Volldampf magazine...

So first up we have Volldampf, a perfect bound full colour publication on high quality paper with card cover. The magazine is published 4 times a year and has a range of material that seems to focus on track powered G scale systems from LGB, Piko, Trainline45 and the other smaller European specialists.

In this issue there is a feature on the Nurnberg toy fair's garden railway items, a 'Railway of the Month' type feature on a large RhB Swiss style garden line, reviews on both the LGB Kof and Bernina Bahn set amongst other reviews. There are also articles on modifying rolling stock to include lighting and a feature on some lovely night photography. I would expect this gives you an idea of what the magazine generally includes.

The high quality production is not quite met by the design and layout, that feels a little more 'club magazine' then professional production both in terms of layout style (the way the text and photos are arranged on the page) and design (the colours and fonts used).

It is definitely a production I would buy again in the future - but it would depend on content rather than a must-buy every issue like other magazines.

www.volldampf.org