RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted September 1, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 1, 2018 One has to admire the publishers for sticking to British Railways era ways of doing things! Mine came with a pro-forma for return of the envelope and a reminder of demurrage charges... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43078shildoncountydurham Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 When will the electronic version be available for download from the website? Mark It's about time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Young Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Picked up a copy at Guildex. Another great issue. Mr Kazer’s Talyllyn buildings being more than enough reasons to justify purchase. Looking at the advert for Scaleforum towards thevrear, there are a couple of photos of a rather nice GW yard layoutbin the advert. By reading the text, these are probably of the ‘Lower Rose Goods’ layout attending Scaleforum. Looks a good candidate for appearing in a future MRJ imho.... Cheers, Andrew 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 2mmMark Posted September 3, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) Picked up a copy at Guildex. Another great issue. Mr Kazer’s Talyllyn buildings being more than enough reasons to justify purchase. Looking at the advert for Scaleforum towards thevrear, there are a couple of photos of a rather nice GW yard layoutbin the advert. By reading the text, these are probably of the ‘Lower Rose Goods’ layout attending Scaleforum. Looks a good candidate for appearing in a future MRJ imho.... Cheers, Andrew Definitely MRJ standard and already well covered here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/95206-lower-rose-goods/ Edited September 3, 2018 by 2mmMark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hughes Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) Yes, those Talyllyn buildings are indeed superb. I remember them as they were in the early preservation era, around 1955 or so, when a ride up the line was akin to a trip on a cross-channel ferry in a fresh westerly; happy days! No-one would want to experience the same air of decrepitude on a preserved line these days, but way back then it all seemed part of the fun. Edited September 3, 2018 by John_Hughes 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted September 3, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2018 I thought the W.S. Norris letters were just spiffing. Top hole, old chap, don't you know! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 It has arrived in WHS Ealing. WHS Ealing appear to have been taken aback by this, because their tills wouldn't recognise it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted September 3, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2018 It has arrived in WHS Ealing. WHS Ealing appear to have been taken aback by this, because their tills wouldn't recognise it. But did they recognise you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 But did they recognise you? Well, I didn't get chucked out, if that's what you're after. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted September 3, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2018 Well, I didn't get chucked out, if that's what you're after. Don't they keep one put aside for you now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Davis Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 It arrived in the Fens today, along with the two wills craftsman kits that I ordered on Friday, so Hooray!! ... And my MERG LED dimmer fed by my MERG 15v AC to 12v DC worked perfectly as well, all in all a happy day :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip-griffiths Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Don't they keep one put aside for you now? Ah, you've just brought back memories of school when I would call in to Smiths in Buckingham on my way home and check the filing cabinet to see if my monthly fix was in, sadly it was not MRJ at the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Don't they keep one put aside for you now? Why? They get at least six or seven copies in. Ah, you've just brought back memories of school when I would call in to Smiths in Buckingham on my way home and check the filing cabinet to see if my monthly fix was in, sadly it was not MRJ at the time. Top shelf publication? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 It has arrived in WHS Ealing. WHS Ealing appear to have been taken aback by this, because their tills wouldn't recognise it. Neither would WHS Huntingdon. Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted September 3, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2018 Why? They get at least six or seven copies in. I'd have thought that you would have been one of their more important customers, given your acquaintance with the premises. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 I'd have thought that you would have been one of their more important customers, given your acquaintance with the premises. Hardly. The most important "customer" is the mentally-ill bloke who comes in most days, gravitating towards the post office section, talks loudly to an imaginary companion, then shambles out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted September 3, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2018 Hardly. The most important "customer" is the mentally-ill bloke who comes in most days, gravitating towards the post office section, talks loudly to an imaginary companion, then shambles out. You spying on me....? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted September 4, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 4, 2018 I hope that there will still be a copy in Ealing, for when I return from the wrong side of the pond. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted September 4, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 4, 2018 Hardly. The most important "customer" is the mentally-ill bloke who comes in most days, gravitating towards the post office section, talks loudly to an imaginary companion, then shambles out. But you clearly spend sufficient time in there, to be able to note the comings and goings of various characters. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 But you clearly spend sufficient time in there, to be able to note the comings and goings of various characters. I do the office outgoing post, so I do see the same poor bloke. He looks a bit like you, but with more hair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted September 4, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 4, 2018 (edited) I do the office outgoing post, so I do see the same poor bloke. He looks a bit like you, but with more hair. Well, he must be a very long-haired hippy layabout, even more so than me. On a slightly less serious note, I must say that I found this issue really excellent, with all articles being of interest. Please can we have more correspondence from W.S. Norris as well! Edited September 4, 2018 by Captain Kernow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted September 4, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 4, 2018 Please can we have more correspondence from W.S. Norris as well! There's more in the next issue, along with a couple of pictures. Jerry 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted September 4, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 4, 2018 There's more in the next issue, along with a couple of pictures. Jerry Thanks Jerry. I do find all these accounts of these wealthy 'gentlemen modellers' of a certain era absolutely fascinating. Apart from the sheer quality of the models, it opens an interesting window into the past. There were one or two similar articles in the MRJ Compendiums, I think? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Izzy Posted September 5, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 5, 2018 As I often travel over the still existing bridge on the line between Cockfield and Whelnetham the ‘Cockfield Thunderbolt’ intrigues me. Sadly the WHS I visited yesterday ( Ipswich) was sans any copies. Don’t often visit town centres these days, where all the WHS seem to be in this area, no one else seeming to stock MRJ, so I’ll have to be patient and wait a bit longer, another week or two. I have little doubt it will be worth it. Izzy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jol Wilkinson Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 As I often travel over the still existing bridge on the line between Cockfield and Whelnetham the ‘Cockfield Thunderbolt’ intrigues me. Sadly the WHS I visited yesterday ( Ipswich) was sans any copies. Don’t often visit town centres these days, where all the WHS seem to be in this area, no one else seeming to stock MRJ, so I’ll have to be patient and wait a bit longer, another week or two. I have little doubt it will be worth it. Izzy The Woodbridge WHS stock it, usually half a dozen copies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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