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Hornby Magazine #27 2009 September Head to Head
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Hornby Magazine #27 2009 September Head to Head
Hornby Magazine is published on the second Friday of each month preceeding the cover date. Printed in UK.
CONTENTS
7 Editorial The subject of duplication rears its head this month with the arrival of Hornby's 14MT, but is it really a bad thing? Mike Wild casts his views.
8 Update Bachmann's Open Day in detail, limited editions from Kernow Model Rail Centre and your chance to win a brand new Hornby BR 'Standard Four' 4-6-0.
14 Braysdown and Writhlington - Alan Parr was inspired by this Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway station, which includes an atmospheric colliery scene and finely detailed scenery.
24 Scenes from Life - James Lavery tackles that icon of our towns and cities the Victorian semi-detached house.
30 Railway Roundabout Rotating fiddle yards offer tremendous flexibility and don't take up much space either. Mike Wild shows just how simple it is to add one to your layout.
34 BR steam locomotive liveries The BR steam era was one of great variety and a little confusion when it came to liveries. Evan Green-Hughes looks at the designs and changes on steam locomotives from 1948 to 1968.
40 Parker's Guide Hopper wagons can be tricky kits to build, but with care and patience a really good model is within the reach of everyone. Phil Parker builds Parkside's BR 21-ton hopper wagon and offers tips and techniques.
44 Continuous run track plans - Building a railway around the room can provide a lot more running line. Evan Green-Hughes shows some plans that make the most of even the smallest rooms in today's housing.
48 Hornby Post The Hornby Magazine postbag bursts at the seams with readers' views on digital manipulation, Triang's AL1, mirco layouts and more.
52 Peter Street Fitting the proverbial quart into the pint pot, Peter Harvey managed to build a fascinating modern image layout with a surprising amount of operating interest in 8ft x 1ft-
62 Beginner's Guide to... platform construction - Every station needs a platform, and Mike Wild shows how you can tailor the Wills kit to your requirements-
67 Reviews - A 16-page reviews section containing Hornby's awesome BR '4MT', Dapol's 'N' gauge Class 67, and Farish's new Clan 150/1 DMI.J, along with the rest of the month's releases-
74 Reality Check - Built for 125mph parcels services, the EWS (now DB Schenker) Class 67 diesels are amongst the most versatile and in-demand locomotives on the modern railway- Evan Green-Hughes recounts their design, history and operation-
86 Parkhouse DMUs and a small freight terminal form the basis of Steve Farmer's 'N' gauge layout, which offers a slightly different take on 1970s operations-
94 Digital Command Control Despite its claimed simplicity, DCC can be extremely complicated when it comes to controlling and wiring-up points and other equipment. Ian Morton examines the issues and suggests some solutions-
96 Club Focus The Andover Model Railway Club is busy building layouts and preparing for its annual exhibition in September- Here the club reveals all about its activities and how you can get involved-
98 Railway Realism Rail-served collieries are largely extinct, but once there were hundreds- Evan Green-Hughes looks at their variety, how they worked- and how they can be applied to a model with stunning colour photographs-
102 Show guide A bumper edition with four pages of forthcoming shows in Hornby Magazine's definitive guide to what's on over the coming months.
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