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Copy of CM MAY 2019 Vol 41 No 5
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Unteres Pre?ünitztalbahn
Steffen Spittler describes his authentic Sachsen HOe layout, depicting two stations on lower section of the Pre?üniztalbahn, the upper part of which is now a successful museum line.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
Salsdorf
Norman Raven reveals how acquisitions of attractive stock eventually prompted an easily portable German TT layout.
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CM MARCH 2019 Vol 41 No 3
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Birkenstock
Janhein Ruigrok was inspired by some classic photos from East Germany to model the upper terminus of a steeply-graded line in HO, but had to modify his plans.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
Kaley Yard
Trevor Smith introduces his current home HO layout, set somewhere in the California desert, being developed on two levels connected by a helix.
SCALE DRAWINGS
Tramstraat 1930
G?©rard Hendriks introduces the research for his project to model in HOm part of the former local tramway in the Eindhoven area of The Netherlands.
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CM JANUARY 2018 ISSUE
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Bertsdorf
The well-known junction on the Zittau network: Mark Dale decided to model in HOe a station with the potential for interesting operation.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
Angustein
Angus Wallace relates how he came to construct an extensive Epoch II HO layout, an imaginary location on the German/Austrian border.
EDITORS'S PICK
Trambaantje
Marc de Bruin chose to model a rural tramway in HO as a practical project which could be completed with reasonable resources in a sensible time.
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CM FEBRUARY 2018 ISSUE
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Oeversijde
Evan Daes describes his new Belgian HO layout, serving an industrial area alongside a major canal, set some time between the 1980s and the present.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
Gusswerk
On the electrified narrow gauge Mariazellerbahn - a small HOe exhibition layout built by Paul Sutherland, a self-confessed 'less than average' modeller.
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Wurzbach Station Building
Peter Smith relates how he scratchbuilt a structure for a proposed German O gauge layout.
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CM May 2023 Vol 45 No 5
ISSUE DATE - APRIL 2023
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
ALP¬†GR?úN
A variation on a theme - Greg Coggins describes his new RhaÃàtische Bahn HOm layout, inspired by but not an exact model of this well-known location.
HANNOVER FALLS
Ian Arkley introduces his compact American Z layout, just 920mm by 700mm, intended to fit in an alcove so he could simply watch the trains go by.
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CM April 2023 Vol 45 No 4
ISSUE DATE - MARCH 2023
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
HAVELBURG VORSTADT
Schmalspurig durchs Reichesbahnland - by narrow gauge through East Germany: Dieter West snd Volker Seidel introduces HOe narrow gauge layout of the Modelleisenbahnclub 01 M?ºnchberger Eisenbahnfreunder e.V. - a time machine going back to the 1960s.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
RED HOUSE YARD
David Ellis introduces his first American HO layout, and his first use of digital control.
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CM March 2023 Vol 45 No 3
ISSUE DATE - November 2022
KURSEONG
A town station on the famous Indian hill railway - John Crane describes the Darjeeling Himalayan OO9 layout he inherited unfinished and developed. 
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WESTERN SUB
Maurice Kleverwal presents his new Norwegian HO layout, inspired by holiday memories and a childhood dream. 
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CM February 2023 Vol 45 No 2
ISSUE DATE - November 2022
DOLORES
John Teasdale explains how he came to model in Sn3 a classic Colorado location on the Rio Grande Southern.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
UMLAD
Ian Milroy describes his new Swiss N layout, built in his shed during lockdown. Two gauges are represented - but only one used. 
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CM January 2023 Vol 45 No 1
ISSUE DATE - November 2022
QUITTANCOURT
Somewhere between the Somme and Scarpe rivers - Eric Fresn?©¬†introduces a scene set in the R ?©gions Lib?©r?©es¬†following the First World War, modelled in OO9.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
ROTTERSHAUSEN
Jim Trotman describes a series of German HO layouts built with and for his friend Norman Dickinson.
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CM December 2022 Vol 44 No 12
ISSUE DATE - November 2022
FILISUR
A dream come true - Michael Rumsey presents his Rh ?§tische Bahn HOm layout, under development for some years and now effectively complete thanks to the collaboration with Jerry Clifford.¬†
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ORIGNY CFTV
A location worth modelling - Rhys Own introduces an interesting French industrial line also now hosting trains of the Chemin de Fer Touristique du Vermandois. 
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CM November 2022 Vol 44 No 11
ISSUE DATE - 20th October 2022
D?âP?ìT NORD
Designed for display yet suitable for operation – John Davis created a compact dépôt layout to house his collection of French HO locomotives.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
HOW SMALL CAN IT BE?
An approach to the cameo concept – Stein Pünther describes his compact Norwegian branch terminus in HO.
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CM October 2022 Vol 44 No 10
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
TURTLE BAY
Rob Rossington describes his imaginative island layout, a fictional colonial railway modelled in OO9. 
PLAN OF THE MONTH
MUKILTEO
Passenger and freight on Puget Sound - Scott Fitzgerald suggests a location worth modelling in Washington State. 
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CM September 2022 Vol 44 No 9
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
BREGENBACH
A hilltop station on the Bregtalbahn: Les Richardson Presents his new German N exhibition layout, set on an imaginary but plausible line through the Black Forest.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
UNDERPASS
An unusual restricted setting: Rob Strachan introduces his new compact American HO switching layout. 
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CM August 2022 Vol 44 No 8
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
FRANKLIN
A small branch terminua in On2: Bob Harper explains how he came to model a Maine two-footer location 
PLAN OF THE MONTH
7th STREET YARD
Nick Dibben describes his compact American N layout with plenty of operational interest, representing an interurban station some time in the 1950s. 
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CM July 2022 Vol 44 No 7
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
ISHINAKA
Norman Raven reveals the latest exhibition layout by Raven Miniatures - another foray into Japanese N, depicting the branch terminus at rural spa town. 
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SIMPLE BUT SATISFYING
Paul de Groot shows how he was inspired by an article to construct a Dutch HO layout to a budget (almost!) to encourage starters - and re-starters.
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CM June 2022 Vol 44 No 6
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
WALDHEIM
Saxon narrow gauge in garden - Jim Trotman reveals how he took his modelling to a larger scale and out into the garden on 45mm gauge. 
PLAN OF THE MONTH
LEWIS LAKE
An American On30 exhibition layout with character - Alan Aitken introduces his new compact portable layout.Ԫø
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CM May 2022 Vol 44 No 5
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
GRAUB?úNDEN
A small part of Switzerland recreated in Austria - Diet Haimer explains how he came to model sections of the Rh?§tische Bahn metre gauge.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
BAVARIA 1910
Fifteen years of enjoyment and pleasant memories - Jim Trotman describes the period German HO layout which he helped Peter Baker to build.
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CM NOVEMBER 2021 Vol 43 No 11
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
MARANIQUE
The place is northern France, the time early summer 1918 - Peter Gray of the Waveney Valley MRC describes his First World War OO9 narrow gauge layout. 
PLAN OF THE MONTH
SPIEZ
Peter Marriott observes this busy junction on the Bern L??tschberg Simplon system as a prelude to modelling part of it. 
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CM OCTOBER 2021 Vol 43 No 10
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
HORSETHIEF BRIDGE
Anthony Quinlan describes his American N layout, set on the Columbia River in the pacific north-west - a superb setting for watching long trains roll by. 
PLAN OF THE MONTH
HOLTZAPFFEL
Maurice Hopper developed an ingenious circular design using lightweight and easily portable baseboards for his second essay in modelling German railways in N. 
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CM SEPTEMBER 2021 Vol 43 No 9
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
GOLLWALD
A narrow gauge terminus in Austria modelled in HOe: Peter Hoffmann has created a fictitious but plausible line with careful consideration of the historical background, geographical settings, and operating requirements.  
PLAN OF THE MONTH
B?âZIER
Keith White reports on the extensive HO exhibition layout of the B?âZIER model railway club in the south of France which depicts local scenes from the 1970s and 1980s.¬†¬†
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CM AUGUST 2021 Vol 43 No 8
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
LAUWERSMEER
As might be expected of a professional railwayman, Robbert Jan De Vries has created an authentically detailed Netherlands HO layout in an area of just 240cm x 60cm.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
SCHAKUMMEN
East Prussia, July 1914: Jim Trotman built a new HO layout exploring an older period which was new to him.
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CM JULY 2021 Vol 43 No 7
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
DREI SPURENHOF
Graham Lightfoot has a new German layout with standard HO, narrow HOe and Feldbahn HOf tracks with a relatively compact - and thus portable - space.
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Meandering through the Rockies: Stefan Boerma relates how he created a novel Nn3 micro layout in a small case
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CM JUNE 2021 Vol 43 No 6
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
LICHENHAIN
A challenge from ThuÃàringia: Ton Janssen has modelled in HO part of the Oberwei?übacher Bergbahn, an unusual funicular and the electrified line it serves. (The prototype was featured in our February 2020 issue.)
OSTERBURKEN
Paul Peeters has extended his German N layout, previously featured in our May and June 2020 editions, taking over a storage area to make a new station. And this in turn has prompted another extension!
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CM APRIL 2021 Vol 43 No 4
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NEBENSTRAD
To accommodate a varied collection of stock, Neville White has modelled a German town, rebuilding his former HO exhibition layout
DIE KLEINE ROTE – 2: FILISUR
‚ÄòThe Little Red One‚Äô ‚Äì Henk Scherpenzeel reports on an ambitious Swiss metre gauge layout which recreates scenes on the Rh?§tische Bahn in HOm.
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CM MARCH 2021 Vol 43 No 3
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
DIE KLEINE ROTE
‚ÄòThe Little Red One‚Äô ‚Äì Henk Scherpenzeel reports on an ambitious Swiss metre gauge layout which recreates scenes on the Rh?§tische Bahn in HOm.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
HUA HIN
Bill Johnston visited a country station in Thailand with an unusual feature – a royal waiting room.
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CM AUG 2020 Vol 42 No 8
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
SANKT JOSEPH
An idealised scene with standard and narrow gauge lines depicting Austrian rural railways in the 1960s reproduced in a compact HO/HOe layout by Davide Raseni.
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HIMMELREICH
Michael Kelleher was able to create his dream HO layout, a multi-level alpine setting with many personal touches.
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CM JULY 2020 Vol 42 No 7
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
MARINA LIGURE
A layout with a long history, still going strong: Denis V.Reidy describes an Italian HO exhibition layout, now retired, set in the Cinque Terre region of Liguria.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
THE ALBULA LINE
A classic section of the metre gauge Rh?§tische Bahn: Yann Monbaron reports on an extensive HOm layout built for Pierre Denis. Part 2 ‚Äì the current layout.
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CM JUNE 2020 Vol 42 No 6
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
The Albula Line
A classic section of the metre gauge Rh?§tische Bahn: Yann Monbaron reports on an extensive HOm layout built for Pierre Denis. Part 1 ‚Äì the background.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
's Gravenhage
The atmosphere of Dutch railways in the 1950s in HO: when a 5m x 2m room became available at home, Pim de Moed took the opportunity to create a new layout.
EDITOR'S PICK
Tasmanian Garratt K1 steams again
Graham Lightfoot reports on a remarkably fast overhaul of this historic locomotive currently at Statfold Barn.
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CM MAY 2020 Vol 42 No 5
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Langental
Paul Peeters started his fictional German N layout at a modest size but always intended to expand it – and eventually did so.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
Norge
Inspired by visits to the spectacular scenic Fl?•msbana in Norway, Mike Carter was inspired to try and capture the essence in HO.
EXTRA PAGES – SPECIAL REPORT
N?ºrnberg 2020
The second part of our comprehensive coverage of the extensive model railway section of this international toy and hobby fair deals with N, Z, TT, O, 1, narrow gauge, and G, plus structures and scenics.
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