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Bob Hooper sent us some pictures of his latest project. He explains "This is my model of Lion, in the later stages of construction. Lion was built around 1839 and was of course the star of The Titfield Thunderbolt film. It had a plethora of rivets which were here applied using UV glue. Ultraviolet glue sets in 5 seconds using the supplied 'torch', and all you need is a steady hand." For more explanations and more pictures, click on the images below:

This week in history - On March the 1st 1841, the Manchester and Leeds Railway opened in its entirety linking the two great cities for the first time.

Auhagen is an award-winning German company that makes plastic kits for model railways. The company was founded in 1885 by Heinrich Auhagen, originally producing cardboard. Auhagen turned their hand to model making in 1952 when Heinrich's son (Rudolf) conceived the idea whilst building a model Christmas village. Since then the company has survived nationalisation, privatisation and floods to become a market leader across Europe. While they make some N gauge items, in this newsletter we will focus on the HO/OO gauge kits.

Auhagen specialises in model buildings and structures that can be found in and around the railway. Their station related buildings do have a distinctly continental feel to them, however, they also produce a very large variety of models that fit closer to home with models depicting a wide range of prototypes such as workshops, coaling points, cranes, fencing and town or village accessories.

Auhagen is not left behind when it comes to models used for those little finishing touches either. With very convincing portrayals of everything from shipping boxes, workshop tyres and Victorian station clocks to recycling containers, mine carts and TV aerials, no one can argue that their range is limited. So next time you're looking for a spot of inspiration, you may want to take a peek at Auhagen, they seem to have thought of almost everything!

 

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