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NMRA-BR 80th anniversary

21, rue des Haies Family connections inform certain structures • Vincent Cleren presents his layout depicting an industrial suburb which was built as a private project but has been successful at shows.

Nutbush A Virginian coal town in the 1950s • Steve Dennison describes a layout built by members of the Black Diamonds modular group. It will be one of those at the NMRA-BR 80th annual convention in Derby in October 2025.

Brazil broadened A layout is never finished ... • Mike Hyde explains how he widened the scope of his modelling to represent broad gauge (5'3"/1,600mm) more accurately.

Orlando station Serving Amtrak trains • Trevor Smith describes in detail the construction of a signature structure on his layout Kaley Yard. (See CM September 2025.)

Mittelstadt A stop-over on a route through the mountains • Chris Bart describes his permanent home layout.

Trifoulou On the Chemin de Fer du Vivarais • Piers Milne presents an impression of the French metre gauge in the 1960s-1970s.

Terminus Diesels at the end of the line • Rudi Nelissen presents an evocation of industrial decay.

Stone buildings More detailed scenic techniques • Michel Altorf-van der Kuil shows how he created two stone cottages.

Broken Creek • Lee Wenham presents his carefully detailed switching scene, which has been developed and expanded from a home layout to be portable for exhibitions. It will be at the Uckfield show in October.

Chaleux In the wooded Ardennes • Luc de Martelaer describes his new exhibition layout, which can change identity by hosting different stock.

A lifetime of adaptation Creativity beyond just opening the box • Philip Morgan relates his modelling experience as a result of choosing a relatively specialised scale and gauge for American and European subjects.

The appeal of O Saturday 18th October • Philip Morgan introduces the annual Winchester American and Continental O Gauge exhibition.

NINA Articulated electric railcars • Peter Marriott introduces the Bern Lötschberg Simplon RABe525 electric railcars and examines the new HO model from LS Models.

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