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Edited by Tim Shackleton
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Small Suppliers Forum
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Comet Models redesigned loco components in 4mm, S Kits 102T O&K bogie box wagon kit in 4mm, Connoisseur Models 30T bogie bolster C in 7mm, N Brass Locomotives LNWR 2-4-2T etched chassis kit, platelayers' trolleys kit and etched GWR and LMS pattern lamp irons in 2mm, Mainly Trains etched loco brake gear components in 4mm, Locolines foam strips for packing/storing 2mm, 3mm, 3.5mm and 4mm stock, Bratchell Models 'Sprinter' class 150/2 DMU kit, C-Rail Intermodal 30ft bulktainer kit and transfers
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Lister auto truck
p.3
7mm
Having built a 7mm scale Scammel scarab, Paul Jarman turns his attention to another typical inhabitant of the steam era goods depot.
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Reproducing Silver Railtank Liveries
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Paul Jarman explores an innovative technique for applying realistic 'metal' finishes to plastic models
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A monority Scale Preserved
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3mm
Richard Pope, Secretary of The 3mm Society, marks an important milestone in the history of the organisation that presents itself as 'a cross between a preservation group and a co-operative'
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Small-scale Scratchbuilding
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3mm
Using techniques that can be applied across the board, John Sutton extols the pleasures and satisfactions of creating a hand-built heavy freight locomotive in 3mm scale.
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Variations on a theme by Robinson - the reboilered LNER O4 2-8-0s
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John Sutton and Roger Marsh summarise the development of a fascinating series of sub-classes.
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Scratchbuilding BR hopper wagons in 4mm scale
p.23
4mm
Peter Johnson looks at the 20T grain hopper.
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Pretty in Pink
p.25
Derek Vaughan found traditional baseboards were far too heavy to move around. Searching for a lightweight substitute of comparable rigidity, he discovered the amazing properties of styrofoam.
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A GWR ADC for PMT
p.29
4mm
Having made fifty-odd milk churns from plastic tube and strip, Geoff Kent turns his attention to a lorry to carry them.
Pendon Museum Trust
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How the West was Won..
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4mm/00, 4mm/P4
Tim Shackleton digs deep into his collection of superlatives to review the Heljan class 52 'Western' - and then rips this outstanding 4mm scale RTR model apart to convert it to P4.
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[Photos: Egg-ended boiler]
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Two photographs of egg-ended boilers at Haswell Colliery, County Durham, c.1880 and at Derwent Colliery in 1966.