December 2017
Issue Media

Offer Meta Data
- Offer Number:
- 158
- On Sale:
- 09/11/2017
- Digital Edition:
- £6.99
- Print Edition:
- £0.00 (plus postage)
Issue Summary
See 'The Worlds End' on the FREE DVD + we have 4 great layouts, 7 step-by-step practical articles & 4 in-depth loco reviews in this month's magazine
On Sale: 09/11/2017
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What's in this Issue?
On this month’s DVD
See ‘The Worlds End’ in action
Discover how laser-cut kits are made in a garden shed
We take a diesel cab ride on The Severn Valley
Michael Russell on what make a great diorama
WATCH OUR DVD PREVIEW HERE: https://youtu.be/i3NvI3cKAFk
Layouts
The Worlds End (OO) – a fine depiction of Knaresborough, complete with its tubular pub
Woodmores Scrapyard (OO) – Michael Russell updates a scene that evokes the final days of many cherished and iconic locomotives
Ballyconnell Road (15.75mm) – With its unusual gauge and a circular construction, this Irish layout is a great ‘craic’ by any measure
Burntisland 1883 (P4) – The strict rules of a competition inspire a journey into local history and this fabulous Firth of Forth layout
Practical
Build an overgrown fence
Install TTS sound
Cake Box Challenge – Phil Parker shows you what’s possible!
Paint a derelict shed
Realistic weathering of a budget Hornby locomotive
How to repair your scenery
Model a scrapyard locomotive
Products
Trade News
New Models from Hornby, Bachmann & Graham Farish
New Gear – kits, figures, posters and scenery
New Books
Reviewed: Kernow’s GWR 1361 Class 0-6-0ST
Reviewed: Heljan Class 05
Reviewed: Kernow’s LSWR ‘Gate Stock’ Coach Pack
Reviewed: Graham Farish 1Co-Co1 Class 40
And…
Andy York & Phil Parker share their Christmas dreams
How items are cast
Railway Steamers
Tail Lamp by Traction editor Stephen Rabone