RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted September 10, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 10, 2019 Is this destined to become the GMRC Annual? https://peco-uk.com/blogs/news/the-great-model-railway-challenge-the-book-of-the-series Should be in the shops today - anyone found one yet? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Phil Parker Posted September 10, 2019 Administrators Share Posted September 10, 2019 They were in Birmingham Smiths by lunchtime today and I've bought a copy. This photo is not in it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Huw Griffiths Posted September 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Phil Parker said: This photo is not in it. Probably just as well. After all, some of us had been led to believe that judges were supposed to be "stern" ... . Edited September 10, 2019 by Huw Griffiths 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Day off 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Phil Parker Posted September 10, 2019 Administrators Share Posted September 10, 2019 As I recall from the intro, he's mostly looking for kinks... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pint of Adnams Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 I hope that it was not thrown together in 75 (60?) minutes or however long with ready supplies of paper, staples, sticky-backed plastic and photographs... and with plenty of 'widows and orphans' and misplaced or incomplete paragraphs from when the editors and production crew kept interfering? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
choo1choo Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 12 minutes ago, Phil Parker said: As I recall from the intro, he's mostly looking for kinks... What! All day and all of the night? 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Huw Griffiths Posted September 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Pint of Adnams said: plenty of 'widows and orphans' and misplaced or incomplete paragraphs They'd never be able to justify that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pint of Adnams Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 12 minutes ago, Huw Griffiths said: They'd never be able to justify that. Marginally, at least... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Huw Griffiths Posted September 11, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 11, 2019 (Cue a reference to the Lynne Truss book: "Eats, Shoots & Leaves".) Anyway, I hope nobody starts referring to the bookazine as a "one shot" ... . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noiseboy72 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Not a lot in it for seasoned modellers - except for perhaps the "form list" for the competitors. Good for beginners though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Phil Parker Posted September 11, 2019 Administrators Share Posted September 11, 2019 There is a limit to what they can say at this point in the series, but if they wait until everything is done and dusted, then no-one is likely to pick up a copy. As it is, I think it should appeal to those non-enthusiasts the series is aimed at who probably wouldn't pick up a normal model railway magazine, and then they get all the beginner info so they have a more informed idea what is going on on screen. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whart57 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 I picked one up, shuddered at my photo and then read up on the other teams taking part. Interesting bunch, I think that KBG have done a decent job putting together a wide range of people to contest this series. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 On 10/09/2019 at 17:37, Huw Griffiths said: Probably just as well. After all, some of us had been led to believe that judges were supposed to be "stern" ... . Looks like they overdid the "seasonally reinforced" mince pies and coffee..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted September 12, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) I have my copy now, might find time to read it over the weekend. Flicked through the pictures and found Pete Thorpe smiling at me over the Royal Albert Bridge. We will be playing with this at The International N Gauge Show (TINGS) this weekend. Come and say "Hello". Edited June 27, 2023 by Ian Morgan re-loaded image 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TravisM Posted September 13, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2019 I was in WH Smith today with the intention of buying a copy but after flipping through it, I thought thin, flimsy and just a plug about Peco and the show. I thought there would be more about the teams rather than a picture and a brief comment. It remains on the shelf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSG Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 I dropped into Smiffs earlier today to see if I could get had a copy. I expected it would be with the magazines, since I'm assuming it's essentially a magazine style publication. But there was no sign of it, and there wasn't anywhere else in the shop that looked like it might have it. Ditto in the mag section of Tesco, when I did the weekly shop later. And it's not on Amazon. So, looks like I won't be buying one after all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted September 13, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2019 It was in my local W H Smith's earlier this week, with the model railway magazines. Perhaps my local branch is better than some others, there are usually around 40 different railway and model railway magazines and bookazines on display, including some from the USA. I think the largest number of different magazine type publications on railways I've seen at any one time in the shop was 46. Then you have to add to that the WHSmith own brand railway bookazines and DVD offers. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 It was in WH Smiths at Glasgow Central on Wednesday (which surprised me as the station branch normally only stocks the monthly mags, not the irregular extras). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neil Posted September 14, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 14, 2019 Pleased to note that our team (Cambrian Coasters) were pictured at peak enthusiasm, sat round the dinner table. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) On 11/09/2019 at 21:28, whart57 said: I picked one up, shuddered at my photo and then read up on the other teams taking part. Interesting bunch, I think that KBG have done a decent job putting together a wide range of people to contest this series. But did they get your name right? Edited September 14, 2019 by andyram Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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