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Bernard Miller - The Man Behind the Maestro
Issue 59 (1992)
p.282
7mm
Most of the glory for W.S. Norris's legendary 7mm layout (see MRJ No.43) went to Norris himself, the man who conceived and financed it. Out of the limelight, however, a genius was at work, employed by Norris to build model locomotives to the highest standards. That man was Bernard Miller, an engineer who, says Jack Ray, matched Stan Beeson in every area except public recognition.
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It's all in the mind
Issue 72 (1994)
p.177
7mm
Jack Ray, 'greybeard' proprietor of 'Crewchester' proffers a few thoughts based on 40 years of running Britain's most famous O scale empire.
A philosophical look at the pursuit of 'realism' in railway modelling.
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The Treasure house in the Garden - The Remarkable 0 Gauge Empire of W.S. Norris
Issue 43 (1990)
p.618
7mm/7mm FS
For many years W.S. Norris was the first and finest exponent of 7mm finescale. There is no question that he was helped by personal wealth, refined tastes and access to such arcane modelling aids as tigers' whiskers, but the rest was pure genius. Jack Ray remembers this extraordinary man and his models.
Francisthwaite Junction Joint LNWR/MR. Stroudley LB&SCR.