Moderators Howard Smith Posted June 14, 2018 Moderators Share Posted June 14, 2018 (edited) OUR BIGGEST-EVER DIGITAL EDITION! https://pocketmags.com/british-railway-modelling-magazine Digital edition on sale June 15, print copies in stores from June 21. https://pocketmags.com/british-railway-modelling-magazine Here's what's inside this month's digital version: Free copy of Garden Rail! 5 extra videos: - Stirling Single review - Sidmouth layout in action - Phil Parker interviews Rapido's Jason Shron - Unwrapping Rapido's 'Brummie' bus sample - Allanbridge layout in action 93 extra pictures! Bonus trackplans: Rivendell & Tower Pier Bonus layout: Ellesmere Full BRM DVD footage included: - Oakley Green - a stunning blue diesel-era layout with cutting edge technology - A beginner's guide to drybrushing techniques - Making two great wagon kits from the N Gauge Society https://www.youtube.com/embed/ArHwLorupbw INSIDE THE JULY ISSUE... Kensington Addison Road Station (O) - the inspiration, research and space considerations that entailed in its creation Sidmouth (P4) - an admirable and accurate depiction of its prototype Allanbridge (OO) - how one club dismantled its layout and built a bigger and better one with the same name Shelfie (OO) - an exhibition favourite proves size is no impediment to operational enjoyment Detail a Hornby Class 31 - Michael Russell upgrades this model with details befitting the prototype Print and build a coal office kit on a budget - we show you how Make coal loads look more realistic - real coal is the only way! Cakebox Challenge - Howard Smith creates a London rush hour feel on his Underground diorama Trade News from Hatton's, Zimo, new locomotives and more The latest railway books for your collection New models and the latest new gear Reviewed: Locomotion Models GNR Stirling Single No. 1 Make a budget garden railway A beginner's guide to signalling with semaphores A lifetime in signalling - a signalling professional recalls an eventful, fulfilling and occasionally exhausting career Postcards from Canada - a visual guide to Phil Parker's recent trip to Canada Inbox: your letters, thoughts and modelling projects Tail Lamp: Collecting vintage DCC equipment https://pocketmags.com/british-railway-modelling-magazine We hope you enjoy it, Howard Edited June 16, 2018 by Andy Y Correction 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 14, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 14, 2018 It could be interesting to see who the 'signalling professional' turns out to be? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 It could be interesting to see who the 'signalling professional' turns out to be? It's Adrian Vaughan who also wrote the prototype piece about the Faringdon branch last month. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Howard Smith Posted June 14, 2018 Author Moderators Share Posted June 14, 2018 It could be interesting to see who the 'signalling professional' turns out to be? It's Adrian Vaughan who also wrote the prototype piece about the Faringdon branch last month. Never a dull moment with Adrian and complementing his piece as part of the mini signalling theme is Mick Nicholson, who introduces some key semaphore signalling practice of use to modellers with prototypical examples. And no, we're not done with Adrian yet - he still has plenty of tales up his sleeve to be told, some of which fit nicely with forthcoming layouts and articles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted June 15, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 15, 2018 it's not there yet to download ..... OK, I have a vested interest in July's issue LOL 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JohnR Posted June 15, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 15, 2018 Cant get enough of Sidmouth. Its a wonderful layout! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted June 15, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 15, 2018 It's not bad as a town either, spent two days out of 7 there on hols last month. Cinema is lovely Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Zero Gravitas Posted June 15, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 15, 2018 “A beginner's guide to dry airbrushing techniques” What is dry airbrushing? I’ve heard of airbrushing, and of dry brushing, but never dry airbrushing... or is it a cunning scheme to pique my curiosity to the extent that I buy the magazine to find out 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 “A beginner's guide to dry airbrushing techniques” What is dry airbrushing? I’ve heard of airbrushing, and of dry brushing, but never dry airbrushing... or is it a cunning scheme to pique my curiosity to the extent that I buy the magazine to find out It is dry-brushing - although I did do some dry aerosol spraying myself the other day! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted June 15, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 15, 2018 Downloading ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted June 15, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 15, 2018 For those reading my article on Scalescenes kits the caption at step 11 should read Using a small square glue one end wall to the appropriate side wall. Leave to dry, then repeat with the other two walls. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Yes; the digital edition is now live - https://pocketmags.com/british-railway-modelling-magazine - we do go big on the Stirling Single but it really is a rather special model. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 15, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 15, 2018 Never a dull moment with Adrian and complementing his piece as part of the mini signalling theme is Mick Nicholson, who introduces some key semaphore signalling practice of use to modellers with prototypical examples. And no, we're not done with Adrian yet - he still has plenty of tales up his sleeve to be told, some of which fit nicely with forthcoming layouts and articles. I am looking forward to Mick's piece (I have received a private copy of part of it already ). I'll say no more about t'other one as many years ago I happened to be his boss 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dana Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 (edited) the BRM Digital exclusive revolutions B class video not working on you tube via the digital issue. [Edited to remove link to copyright material] Edited June 16, 2018 by Phil Parker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 the BRM Digital exclusive revolutions B class video not working on you tube via the digital issue. [Edited to remove link to copyright material] We'll need to look at that one on Monday, not sure what's happened to the link. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul821 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Have received and read the free copy of BRM supplied last month, I must say I was very impressed. So when I got an e-mail inviting me to subscribe to the digital edition for £29.99 I thought I would sign up. However (unless I am missing sometime obvious) Pocket Mags does not give you two critical bits of information before you are asked to checkout. 1) How long the subscription is for - I would assume one year, but for all the information you get it could be per issue! 2) Whether when you sign up this is a continuous credit card payment or not. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 That'll be for the year Paul, thanks for subscribing! If it's the same as my sub it will automatically renew at the same price but I'm sure I recall a mechanism for cancelling it if you didn't wish to continue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth1971 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 We'll need to look at that one on Monday, not sure what's happened to the link. the BRM Digital exclusive revolutions B class video not working on you tube via the digital issue. [Edited to remove link to copyright material] Hi the link is now working! The video had been moved but is now found and relinked! Enjoy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmorgan_cym Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 You know that map of Garden Railway suppliers? Might want to check a few of those locations. Pretty certain the Isle of Wight is in the English channel not the Bristol channel. Jacksons Minatures are in Dorset, not THAT Gillingham. It's almost like you plugged the names of towns into google maps.and just picked the first off the list! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Someone will be doing Geography detention! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beejack Posted June 18, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 18, 2018 (edited) Got home tonight to find my copy on the door mat. I used to look forward my subscription copy dropping onto the door mat so I could watch the layout features on the latest cover DVDs. but lately I have been getting more and more disappointed. Sorry but got to have a moan. This months layout feature on Oakley Green was good but a little short at 4 minutes 30 secs and didn't really have much time to give the layout the justice it deserved. The whole main video was only 31 minutes and over half of that was spent building a couple of wagons! Yes I know its a freebie, but the resolution of the video seemed to be a lot poorer than normal and in comparison to the preview video on You tube, it was like watching it in 360P. I've watched VHS recordings that had a sharper picture! Please give a little more space on the DVD to the layouts. At the moment only just over half the space on the DVD is actually used so adding extra few minutes for the layout features is not going to mean the other items suffer unless its an additional financial cost to make a slightly longer video. Edited June 18, 2018 by beejack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 19, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 19, 2018 Someone will be doing Geography detention! Someone also needs to be in detention for the major headline on the cover of the printed version. I realise that the NCIM/Rapido model of the Stirling single is a superb example of model railway engineering and a great credit to Bill Schneider's design and engineering skills but to front page headline in this way invites derision. 'The finest model locomotive yet?' tempts me to a short answer - 'no way'. 'The finest r-t-r loco yet?' is quite possibly the case although certain producers of O gauge locos would undoubtedly take umbrage even at that suggestion. I don't deny it is a superb piece of work and my money is already where my mouth is but daft headlines are not the best way to promote anything in my view. Meanwhile a more serious error has appeared in an article - alas one by my good friend Mick Nicholson - where in the second drawing the Clearing point is incorrectly shown as an Overlap. An overlap is something used in Track Circuit Block and colour light signalling and it has a rather different meaning from the term Clearing Point. Mick of course spent most of his working life, right up to retirement, as a Signalman and was, I know, deeply involved with Absolute Block working at a busy junction signal box a long while before he got a post much nearer home involving colour light signals and Track Circuit Block working as well as much reduced cycling to work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 'The finest model locomotive yet?' tempts me to a short answer - 'no way'. 'The finest r-t-r loco yet?' is quite possibly the case although certain producers of O gauge locos would undoubtedly take umbrage even at that suggestion. I don't deny it is a superb piece of work and my money is already where my mouth is but daft headlines are not the best way to promote anything in my view. I would have like that sensible caveat to have been there Mike but it came down to space and text sizes; arguably some browsers wouldn't know what 'RTR' was so to fit the full 'the finest ready-to-run OO steam locomotive yet?' would have been difficult. I did baulk at the words 'best' and 'ever' appearing as that's far too subjective and pushed for 'finest' and 'yet' to give room for future developments (as ever implies that it may not be surpassed). I'd best finish this 'finest OO gauge ready-to-run item of coaching stock' review off now! Fundamentally, I did make an error in the review of the Stirling Single and quoted the balance due after deposit payment (when referencing Locomotion's website) rather than the full price inc. deposit. Apologies to all for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micknich2003 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Meanwhile a more serious error has appeared in an article - alas one by my good friend Mick Nicholson - where in the second drawing the Clearing point is incorrectly shown as an Overlap. An overlap is something used in Track Circuit Block and colour light signalling and it has a rather different meaning from the term Clearing Point. Mick of course spent most of his working life, right up to retirement, as a Signalman and was, I know, deeply involved with Absolute Block working at a busy junction signal box a long while before he got a post much nearer home involving colour light signals and Track Circuit Block working as well as much reduced cycling to work. Dear Mike, thanks for the correction, I had worked TCB for far too long, it is now well over twenty five years since I lwas last involved with AB. As an aside, I wore out at least four push bikes in my almost thirty five year signalling carrier, it was not unkown to bike seventeen miles, do a twelve hour shift and then ride the same miles back home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 19, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 19, 2018 (edited) Meanwhile a more serious error has appeared in an article - alas one by my good friend Mick Nicholson - where in the second drawing the Clearing point is incorrectly shown as an Overlap. An overlap is something used in Track Circuit Block and colour light signalling and it has a rather different meaning from the term Clearing Point. Mick of course spent most of his working life, right up to retirement, as a Signalman and was, I know, deeply involved with Absolute Block working at a busy junction signal box a long while before he got a post much nearer home involving colour light signals and Track Circuit Block working as well as much reduced cycling to work. Dear Mike, thanks for the correction, I had worked TCB for far too long, it is now well over twenty five years since I lwas last involved with AB. As an aside, I wore out at least four push bikes in my almost thirty five year signalling carrier, it was not unkown to bike seventeen miles, do a twelve hour shift and then ride the same miles back home. Thanks Mick - serves you right for being in the job for over 30 years but we won't say too much about the 12 hours bit in case folk start totting up the earnings ( for the uninitiated a 5 day week of 12 hours was worth just a bit over 3 hours short of two week's pay) Edited June 19, 2018 by The Stationmaster 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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