Editorial

Will the new model ‘explosion’ stretch the market too far?

Bleakhouse Road

Tim Maddocks’ latest project is an evocative 1950s rural layout set in the Somerset levels

Update

New models galore, including Hornby HST power car and 153, Dapol/Kernow Model Centre ‘Thumper’, Bachmann Farish’s new ‘N’ gauge Class 08 and Bachmann Brassworks Gauge 1 ‘Black 5.’

Bristol show review

The Bristol Model Railway Exhibition proved hugely popular. Mike Wild reports.

Common as muck – the Goods Yard

Goods yards were a key aspect of the steam era railway, and there’s no end to the way they can be modelled. Anthony New looks at some examples, and explains how they worked.

Fighter Command takes off

Chris Tooth explains how this ‘Battle of Britain’ differed from the rest of the fleet, and how he altered a Hornby model to produce a unique locomotive.

The ins and outs of baseboards

Baseboards are fundamental to model railways, and there’s many ways they can be built. Mike Wild and Ian Morton explain the options, and suggest how they are best used.

British Railways overview – Part 3

The ‘corporate blue’ era between 1967 and 1982 is growing in popularity. Evan Green-Hughes looks at how the railways developed in this fascinating period.

DC vs DCC

Digital Command Control is heralded as the next big thing, but as Ian Morton explains, conventional DC control can still be more appropriate for some modellers.

Hornby Post

Your views on the modelling issues that matter.

East Lodge

Alan Dewey tells the story of a fascinating East Anglian layout – and of the various ways off-scene stock has been stored in fiddle yards and cassettes.

Anytown Gas Works

James Lavery puts the Skaledale gas works buildings to good use and shows how they can be arranged as a handy corner filler.

Basic Electrics

Live frogs offer smoother running than their simpler insulated counterparts. Ian Morton explains how they should be wired.

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