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Edited by Martyn Welch
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Small Suppliers Forum
p.82
Brassmasters LMS rebuilt Royal Scot loco kit in 4mm, Wizard Models 51L acquires Chowbent Castings 4mm range and releases a HR twin wagon in 4mm, Townstreet Models handbook on Chrystacast, Bachmann 2001 catalogue details, Parkside Dundas 1923 RCH design 7[plank 12T coal wagon in 4mm and in 7mm LMS 12T open wagon and GWR dia H7 wagon kits
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Dduallt
p.83
4mm/NG
O9 layouts rarely feature in MRJ but this little gem be David and Robert Waller was too tempting to resist. Here Robert describes the model and the thinking behind it.
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Quick Cut
p.90
Review of the new guillotine from Metalsmith
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Adams Radial
p.91
7mm
Chris Wesson recounts his experiences with building the Martin Finney 7mm kit.
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Roye England's Modelling Notebooks - Part 2 Stonework
p.97
We begin our journey through Roye England's notebooks with some extracts that describe the embossing and colouring of stonework. The subtlety of texture and colour that Roye managed to impart to his model stonework was one of the defining features of his work, but it was achieved only through a great deal of experiment and frequent over-painting and/or removal of colour until the right effects were obtained. First of all, Roye describes the embossing of stonework on the walls of the Old Rectory from Liddington in Dorset, a model that was started during the Second World War, but never completed. Although it is not mentioned in the notes, the material that Roye would have used would have been thin white card - probably no more than 0.5mm thick. This was the standard material that he used for basic construction in his architectural models. He had purchased £10 worth of the brand known as 'Scholastic' in Bristol at the start of the war. Ten pounds was sufficient to purchase a surprisingly large quantity of card in 1939 and the last sheets were not used up until the mid-1980s!
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MRJ Portfolio
p.100
4mm
Photograph of Geoff Kent's Thornycroft bus in the Vale Scene at Pendon Museum
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GWR 20T Mineral Wagon
p.101
7mm
Gerry Beale reviews another 7mm recent commercial release from Parkside Dundas.
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08 Backdate
p.103
4mm
Tim Shackleton builds another diesel using the Golden Arrow Productions 4mm body kit of Maunsell's 1937-built Southern Railway shunter
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Tree Developments
p.105
It might almost have been quicker and less painful to grow them from seed, but undaunted, Bob Barlow is finally back in the bloody business of pliers-and-hacksaw forestry after an inordinately long break. This time he's trying to transform delicate winter tracery to full summer plumage with the help of sisal string.
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An EM 'Earl'
p.110
4mm/EM
Roger Lycett-Smith tweaks his 4mm 4-4-0 to make it go round tight curves.
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The Engine and Tender
p.113
4mm
We are again pleased to feature the work of Geoff Taylor who, in search of inspiration, took to the hills and ended up down the pub. Happily for us, he returned sober enough to build another exquisite 4mm model and tell us the tale.
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Etched Lever Frame
p.117
We asked Peter Squibb if he would like to assemble a Brassmasters lever frame kit, given his knowledge of such things, but not everything went smoothly at first.