Model Railway Journal No 163

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Andy Wiles of IKB Models describes his simple but ingenious means of keeping six-wheeled vehicles on the rails using leaf springs. St. Merryn – Towards Improved Operation, Part 2 by Eddie Bourne [Scalefour Society’s South London Area Group] Today’s Railways occasionally if an article or two appeals but probably at least once every three months. Bob How describes a simple manual system for areas of the layout where point motors are not necessary I was going to answer "Nothing that comes in a plastic bag!" but reading some other answers has gotten me thinking. I do tend to avoid anything in a plastic wrapper, unless I know in advance that there's a particular article I want to read. I tend to Buy Rail Express frequently, and Rail and the Railway Magazine regularly depending if there's anything of interest. Often, I find I'll buy one or the other of similar subjects have been covered, but it depends what's in it. I no longer buy any religiously, I'd rather read what I find interesting, and like the difference in style between RM and Rail.

Photographs of a pre-war oil depot at Maud Junction, similar to the one at Layerthorpe, taken some time in the late 1950s, possibly the very early 1960s The editorship of Model Railway Journal was at first a double act, with Bob Barlow and Gerry Beale manning the helm.

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I have a full set of The Southern Way (if that counts as a magazine), and also buy specific issues of the various "nostalgia / historical" monthlies that include something I want to keep; again, usually filleted / filed after a decent interval. Returning to MRJ, John Dornom had found a new way to add real "atmosphere" to his models using a disco fog producing machine and after a brief introduction in MRJ 92 he provided a full article on his extraordinary experiments in issue 97 as illustrated on its cover. Stephen Duffell, a qualified pathologist, examines the use of microscope cover slips for glazing coaches.

model of a Georgian shop front, by Gerry Hall, based on a prototype in Dorking, Surrey, as it would have looked in 1946. Narrow Gauge World" I get sometimes when there's an article--usually an overseas line, or obscure British system--that catches my eye (and imagination). Buy a single copy of MODEL RAILWAY JOURNAL or a subscription of your desired length, delivered worldwide. Current Guy Williams builds a 4mm GWR footbridge from an etched kit and finds it to be a work of art - the definitive model of a distinctive lineside feature.In his second article in this series, Martin Goodall builds two of the numerous 5-plank standard opens of the LMS, plus a three-planker and its container. Bob Essery and Don Field on wagon suspension for the 7mm/ScaleSeven Dewsbury project, using the recently-developed Slater's system. The near-universal adoption of computers and CAD technology has opened up exciting possibilities for model-makers seeking an easier, more accurate way of producing items as diverse as locomotive valve gear and lineside fencing. Gordon Gravett - creator of the award-winning Pempoul - gives some valuable pointers on preparing DIY artwork for photo-etching, a technique that's now available to everyone, home builders included. First however, he describes how it's done the traditional way... Plenty of wagons ran load-less for part of their working life. Martyn Welch builds a wagon with working doors - a versatile model suitable for a part-loaded yard cameo.

All magazines sent by 1st Class Mail UK & by Airmail worldwide (bar UK over 750g which may go 2nd Class). The LMS '3F' class 0-6-0T, known to generations of enthusiasts by the sobriquet 'Jinty', is an esential requirement for any LMS based layout. Peter Truman has rushed out this model to provide some balance to an otherwise 4mm dominated issue and it thus takes its place as the first completed component for the forthcoming MRJ project layout. Here Peter describes the kit and his method of construction. Spurred on by MRJ, Gordon Gravett set out to recall his Sussex childhood in 7mm scale. The resulting layout is already a firm exhibition favourite, for obvious reasons. In the special preview issue of Model Railway Journal Andrew Wiles looked at the prototype details of pointwork for baulk road. In this issue the methods evolved, both for the production of components in 4mm scale, and their assembly into a working point are described.Railways Illustrated occasionally if an article or two appeals but probably at least once every three months.