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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
WE SHOW YOU HOW! WEATHERING TRANSITION ERA DIESELS Tim Shackleton takes his airbrush to Heljana€ s a€~Oa€ gauge Class 31 and demonstrates how early diesels soon lost their sheen with techniques suitable for smaller scales too. BACK TO BASICS Nigel Burkin shows you how to create working colour light signals using the Knightwing kit as the basis. DCC SOUND Paul Chetter fits DCC sound to Hattona€ s a€~OOa€ gauge Beyer Garratt 2-6-0+0-6-2 and explains how he simulated the phase shifting of the two sets of cylinders. EDITORIAL A new year beckons and with it comes Hornbya€ s plans for 2015. Mike Wild considers the new range. UPDATE Hornby unveils its new catalogue range for 2015 together with all the latest news. Plus you could win a Bachmann Railway Children train pack in our latest competition. DAINTON BANK Nigel Smith and Peter Talbot pay homage to the late Michael Heavena€ s stunning 50ft long 7mm scale layout, set on the formidable gradients of the Great Western Main Line. THE CLINIC Hornby Magazine answers your modelling questions and queries. TRAIN FORMATIONS Coal has always been an important traffic for the railway. Mark Chivers presents a selection of train formations that you can model in a€~OOa€ . HORNBY POST Your views, opinions and responses from the Hornby Magazine postbag. TOPLEY DALE Having survived a house move and a journey to Warley, two years on we revisit Hornby Magazinea€ s office layout, Topley Dale, set in the dramatic Peak District. REVIEWS Hornbya€ s eagerly awaited Peppercorn a€~K1a€ 2-6-0 and Realtrack Modelsa€ Class 143 a€~Pacera€ DMU delight our reviewers this month, together with all the latest releases. REALITY CHECK Evan-Green Hughes looks at the Peppercorn a€~K1a€ 2-6-0, which lasted less than 20 years in service, despite being very successful on the main line. MONTAGUE FIELD Steve Driver reveals how the industrial North East and a harbour theme influenced the creation of this stunning a€~OOa€ finescale layout. RAILWAY REALISM With large signalling centres now controlling many miles of track, Evan Green-Hughes asks if the railway would have been a better place if traditional signalboxes had survived. STAFF PROJECTS With Hornby Magazinea€ s Twelve Trees Junction layout safely packed away and stored for Winter, Mike Wild turns his attention to his 4-EPB project. SHOW GUIDE Hornby Magazinea€ s comprehensive guide to forthcoming events.
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