RMweb Gold Richard_A Posted September 21, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2010 after reading the baby deltic thread in the preservation section in which someone mentions that monty wells wrote an article about converting a Hornby class 37 in to a baby detlic, i have now bought the relevent magazines to give said conversion ago, and in the article he says there will be more article of similar projects and i would like to know does anybody here know what other articles he did and if so would they mind letting me know which issues they are in so i can see if i can get the magazines needed cheers-rik Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stuartp Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 "Tweak a Twenty" was the first, using the Wrenn/Hornby Dublo one ! There was also "Single From Gloucester" (Lima 117 to 121/122), one on the Hornby Class 37 and one on the Joueff 40. I think he might have done others but that might also be my imagination. There was also an article in one of the April editions on 'Taurus', a little known experimental BR loco which looked suspiciously like it had been cobbled together from all the bits left over from the other articles. They were fantastic, no etched brass, castings or other aftermarket goodies, it was all whittled from plasticard and filler. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted September 21, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2010 and in the article he says there will be more article of similar projects and i would like to know does anybody here know what other articles he did and if so would they mind letting me know which issues they are in so i can see if i can get the magazines needed cheers-rik There are many articles by Monty Wells in the MRJ Index at http://www.modelrail...l.com/index.php, but not all of them. I have these in my index, in addition to those appearing in the MRJ Index. Large diameter turntable well MRJ Compendium 2 - Drawings Letter on "rigid vs. compensated" MRJ No.(22):135 Photo of his Class 14 on his "layout". MRJ No.(27):336 Anaylising the index of MRJ. MRJ No.(28):39 - the conclusion was that 7mm scale modelling was well covered in MRJ, contary to an earlier letters claim. Review of Orbit Supertroller MRJ No.(30):106 and a general review of controllers - not DCC. Building a Midland van for Inkerman Street. MRJ No.(30):96 Wortley West Signal box MRJ No.(44):19 MRJ No.(45):78 MRJ No.(46):119 His drawings I think. Another variant to the 04 MRJ No.(5):39 Follow up to the article in Issue 3. Errors to the Volume 5 index MRJ No.(50):293 - He wrote the early indexii. Peco Individulay - Concrete sleepered variety MRJ No.(52):26 De Havilland layout - photo of. MRJ No.(53):72 Letter on kits MRJ No.(54):119 Letter stating that terminal stations are "inherently boring & should be replaced by twin track ovals!" MRJ No.(95):158 MRJ No.(96):197 Also a reminder that he compiled the index for MRJ - the official MRJ one, not the Matt Ots's online one. Altough I suspect the latter includes a lot of it. To fill out his time, he also wrote the MRJ Crosswords & solutions - the ones everyone complained about because they were too hard & "the Internet was of no help at all", was a quote I remember reading. I never met Monty Wells, but I wish I had. Sorry Rik, a few more magazines to buy? Regards Kevin Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6975 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Tweak a 20? Was that just improving a 20 or was it converting it into a 15? If the former then the 20 - 15 conversion can be added to the list. I used to have the edition(s?) of RM with the 20 - 15 conversion by Monty Wells but don't recall the title. I've still got the 37 - 23 conversion articles, did one myself, it's a lot of work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Moxy Posted September 21, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2010 There's also in MRJ 14 an article on the Brush type 2's, with notes on improving the Airfix 'OO' model. Regards Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stuartp Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Tweak a 20? Was that just improving a 20 or was it converting it into a 15? Just improving it. I say 'just', It's origins were unrecognisable once he'd finished. My Tri-ang 37 owes its demise to a Wells-inspired attempt to convert it to a split headcode. More enthusiasm than skill sadly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_mcfarlane Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Tweak a 20? Was that just improving a 20 or was it converting it into a 15? If the former then the 20 - 15 conversion can be added to the list. I used to have the edition(s?) of RM with the 20 - 15 conversion by Monty Wells but don't recall the title. That was in (I think) March 1986 and wasn't by Monty Wells. It looked pretty good though, and the article seemed to have all the detail you need. There was also a series on AC Electrics by another author around the same time (1984/5/6) - ending up with the first half of an article on how to Scratchbuild a class 81, which was never followed up by a part 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted September 21, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2010 That was in (I think) March 1986 and wasn't by Monty Wells. It looked pretty good though, and the article seemed to have all the detail you need. Correct, someone called David Brennand wrote it. There was also a series on AC Electrics by another author around the same time (1984/5/6) - ending up with the first half of an article on how to Scratchbuild a class 81, which was never followed up by a part 2 1986 January, by a Bob Holmes. I suppose this happens a lot and could be for a multitude of reasons. The author didn't ever write the later part(s), or the editor thought twice about the quality? Kevin Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Richard_A Posted September 21, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2010 bloody hell think im going to be busy just buying articles never mind trying these conversions thanks for the replies Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfwit Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Never did get on Parky though did he? (Those that remember the articles will know what I'm refering to!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 I'm surprised no one has mentioned the two-parter on converting three GWR railcars into the twin car (MRJ 5 & 6). There were a few more too including builds of the MOK 40 and 47 kits. Full listing on the above-mentioned MRJ online index: http://www.modelrailwayjournal.com/index.php?s=monty+wells&t=authors&o=title&g=0&page=1 Adam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted October 11, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 11, 2010 I'm surprised no one has mentioned the two-parter on converting three GWR railcars into the twin car (MRJ 5 & 6). There were a few more too including builds of the MOK 40 and 47 kits. Full listing on the above-mentioned MRJ online index: http://www.modelrail...itle&g=0&page=1 Adam The list I provided consisted of those items appearing within MRJ, by Monty Wells, but not listed on the MRJ Index. The MRJ index shows 15, I have 33 entries by MW for MRJ. Sorry, take off the Orbit Supertroller & Large Diameter Turntable Well. Kevin Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted November 26, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 26, 2016 Just found two more articles by Monty Wells Building a Class 07 diesel shunter from the Craftsman kit Railway Modeller 1984 May pages 180 - 183 Part 1 Railway Modeller 1984 June pages 234 - 235 Part 2 There ia a lengthy follow up letter, by a P.A. Brown in the September issue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 There are quite a few Railway Modeller articles missing from here. He definitely did the Mainline Peaks, Mainline 56, Hornby Hymeks, Lima class 50 and Lima 33. I think he also did one on Deltics as well, but I'm not positive as I never attempted that one. He also had some kit building articles in Model Railways/Your Model Railway. Building a DJH BR 5MT 4-6-0 springs to mind. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted November 26, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 26, 2016 There are quite a few Railway Modeller articles missing from here. He definitely did the Mainline Peaks, Mainline 56, Hornby Hymeks, Lima class 50 and Lima 33. I think he also did one on Deltics as well, but I'm not positive as I never attempted that one. He also had some kit building articles in Model Railways/Your Model Railway. Building a DJH BR 5MT 4-6-0 springs to mind. Jason OK then, some more for you. Class 56 Railway Modeller 1984 January pages 10 - 17 Deltics Railway Modeller 1984 March pages 100 - 105 'Taurus' D0270 Railway Modeller 1984 Pages 152 - 153 An April Fool model! Class 33 Railway Modeller 1984 October pages 384 - 388 Part 1 Class 33 Railway Modeller 1984 November pages 443 - 445 Part 2 Must of had a quiet year! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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