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A Class 317 EMU in P4
Issue 231 (2014)
p.137
4mm/P4
Striking in its Network South East livery, the class 317 made an impression on a young brummy lad. Partly admired for its ugliness, Jim Smith-Wright was inspired to build one for his developing model of Birmingham New Street which has periodically appeared in the pages of MRJ. He tells the story of its fascinating history, which at one time caused a national strike, and then describes how, using Bratchell Models kits, he built one
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Brettel Road
Issue 287 (2021)
p.449
4mm/P4
Since Brettel Road first appeared in these pages, changes have been afoot. Jim Smith-Wrights tells us all about them.
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Brettell Road
Issue 257 (2017)
p.235
4mm/P4
A Black Country industrial evocation in P4 by Jim Smith-Wright
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MRJ Portfolio
Issue 237 (2015)
p.81
4mm
Atmospheric shot of a down-at-heel ex-LMS upper quadrant signal on Brettel Road, Jim Smith-Wrigh's 4mm scale layout based on the GWR sidings at Birmingham Moor Street.
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Overhead Electrification in 4mm scale
Issue 172 (2007)
p.38
4mm
Jim Smith-Wright is modelling Birmingham New Street in P4. Here is his work-in-progress report on one of the most challenging aspects of the entire project - scratchbuilding the overhead wiring supports.
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Portfolio 1-3 - Contrasting moods
Issue 225 (2013)
p.218
4mm/P4
The construction of a p4 near-scale model of Birmingham New Street in the mid-1980s by Jim Smith-Wright has been much lauded and has already featured on the pages of MRJ. Here, a new Portfolio of three photographs shows off not only Kim's excellent photographic skills but the way in which his modelling captures the different mood by night of this station of contrasts.
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Shunting with sound
Issue 166 (2006)
p.107
4mm
Jim Smith-Wright gets closer to the real thing by kitting out a 4mm scale class 08 with a full sound system.
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Working Brake Pipes
Issue 164 (2006)
p.21
4mm
Jim Smith-Wright comes up with a dazzingly simple way to crack a long-standing conundrum. It seems it's all down to magnetic attraction.
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'Futurist Naff'
Issue 215 (2012)
p.135
4mm/EM
Jim Smith-Wright describes how he tackled one of Britain's most distinctive 1960s railway buildings for his model of Birmingham New Street