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Issue 38 1990 « Previous issue | Next issue »
Edited by Bob Barlow
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MRJ Portfolio Special: This is a model railway...
Supplement
7mm/S7
An idyllic summer's day on Martyn Welch's superb 7mm Southern Region layout, 'Hursley'.
A2 colour poster supplement.
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Benfieldside, NER
p.419
4mm/EM
John Wright's 4mm layout, much sought after on the exhibition circuit, appears at this year's IMREX. Built to EM standards, it is highly regarded not just for its faultless running and superb scenic work, but for its wonderfully authentic North Eastern atmosphere. John is a serious student of all matters NER and has spent much time and effort getting the details of 'Benfieldside' accurate. Here, he explains how he has tried to build geographical and period authenticity into his layout.
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A Brace of Hudswell Clarkes
p.428
4mm/P4
Iain RIce builds two six-coupled engines from the same stable and designed to do substantially the same job. Each, however, presented radically different problems, resulting in one - the hare - rolling through the workshop in a week, while the second - the tortoise, naturally - took around six years and 51 weeks longer.
Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Hidswell Clarke 0-6-0T No. 2 and Easingwold Railway Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0T No. 2.
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Inkerman Street - The Groundwork
p.433
7mm
Paul Karau explains how we set about the visual transformation of our project layout's baseboards.
Roads, pavements, goods yard surfaces, carpet underfelt grass
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Small Suppliers Forum
p.439
Daylight simulation bulb. Ambis kits and components for 4mm/7mm. Ross Mansell miniature LEDs.
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Expo 2mm
p.440
2mm
Exhibition preview. Includes photos of Keith Armes' 'Chipping Norton' and Colin Gibbard's 'Bridge Street'.
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The 2mm Scale Association - What you pay and what you get
p.442
2mm
Details on how to join and benefits of society membership. Includes photos of members' work.
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Getting Started in 2mm Finescale
p.443
2mm/2mm FS
Mark Fielder suggests an easy first step for those considering going finescale.
Simple finescale conversion of Ibertren's Spanish 'Cuco' 0-4-0T with replacement wheels and detailing.
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Sherlock Holmes
p.444
2mm/2mm FS
People kept telling us about Denys Brownlee's amazing 2mm Metropolitan electric locomotive, built entirely from scratch, fully lined and driven on all eight wheels. So we donned our deerstalkers and went in search - and were not disappointed. This one is far from elementary, but is a shining example of what can be done in 2mm finescale. As Holmes himself might have done, we persuaded Denys to 'pen a short monograph on the subject'.
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Creating 2mm Trees
p.448
2mm
Alan Martin, whose 2mm model of Lambourn GWR was seen in MRJ No. 32, explains how he created the beautifully delicate trees on his layout using cast-off soft wire and simple materials.
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2mm Goes to War
p.451
2mm
Geoff Balfour builds a spade truck, an unusual and attractive military vehicle.