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Editorial #114

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What's New MINITRAINS: THE 0-4-0 ENGINES ARE BACK

HALLING MODELLE: A CARRIAGE FOR THE RACK RAILWAY

L'ATELIER DU TACOT: PROSPER'S GUN BARREL

PECO: METAL TYRES FOR YOUR WAGONS

What's New TOMYTEC: A NEW SET

ARCHITECTURE & PASSION: A FIRST CLASS STATION BUILDING FOR CORRÈZE

BOIS MODÉLISME: FROM THE DOUBS, A FINE STATION BUILDING

SCENERY MBR: GOOD-LOOKING AND AFFORDABLE MEADOWS!

Book • «SECRETS FERROVIAIRES D'AUVERGNE ET UN PEU AU-DELÀ»

GATHERINGS

PRESS REVIEW

A SMALL VERTICALBOILERED ENGINE in H0-9 • This small engine, ideal for a private siding, has just been released in the C Marcel Jolly Modélisme range.

NEW FROM ZIMO… • With applications for narrow gauge fans!

Trenes de papel • Sometimes, to build a layout, you need several bad excuses. And this succession of bad excuses prompts creation. Laurent Morin tells us how, after experimenting for many years, he launched «trains amongst paper» – on an impulse.

CFD WAGONS on an LGB base • CFD wagons were definitely needed behind an LGB Corpet-Louvet 0-6-0 T and an ACO Corpet-Louvet 2-6-0 T. Gérard Bedon shows us how he modified some LGB references.

Arduino: THE BASICS • Arduino has been part of railway modelling practice for a few years now. While there was interest in this system, there were also a number of questions on how to implement it. Let's go back to basics… to end up by setting fire!

The Tramways Economiques du Centre… Fabulous! • Bernard Fabron was prompted to build his TEC layout following the publication of a plan in the «Cles pour le train miniature» magazine. A short stretch of urban tramway, magnified by Bernard's gifted modelling. We met him and interviewed him at length.

At Valençay, the Champ de Foire halt • Vincent Lepais tells us about the techniques he uses to make his buildings. Let's follow him and build a Tramways de l'Indre halt in 0 scale. Off to Berry!

A SMALL HO-9 TOASTRACK CARRIAGE or how to put leftover to good use • For his «Mini Port-Dizan» in H0-9, Raymond wanted a carriage, and it had to have the same loading gauge as the short 4-wheeler Egger-Bahn stock. Let us see how he achieved this!

modelling clay FOR MODELLING SOILS • For Ville-le-Château, his new module, Éric Fresné wanted to work on the surfaces and to model paving stones together with beaten earth and ruts. To achieve this, a single product stood out: air-drying modelling clay, which can very easily be spread, worked on and embossed.

my well-worn DEUTZ • After a few years of busy and dedicated services on an industrial branch, the small MinitrainS Deutz tractor has taken on a well-worn look.

An excursion to the waterfall • We had already mentioned this, creating a layout is nothing more than a succession of micro-events to which we have to submit. In the present case: an earlier article, a vintage postcard, a more or less humorous challenge, all lead to an excursion to a waterfall. All aboard!

A turntable FOR THE WATERFALL • For our 0 scale narrow gauge project, we needed a small turntable. Eric Fresné was in charge of this side of things: design, drawing and printing. And here is the result.

The Baurion quarry, or perpetual movement • After decades – even centuries – of research, the secret of perpetual movement has at last been cracked thanks to cooperation between Jack Troloppe and Bernard Junk. Welcome to the Baurion quarry!

OPERATING the Cap Ferret tramway. • This tiny 60cm gauge...