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Hornby Magazine #25 2009 July Catcott Burtle
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Hornby Magazine #25 2009 July Catcott Burtle
Hornby Magazine is published on the second Friday of each month preceeding the cover date. Printed in UK.
CONTENTS
7 Editorial This is Hornby Magazine's 25th issue. Mike Wild looks back and forward to what's in store for future issues.
8 Update The latest shots of Bachmann's '3m7' 2.6-2T, Ixion's new 'Manor', Hornby reveals a surprise new model and all the latest news-
14 Exhibition preview A preview of Hartlepool Model Rail Group's
exhibition on July 11-12, sponsored by Hornby Magazine.
16 Catcott Burtle - Chns Nevard's stunning 'might have been' take on part of the Somerset ft Dorset shows just how much atmosphere can be squeezed into a small layout-
26 Parker's Guide In the first of a new series tackling rolling stock kit building, Phil Parker builds two different mineral wagons and shows how he did it in step-by-step guides-
30 Scenes from Life Coal merchants were common sights at many goods yards all over Britain- James Lavery builds a typical facility and shows how to create a realistic cobbled yard surface.
36 Bristol Show Report The Hornby Magazine sponsored Bristol Model Railway Exhibition took place on May 1-3. Mike Wild reports on the event-
38 The Melbridge Box Company Phil Parker proves size doesn't matter with his fascinating '00' scale layout built in two A4 box files! Melbridge Box Company is the answer to the ultimate minimum space layout.
42 Taking stock Cases for storing and transporting rolling stock can be expensive, but Chris Nevard shows that an A4 box file can also be converted into a cheap and effective carrier-
46 Favourite models One of the longest- lived and most popular models ever is
Triang's Jinty 0-6-0T- Evan Green-Hughes looks at the history and development of this iconic model.
48 Hornby Post A bumper Hornby Post with views on everything from electrics to the Underground-
50 Garrochburn Mike Bisset's loft layout takes us to South-West Scotland and the rarely-modelled ex-GSWR lines, which saw an extraordinary variety of traction-
58 Smallbrook's LSWR brake van Looking for a different vehicle to bring up the rear of a goods train? Chris Nevard has the answer with this delightful 10-ton brake van kit from Smallbrook Studios.
64 Basic Electrics - Ian Morton Locks at how working colour light signals can be installed painlessly on layouts ranging from the steam era to the present day.
67 Reviews Major releases this month include Dapol's stunning 'N' gauge Class 156 MU and Mk 3 coaches, as well as the month's other new models-
70 Reality Check To mark the release of Dapol's Class 156 DMU, Evan Green-Hughes examines the design, operation and detail of these popular workhorses-
86 Tan-y-BwIch - The Festiniog Railway in Wales has an atmosphere all of its own and was Britain's first preserved railway. Angus Watkins explains his fascination with the railway and how he built this '009' scale layout-
94 Digital Command Control - Hornby's Select controller is a tempting propostion to add to an existing set-up- Ian Morton looks at how to make the most of multi-controller operation using Hornby's DCC system-
96 Staff Projects - Bay Street Mk II was ready, but how did its debut at the Bristol show go? Mike Wild reveals all and plans for the future.
102 Railway Realism Locomotive sheds were vital features of the steam age but few were identical- Evan Green-Hughes investigates how they operated and what should be included on a model-
106 Show guide With Summer looming, Hornby Magazine presents its definitive guide to what's on over the coming months.
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