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Edited by Bob Barlow
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Whetstone G.C.R.
p.2
4mm/P4
Andy Gibbs describes the approach he took to achieve a representation of Sir Edward Watkins' masterwork - and how he ended up with the best-known P4 tail-chaser on the exhibition circuit.
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MRJ Portfolio
p.12
4mm/P4
LBSCR crane set by Charles Trace, winner of Scaleforum wagon trophy 1987. Produced from the D&S etched brass and whitemetal kit with added detail.
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Great Western Square Post Signals in 4mm scale
p.13
4mm
Word of the remarkable 'see-through' finials on Peter Squibb's 4mm signals spreads quickly when his work goes on show - and the curious gather round to find that the craftmanship extends down to the ground. Here's how he does it.
Detailed account of construction with close-up photos of prototypes.
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From 'Polly' to P4 in Five Years
p.21
4mm/P4
Nobody wakes up one morning deciding to be a finescale modeller - but neither does anyone need an engineering background, a home shop or ten or twenty years' learning time. Andy Farquarson went from a junk-shop Tri-ang loco to P4 modelling in a short time - and here's how.
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A Scratchbuilder's Workshop
p.25
Following his well-received article on setting-up for kit-building, Rod Neep suggests a shopping list for the scratchbuilder. These days, Rod is a professional with some very sophisticated hardware, but he hasn't forgotten that he was an amateur for a lot longer - and he insists that, luxuries aside, the list can be boiled down to just two essential extras.
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Resurrecting a Dinosaur
p.31
4mm
Don Rowlands' reminiscences in MRJ about the long lost etch kit pioneers, Sayer Chaplin, eventually led to an almost complete example falling into our hands. MRJ regular Tony Wilson took up the trowel and pith helmet for an archaeological dig. comparing this early 'engraving' with today's sophisticated offerings.
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MRJ Portfolio
p.33
Malcolm Mitchell's own GWR 45XX 4mm loco, Tony Reynalds' GWR Duke and GWR 517 in 4mm, Andrew Field's GWR short horsebox built form a Colin Waite 4mm kit, Dave Hunts MR 2-6-0 No. 2517 scratchbuilt in 7mm
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Cotswold Stone
p.37
4mm
Gerry Hall describes the methods he uses to construct 4mm stone buildings - a Gloucestershire house and a magnificent country church
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'Aldwyth' - the Manning in a time lock
p.42
When MRJ saw these photographs, we just had to have the full story! As well as adding essential new detail to modellers, the discovery of the 'Aldwyth' treasure is every enthusiast's dream - a forgotten relic in almost original condition. Pictures and notes by Don Townsley.
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Exebridge Quay
p.44
4mm
The haggard-looking man slumped alongside the diorama, Dave Rowe, tells how he suffered in the production of this exhibition favourite.
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Creating 'Havoc'
p.49
4mm/00
Philip Hall looks at a brace of industrials.
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Building a better 'Britannia'
p.51
4mm/P4
Allan Sibley takes a 4mm kit of a classic 4-6-2 and gives it everything a P4 monster of this pedigree could possibly need. It was expensive, but re-creating train-spotting days at Liverpool Street doesn't come cheap.
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The Bucolic Silo
p.64
Martin Pitt travels to the West Country to explode the myth that today's railway is devoid of picturesque backwaters and byways. He finds a cement plant as interesting and inspirational as anyone could wish - and MRJ is offering cash for a model of it.
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Okeminster
p.69
7mm/0
Keeping the memory of the Southern alive while living 'Up North' is no mean task - and changing scales doesn't help! Trevor james expounds how he and a small band of fellow exiles are succeeding.