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Edited by Bob Barlow

MRJ Issue 97
  • Small Suppliers Forum

    p.202

    GEM Model Railways - reintroduction of range. Peter K - GWR River class etched kit. Puffers / Perseverance - BR 9F chassis kit. Hornby - improved pointwork. Fence Houses Model Foundry - Midland Railway etched lattice footbridge. Worsley Works - etched coach parts. Book: 'The Locomotives of James Cudworth' by Dr. C. E. J. Fryer. John Coupland - 4mm resign 'baby' austin 7 van. Taylor Plastic Models - etched stainless steel lorry grilles. Red Dog - baseboard fittings catalogue. Parkside Dundas - 16-ton mineral wagon. Gunslick Gun Blue.

    Tags: Small Suppliers Forum

  • Atmospheric Smoke

    John Dornom

    p.203

    John Dornom follows up his article on smoke effects in MRJ No. 92 with some extraordinary new experiements.

    Tags: techniques

  • The Lost Railbus

    Tim Shackleton

    p.215

    4mm/P4

    Tim Shackleton has fun with an old Ambrico 4mm railbus kit, rekindling memories of the only branch line he really likes and wonders what became of a worthwhile model.

    4-wheeled AC Cars railcar.

    Tags: railbuses

  • Layout Design: Macduff

    Barry Norman

    p.218

    GNoSR terminus.

    Tags: GNoSR / Great North of Scotland Railway, layout design

  • Romsey

    Ian Wilkins, David Barker

    p.219

    4mm/00

    The latest finescale 00-gauge layout from the Southampton Model Railway Society is rare on two counts - it's large and depicts the Southern. Here, members Ian Wilkins and David Barker describe it.

    Tags: layouts, SR / Southern Railway

  • Workshop Matters: Snips and Shears

    Laurie Griffin

    p.230

    When scratchbuilding locomotives and other items, there is invariably the need to cut away pieces of metal. We can, of course, use a variety of tools but here I want to concentrate on shearing.

    Tags: techniques, tools, Workshop Matters

  • Auchlin G&SWR

    Ian Middleditch

    p.231

    7mm/S7

    Ian Middleditch - aided by his son Kenneth, of 'Kendoon' fame - was inspired by a book to build this 7mm/ScaleSeven layout centred on industrial Ayrshire.

    Tags: G&SWR / GSWR / Glasgow & South Western Railway, layouts, pre-grouping