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• A Sprung Bachmann A1

  Pete Hill

  Issue 203 (2010)

  p.313

  4mm/EM

  It was fully 18 months that passed between Pete Hill being asked to review the then forthcoming Brassmasters EasiChas for the Bachmann A1, and try it out on the extensive EM tracks of Retford, simply because Brassmasters were having real difficulty getting the etches made to their satisfaction and the level of accuracy they required. However, how it does exactly what it does on the tin!

  Fold-up sprung chassis for the Bachmann RTR model.

  Tags: chassis, compensation / suspension, product reviews, springing, steam locomotives

• Cravens 105 basic conversions to EM - Simples!

  Pete Hill

  Issue 214 (2012)

  p.101

  4mm/EM

  Bachmann Cravens DMU conversion to EM

  Tags: BR / British Railways / British Rail, DMU / Diesel Multiple Units, RTR / kit conversions

• Lockdown 'Piggy Engine' - Scratchbuilding an American wartime S160 in EM gauge

  Pete Hill

  Issue 290 (2022)

  p.109

  4mm/EM

  Tags: locomotives, scratchbuilding

• RTR Pacifics for Retford

  Pete Hill

  Issue 169 (2006)

  p.227

  4mm/P4

  When it comes to expanding Roy Jackson's stuf of EM gauge express engines, Pete Hill took the easy way out.

  Tags: BR / British Railways / British Rail, RTR / ready-to-run, steam locomotives

• Squaring up to chassis construction

  Pete Hill, Morgan Gilbert

  Issue 191 (2009)

  p.145

  Pete Hill tests the much talked-about Chassis2 assembly jig from Avonside Works. Morgan Gilbert believes the Chassis2 Pro is the way to take the sting out of chassis-building, for beginner and expert alike.

  Locomotive chassis assembly jig.

  Tags: chassis, product reviews, tools

• The Bachmann J72 - A Simple and Straightforward EM Conversion

  Pete Hill

  Issue 282 (2021)

  p.259

  4mm/EM

  With the launch of the EM Gauge Society's range of track and pointwork, it's never been easier to make a start in modelling to EM standards. The next thing to get sorted is something to run on your newly laid EM track, which can be a relatively straightforward task, as Pete Hill most capably demonstrates with the latest version of the Bachmann J72.

  Tags: locomotives

• The Trouble with Twins

  Tim Shackleton, Pete Hill

  Issue 182 (2008)

  p.89

  4mm/00, 4mm/EM

  Everyone admires the snub-nosed, we-mean-business look of the LMS-designed main-line diesels. Tim Shackleton passes a critical eye over a pair of Korean-built RTR models, while Pete Hill takes one apart to convert it to EM gauge.

  FIA Trains / Ajin Precision RTR model of LMS diesel twins nos. 10000 & 10001.

  Tags: diesel locomotives, LMS / London Midland & Scottish Railway, product reviews, RTR / kit conversions, RTR / ready-to-run