TRACK TECHNIQUES
Nigel Burkin presents his guide to successful tracklaying for newcomers to railway modelling.
WEATHERING
Quick
off the mark and with the paint barely dry, Tim Shackleton takes his
arsenal of weathering tools to the new L&Y 2-4-2T from Bachmann
whilst giving it an unique identity and subtle details.
OPERATION BUILD IT
Hornby
Magazine’s layout project continues. This month we build two small ‘OO’
gauge huts and a platform shelter using the FREE Scalescenes kit and
start detailing the station platform area.
OPERATION BUILD IT: KIT INSTRUCTIONS
John Wiffen explains in full detail how to assemble the FREE Scalescenes small huts and platform shelter kits with this issue.
EDITORIAL
2014 is here and so is Hornby’s new catalogue for the year ahead with a huge collection of exciting prospects in store.
UPDATE
All
the latest news as Hornby Magazine’s diesel brake tender breaks cover,
Kernow Model Railway Centre’s ‘O2’ gets set for tooling and the very
latest on project developments at Dapol and Bachmann.
HORFIELD
Chris
Knight reveals the full story behind this 35ft long ‘OO’ gauge fi
nescale layout recreating a four track stretch of the Great Western Main
Line in the 1950s.
ON THE RECORD
2014 looks set to be an
exciting year for Hornby with new products lined up and its supply
issues resolved. Mark Chivers meets with Hornby Marketing Manager Simon
Kohler for this exclusive interview with Hornby Magazine.
HORNBY POST
Readers views and observations from the Hornby Magazine mailbag.
ALBION WEST
Trevor Wade reveals the story behind his fascinating ‘EM’ gauge layout set in the industrial West Midlands
REVIEWS
A
bumper selection of models are under scrutiny this month including the
GWR ‘Dukedog’ and LNER ‘Pom Pom’ from Bachmann, the Sentinel diesel
shunter and BR ‘Pacifi c’ Duke of Gloucester from Hornby, plus the rest
of this month’s new releases.
REALITY CHECK
Evan Green-Hughes takes a look at the history of BR’s unique ‘Pacifi c’ 71000 Duke of Gloucester.
TEESIDE STEEL
Mike Bisset showcases Jeff Wetherall’s ‘O’ gauge pastiche of Teesside’s steelmaking glory days of the 1950s and 1960s.
RAILWAY REALISM
Evan Green Hughes looks at how the railway dealt with unfi tted freight trains.
SHOW GUIDE
Hornby Magazine’s comprehensive guide to forthcoming events.
MODELS REVIEWED
HORNBY’S DUKE OF GLOUCESTER
LMS CCT FROM HORNBY
BACHMANN ‘DUKEDOG’
HORNBY SENTINEL 4wDM
POLYBULK FOR ‘OO’
BACHMANN ‘J11’ 0-6-0
