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No. 1 Shop: Moving on to Etched Brass - The Gibson 'J15'
Issue 7 (1986)
p.93
4mm
The inmates of the shop have been getting to grips with another project loco, adopting a slightly different approach on this occasion: rather than two or three of us combining to build one model, we have each gone our own way, and built three models of the same type of loco, starting with the same kit. The machine in question is the evergreen LNER/BR 'J15' 0-6-0 ex-Great Eastern 'Y14'. The man who got the job of building the loco straight from the kit, warts and all, was Allan Sibley, something of an authority on Eastern Region locomotives. His account of the construction of Cambridge area loco 65460 in BR condition takes up most of this No. 1 Shop and, while he is presenting a personal view, the rest of the regulars endorse his findings and comments. We feel that this particular kit, when it appeared, did take the etched loco kit a step or two along the evolutionary road. In spite of one or two drawbacks, it is a good kit - one of the best.
Alan Gibson etched brass kit - built straight from the box.
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No. 1 Shop: R-T-R to Finescale – Fast
Issue 1 (1985)
p.21
4mm
The Model Railway Journal's 'No. 1 Shop' is a detailed, far-reaching series on the art of locomotive building, initially in 4mm scale, but diversifying into both the smaller and grander scales as time goes on.
A step-by-step guide to constructing a beam-compensated GWR 48xx/14xx 0-4-2T in 4mm finescale, using the Dapol body, Perseverance etched chassis and various detailing components. Includes prototype drawings and photos.
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No. 1 Shop: Rebuilding the Portescap Gearbox
Issue 2 (1985)
p.55
4mm
Somebody else's Christmas present - a Portescap motor - gave Mike Williams the opportunity to rebuild the gearbox to suit a particularly pressing need. He threw away the guarantee, thought of all those who had tried it before (successful and otherwise) and discusses his findings here.
Modifying the Portescap RG4 1219 gearbox to fit smaller locomotives.
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No. 1 Shop: Tackling the 4-6-0 chassis
Issue 17 (1987)
p.225
Technical discussion around chassis construction for 4-6-0s: compensation, motor mounting, pick-ups, outside cylinders, bogies and guidance.
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No. 1 Shop: The Basic 4-6-0 Chassis
Issue 18 (1987)
p.271
Iain Rice moves onto the practicalities of the chassis type discusse in the last issue.
Includes details on preparing and mounting Sharman wheels, and wheel quartering.
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No. 1 Shop: The third and final J15
Issue 11 (1986)
p.271
4mm/P4
Conclusion to the No. 1 Shop project started in issue 7.
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No. 1 Shop: The Thorny Issue of Loco Suspension in 4mm
Issue 2 (1985)
p.56
4mm
A theoretical discussion of locomotive suspension / compensation / Flexichas systems.
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North-Eastern scale lumber
Issue 250 (2016)
p.272
Ian Rice discovers the current sole UK distributor of this American firm's products, as used by Peter Ross in h8is Amberley project - Hobby's Ltd of West Norwood, London.
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Plastic Paragons
Issue 64 (1993)
p.182
4mm
Getting the best from 4mm plastic kits.
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Recap: Craftsman MR 1F 0-6-0T
Issue 30 (1989)
p.126
4mm/EM
Iain Rice takes the first of an occasional new look at familiar products.