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Edited by Tim Shackleton

MRJ Issue 171
  • The Quay to East Lynn

    Trevor Nunn

    p.282

    S

    Trevor Nunn describes the newly completed harbour extension - somplete with stub points and an exquisite spritsail barge - on his S scale layout.

    Tags: GER / Great Eastern Railway, layouts, ships / boats / barges

  • Small Suppliers Forum

    p.293

    High Level Kits 14xx and 57xx chassis kits in 4mm, Brassmasters 00/EM/P4 upgrade kit for Bachmann's 4mm Ivatt 4MT, Comet Models chassis upgrade kit for Bachmann's Hughes/Fowler Crab in 4mm

    Tags: Small Suppliers Forum

  • Small Suppliers Plus

    p.293

    4mm

    The thirty-second hornblock.

    High Level Kits hornblocks in 4mm

    Tags: product reviews

  • Running to time

    Steve Hall

    p.295

    4mm/EM

    As a professional timetabler with the real railway, Steve Hall was given the task of delivering WTT for the EM gauge epic that is Retford - 74 individual train workings, five hours of carefully integrated and balanced action, all of it with a clearly defined purpose. This is how he did it.

    Tags: layouts, operation

  • Layout Design: Framlingham

    Barry Norman

    p.302

    Tags: layout design

  • MRJ Portfolio

    p.304

    4mm

    Ralph Burrow's Wanhurst layout.

    Tags: MRJ Portfolio

  • 10800

    Tim Shackleton

    p.305

    4mm/P4

    Ugly, unsung and unsuccessful it may have been, but this pioneering British diesel went on to play a major role in BR's technical development programme. Tim Shackleton builds this unique locomotive in P4 from an Alexander Models kit.

    Tags: BR / British Railways / British Rail, diesel locomotives

  • 'Every mistake is also an opportunity to learn...'

    Tim Shackleton

    p.310

    4mm/EM

    MRJ editor Tim Shackleton watches the action from Retford South Box.

    Tags: layouts, operation

  • Real Atmosphere

    p.310

    A BR 8F at Chapel-en-le-Frith.

    Tags: Real Atmosphere

  • Scratchbuilding a Modern Bracket Signal

    Tony Sissons

    p.311

    4mm

    When it comes to building working colour-light signals in 4mm scale, Tony Sissons is in a class of his own.

    Tags: scratchbuilding