In the February edition of Engineering in Miniature we launch into a new year by hearing in detail about the challenges of maintaining miniature railway locomotives over the winter – 3.5 or 12.25-inch gauge, they are equally all-encompassing!

Peter Malim reaches a milestone on his building of a 6-inch Foden lorry kit when he hangs the boiler;

Roy Preston starts a new series taking an in-depth look at how injectors work;

And Nick Feast introduces his 3.5-inch gauge Schools class project;

Meanwhile Rich Wightman's loco build advice series describes how novices should not be scared of making a boiler!

And Edward Parrott continues his search for a future coal for when the caol runs out.

All this and much more in the new issue.