Indholdsfortegnelse for No.112 i Voie Libre international

There is something to suit everyone and every taste. And this year, there is even something in the field of garden railways. The market is flourishing, alive and kicking, and as a resuit we can expect to see some fine créations in the future. Let us take a look around. A BIT OF O SCALE Apocopa (18 Le Boisboeuf, 44130 Bouvron, <apocopa.fr>) Max Pijotat has given up Ilm in favour of 0 scale métré gauge. The prototype body of the Nantes tramway in 0-22.5 is currently being designed. If you are interested, contact the brm to make a réservation. As is customary with this artisan, the final model will be made of resin, with machined Perspex glazing. The choice of a driving mechanism is left to the modeller. Aubertrain (<aubertrain.com>)…

H0-9 Layout Réseau H0-9 The urge was prompted by wonderful memories of Jean-Pierre's other hobby aquariums - that took him to the other end of the world, and by the wish to have a showcase in which he could admire what he calls his «fine English locos». Small but impressive This is a tiny H0-9 layout: 125cm wide and 80cm deep, with a 30cm long fiddleyard. These dimensions were dictated by a single imperative: that the layout should fit easily into a small car; the previous one required too much care to prevent breakage. The «benchwork» is quite basic, as most of the layout consists in a stack of Styrofoam sheets, cut into shape to produce the relief. A strip of ply wood surrounds the base, and two lengths of…

Many thanks to Gilbert for kindly providing the drawings of his two-level bogie cattle wagon. This article shows you how to build it in 1/87 scale for 9mm gauge track, As usual, I cut and assemble the parts as I go along! This project shows that there is no need to be an ace draughtsman to build a wagon: a scalpel, a ruler and glue are all you need! The various measures are easy to take, as you will see. PLAN IN CENTRAL FOLDER…

CHALLENGE The Editorial Team Therefore, we suggest you invent some kind of freestyle motive power, on 35cm gauge, in l/20scale! Everything is allowed: steam, compressed air, diesel, electric with trolley pole, pantograph or batteries, a former wagon that has been motorized... The engine may be able to operate on the surface or undergound, or in one of those environments only. Sizewise, it can be tiny, barely wider than the track, or extend well beyond the loading gauge. It can be scratchbuilt out of plastic sheet, métal or 3D printed, it can be a conversion of an existing item... as you like it. You are completely free! The idea behind this challenge is to get away from the beaten track (no pun intended!), to practice an unusual scale, on a very…

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«It's beetroot, ain't it?» REALER THAN REAL note Take care: any modification, even cosmetic, ofa model will cancel the manufacturer's guarantee! I must admit to having a soft spot for the Baldwin 10-12 D 4-6-0 tank engines. And as the Bachmann model, in addition to looking great, runs very smoothly, I have tended to buy several of them since they were released. However, rather than preserving them all in their original condition, I opted to modify some, seeking inspiration from what I had observed on vintage photographs. My first conversion consisted therefore in obtaining an engine that had been through the Vis-en-Artois workshops, in Pas-de-Calais. So as to preserve the electronics and driving mechanism of my engine, I decided not to dismantle it before starting on the project. This obliged…

IIF The Modellbahnmanufaktur Crottendorf company has released a new vehicle in Ilf scale. This is a truck developed for the Heeresfeldeisenbahn during WWI, of which several thousand units were built. Some are still in existence today and even used on museum lines, The "Förderbahnwagen" kit consists of brass and metal castings and is designed for gauges ranging from 26.7mm to 32mm, The small number of parts is quickly assembled using glue. It is pleasing to see this company enter the market of field railways. Uwe Haab BEMO: NEW DRIVING MECHANISMS Following on from the new «modernized» versions of the driving chassis of the Ge 4/4 I and II units, Bemo is now marketing under ref.1354018 driving chassis for the Rhaetian Railways Ge 6/6 II 701 to 707 units, meaning the…

THE MODEL AT A GLANCE Bachmann 009176, 9mm gauge Socket for Next 18 décoder purchase VAT + postage + customs €219 We had been awaiting with some impatience the small Dinorwic Quarry Hunslet 0-4-0 saddle tanks announced last year, but actually, it is the larger, Penrhyn Quarry models, which had not been announced, that have been released... a delightful surprise! AT FIRST SIGHT Delightful indeed if you are a fan of saddle tank locomotives, of industrial engines, of machines that are a bit out of the ordinary. With their angled cylinders, their incredible overhang, their coupling rods located outside the driving rods, these engines have avery peculiar appearance. The 009 model is per fectly accurate, the lining is incredibly fine, the livery spot-on - in particular the steam…

H0-9 Layout Here is a small layout, neatly displayed in an aluminium structure, with two projectors providing a fine sunset light, which Raül Valls has described to us. The layout brings us back 70 years, to a time when the agro-industry of cork was still flourishing. François Fontana: Raül, here is your new layout, it has a distinctive Catalonian flavour! Tell us a bit about the atmosphère... Raül Valls: This H0-9 layout attempts to capture a bit of the atmosphere of the scenery and operations that could be found on the Flaçà to Palamos line in the 1950s. This was a 750mm gauge railway - which is perfect for H0-9 - created in 1887 to carry the cork production and more specifically bottle corks, between the production area round the…

When attending shows, JeanPierre is very keen to ensure that the train exiting the fiddleyard is not the same one that has just entered it, Since beginning his modelling career, he has made extensive use of Arnold contact rails, They are no longer manufactured, but can be found fairly easily secondhand. On this layout, for the first time, he has called on another solution: the detection module (ref, MOD1DETECT) from Lapierre Modélisme, This small electronic board spots a passing train by detecting current and therefore activates a relay, And what is more, this module can be used in both DCC and analogue.…

HOW TO CENTRAL FOLDER In Issue 110 of Voie Libre, François Fontana tackled the construction in 1/20 scale of the Schneider type 69 locomotive of the mines at La Machine. This engine needed some wagons to haul, and something besides! Old mining instruction manuals are packed with technical documents, including the drawings of an oval-shaped skip from the La Chazotte mines, located at La Talaudière in the Loire and belonging to the PLM. We shall tackle the construction in the sarne scale of two coal skips. The drawings of the La Machine skip were provided with those of the Schneider engine in Issue 110 of Voie Libre, while those of the second skip are included in the présent issue. Without doubt, this is the smallest item of rolling stock owned…

Just like on a real railway, the coupling of one wagon must be placed onto the hook of the adjacent one. This is good fun, provided you have fine tweezers and some patience. Martin Klinger has created etched nickel silver couplings that can be folded and assembled without requiring solder. They feature a shank for fitting them into a standard pocket. They must be chemically blackened or spraypainted to become less noticeable. As the loop is rigid, a consist can be reversed smoothly, the loop pressing into the facing hook. However, care is needed when running through curves and counter-curves, or through small radiuses. MAKETTE Réf.2905 www.makette.de…

A leftover from a British 60cm gauge field railway, the Vis-en-Artois network differed somewhat from other sugar beet Systems, First of ail, it was not the extension of a specific sugar mill's railway, The Société Anonyme des Chemins de Fer à voie de 60 of Pas-de-Calais was an independent industrial railway company that served several factories belonging to two sugar producing outfits, The company was also noteworthy for a very large and highly standardized fleet of locomotives, There were no fewer than 36 engines, all of which were from British military surpluses! Most other sugar beet railways seldom had more than a dozen engines, Even though the Vis System mostly operated Baldwin 4-6-0s, Alco 2-6-2s and a few Hunslet 4-6-0s could also be found, Most of the wagons were also…

H0-9 /009 SCENERY MODELU3D: DRIVING CREWS FOR YOUR ENGINES What with Prince and Princess from PECO and the four types of engines produced by Bachmann Europe, the industrial production of narrow gauge locomotives is expanding nicely in the U.K. Continuing what he had already done for standard gauge, Allan Butler of Modelu3D has launched a new range of figures specially designed for narrow gauge. Driving crews are already available for the Bachmann 4-6-0 and Fairlie engines, as well as for the PECO Small England locomotives. Each reference consists of a driver and fireman, scanned and 3D printed in attitudes that make them easy to fit into the engine cabs. Supplied with their printing sprues, these figures require a small amount of preparatory work before being painted with water-based acrylics. Painting…

Spotlight L'ATELIER DU TACOT Atelierdutacot2@free.fr 20, 36 and 48 ton combinations (four trucks): €59.00 plus postage 10,18 and 24 ton combinations (two trucks): €30.00 plus postage 1896 type 10,000 litre tank: €35.00 plus postage Loads: €5.00 Planned at the outset as a construction service for rolling stock kits, the Atelier du Tacot has beconre Pascal Boivin’s main professional activity. He has decided to launch a range of kits of 60cm gauge rolling stock. To ensure compatibility with existing artisan or industrial productions, in particular British, he has opted for 1/76 scale. For his first models, Pascal has gone back to the sources of Prosper Péchot’s military System. Originally the Péchot stock was mainly destined to easily move around very heavy loads, such as artillery pieces. He imagined a whole range of 4,6…

The 33km long, 750mm gauge line, was opened on 23rd March 1887, It served 8 villages in the Bajo Ampurdan area, In 1921, it was extended as far as Girona, and reached Banyoles in 1928, As the track was often built on the roadside, the railway was governed by tramway rules, and many operatlonal incidents peppered its life, It was the first narrow gauge line to be closed by the government in 1956, Motive power was mostly supplied by German industry. Originally built to carry bottle corks, the line quickly witnessed significant passenger trafic. To the extent that until the advent of individual road transport, the railway became a real lifeline in the region of Bajo Ampurdan, the name associated to the city of Girona.…

This is quite a layout! A small piece of history, transferred into a time period closer to ours. A way of bringing the past back to life and imagining what might have been, if - but only if! The easiest way of understanding Bligny-sur-Ouche station as built by Philippe is to interview him. François Fontana: Hello Philippe, could we please start by taking a look back in time? Philippe Muzeau: For the Meursault show, I wanted to create a regional subject; I had already done so when I built a model of the viaduct at Velars-sur-Ouche in standard gauge in 1/87 scale. The new layout is an evocation of a secondary railway. We are at Bligny-sur-Ouche, on the Chemins de Fer Départementaux de la Cote-d'Or (CDCO) network. This metre gauge…

DISCOVERY The stretch from Annemasse to Samoëns, 43.8km long, was opened on 1st November 1891. Along all the right of way, the track ran on or alongside the existing road. Two branches connected Bonne-sur-Menoge to Bonneville (11km) and Saint-Jeoire to Marignier (7km), both communities already linked to Annemasse by the standard gauge PLM line. At Annemasse, the local station was adjacent o that of the PLM and to the terminus of the Geneva tramways. The railway was operated by the Société des Chemins de fer Economiques du Nord (CEN). The original network The various lines were served by trains hauled by 0-6-0 tram tank engines, able to run at a speed of 28km/h. Five were supplied by Blanc-Misseron works in 1891, a sixth was built by Société Franco-Belge in 1894.…

François Fontana: Hallo Thomas, this layout is a family story, so tell us how it started. Thomas Gallé: At first, we advised my mother to opt for reasonable dimensions, as space wasneededtoaccommodate the layout. We left it up to her to imagine the scenery: she drew the outline of a pond, of a clump of trees, a stretch of path leading to a future station, a field... and two bridges. To give all this some meaning, more track and rolling stock was required. Three weeks later, my mother came with us to a swapmeet, returning with various items that she then completed by purchases from retailers and online throughout the construction phase. My father, for whom technical drawings are a second nature, determined the final trackplan on screen via drawing…

The Bachmann Baldwins in 009 are pre-fitted for fitting a decoder via their Next18 socket. Because of the space available, a Zimo MX659N18 can be fitted, or alternatively the shorter MS590N18 version. But no space is foreseen to fit a PowerPack device to ensure a continuons supply of electricity. Despite the fact that such a device greatly improves the running qualities of this very fine engine, particularly in digital mode where the sligthest interruption can be heard very clearly! Here is the method I used to fit a totally invisible PowerPack (Stay-alive) in the Bachmann Baldwin 10-12-D 4-6-0 locomotives. A minor amount of milling is required, for example using a pillar drill, but the job remains simple and very quick. PREPARING THE JOB FITTING THE POWERPACK The Zimo PowerPack (Stayalive)…