Model Rail 150

The 150th Model Rail has just started to hit subscribers' doormats, with over the counter sales a little later in the week.

 

Here goes the official contents list courtesy of Chris Leigh:

• Shooting the Cover: For such a special issue of Model Rail, we needed a special cover. Here’s how we did it...
• Big Picture: An unusual conversion project was unveiled at Model Rail Live.
• One Big Weekend: If you didn’t make it to Model Rail Live at Barrow Hill, here’s what you missed. 

NEW PRODUCTS

• New FNA wagons from Bachmann, big diesels from Heljan and a first look at all-new 4mm Mk 2 coaches.
• Reviews: Hornby’s ‘L1’ and Railroad Class 40 and Bachmann’s ‘A2’ and ‘Autoballaster’ come under scrutiny from our experts. 

FEATURES

• Free car for every reader! Turn to page 31 to find out how to claim your free 1:76 scale car.
• Madder Valley Railway: Chris Leigh delves into the history of John Ahern, one of the key links between the pre-war trainset and the modelling hobby of today.
• Pretty in Pinxton: Alex Fisher tells the story of the signalbox that inspired our latest limited edition.
• Christmas Gift Ideas: Leave these pages open at home, it will give your loved ones some great ideas for December 25!
• Network News: Network Rail’s Class 950 DMU can be justified on any modern-era layout. George Dent shows you how to build it.
• Warley 2010 Preview: Here’s your essential guide to the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition.
• Only here for the beer: Railways and brewing were inextricably linked. Ben Jones looks at the movement of beer and the possibilities it offers modellers.
• Building Eastwood Town: Want to build your dream layout? Gordon Stolliday offers hints and tips to get your project under way.
• Build an exhibition layout: How to do you design a layout destined for a life on the road? Ben Ando explains all.
• Making Mendip Colliery: Chris Nevard describes how he detailed and improved some resin buildings for his latest layout project – a Somerset colliery.
• Supertest: Trees; Every layout needs them, and tree aficionado Peter Marriott gets to grips with what’s available.
• Pendon Perfection: Chris Nevard was granted exclusive access to the ‘Vale Scene’. Prepare to be inspired!
• 1960: Britannia rules? Robert Forsythe looks back to the eve of the ‘Swinging Sixties’ when BR’s ‘Britannia’ was threatened by an electric from Austria.
• Masterplan: Borchester: ‘Borchester Market’ contains everything we might want from a layout. Here’s how you can build your own version of this classic. 

REGULARS

• Model Rail DVD offer
• Model Rail Shop
• Buy exclusive models online or by telephone from our all-new shop.
• Britain’s Model Trains: Our unique and comprehensive guide to RTR models is out again on November 11. It’s fully refreshed and updated for 2011!
• Q&A: Your modelling questions answered by fellow readers, experienced and expert modellers.
• Show & Tell
• Exhibition Diary
• Backscene
• and in MR151: Three great layouts, top kit-building advice and the ultimate guide to ‘N’ gauge modelling - coming next time.