and other hot topics.
54Netherhall and Retching After a series of modifications, Netherhall and
Retching a 1960s steam and third-rail electric layout is now a continuous run exhibition crowd pleaser. Aryan Snowshill tells the story of this fascinating layout.
62Bask Electrics Ian Morton shows how slow-motion 'Tortoise' point motors can improve the operation and reliability of your points.
64Storing and moving stock - Keeping precious models safe is vital. but how can one do it and how can trains be moved safely? Evan Green-Hughes explains how he converted a household cupboard to hold stock, and Mike Wild builds cases to move locomotives and coaches.
68Favourite models Evan Green-Hughes tells the fascinating story of the Hornby Dubto Class 20 one of the best early diesel models.
72Reality Check 1968 is remembered by many enthusiasts for the end of BR steam. Evan Green-Hughes recounts the countdown to August 11 that year.
76Reviews From Bachmann's latest buildings to Homby's 'King Arthur' and more, Hornby Magazine runs the rule over this month's latest releases.
90Bwd Udersfelde In Hornby Magazine's first European layout feature, the Scapehouse Model Railway Group shows why East German steam is such a popular subject.
96Staff Projects - Evan Green-Hughes converts Dapol platform canopies to fit his L&Y station building.
98Reader Projects BR never built a Standard 2.8-0 freight locomotive but it did consider doing so. Ian Mellors used components from readily available models to create a version of this fascinating 'might have been.'
100Railway Realism Alan Earnshavi continues his three-part series on British Railways owned road vehicles and explores those used for Express Parcels, Sundries and Wagonload traffic.
104Show Guide Hamby Magazine's round-up of forthcoming shows and exhibitions.
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