Shanghai Diver Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Hello, huge long shot, and likely super annoying question as the details are so vague, but anyway here goes: Does anyone remember what appears to have been a single issue magazine that focused on a 6x4 layout published in 1985 or '86 (I would guess). May be a couple of years earlier. The layout was not that different from this http://www.freetrackplans.com/Hornby-5E.php although I am sure that there was a terminus station on the upper level and I had to adapt and put the bridge in. The magazine was basically a walk through of how to build and create the entire thing and it was basically my layout for years. It wasn't Hornby. Chances are it was picked up in Mainly Trains in Chandlers Ford by my dad who brought it home. I used it for years but in parental house moving the trains survived but the 'scrappy looking' magazine didn't. I am pretty sure it had a dark green cover. Showed how to build the supporting structure do the landscaping etc. Scoured eBay, searched here. Hoping this may job some memories. Naturally, I always kept it as a temporary layout for space reasons. Now would be a chance to revist (space is a constraint, folding against a wall is not. Long shot, I know. Just thought there may be some now mid 40 year olds whose fathers also brought this home... Thanks for any thoughts... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 I've a feeling it might have been Model Railways magazine. Or Your Model Railway as it was known for a while. Seems familiar and they did do a few special one off issues. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanghai Diver Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 Having had a look through it feels right - especially the odd "special edition" but can't find it unless it was more hidden away in a standard issue than I thought! Oh well... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mervyn Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Was it the layout designed by Dave Lowery ?? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JohnR Posted November 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 19, 2019 Was it this? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Build-Model-Railway-Layout-Lowery/dp/1854860453 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanghai Diver Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 No, I wish it was! It was a magazine as it became incredibly tattered. Was not hard cover. (One thing I HAVE discovered - the VAST number of modelling publications that have existed over the years!) Thanks for the input. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted November 21, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 21, 2019 On 18/11/2019 at 02:24, Steamport Southport said: I've a feeling it might have been Model Railways magazine. Or Your Model Railway as it was known for a while. Seems familiar and they did do a few special one off issues. Jason Yes they did a handful of one off specials when C.J. Freezer was editor. I wouldn't have purchased any on a 6 x 4. This was a good one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Yes. That's the sort of thing I mean. They had a few of them and the publisher also did other things like model aircraft and boat magazines where it was building the model from start to finish. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanghai Diver Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 On 21/11/2019 at 12:48, kevinlms said: Yes they did a handful of one off specials when C.J. Freezer was editor. I wouldn't have purchased any on a 6 x 4. This was a good one. I did find a reference that suggested the layout was a CJF one, so that would figure. Anyway, not turned up yet. (6x4...early teens bedroom....now an apartment in Singapore. Always space limited and moving ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy water Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 This was the follow on n gauge layout the magazine did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted December 5, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 5, 2019 On 19/11/2019 at 14:24, JohnR said: Was it this? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Build-Model-Railway-Layout-Lowery/dp/1854860453 That is a good one though . I pretty much used his idea for a terminus on one of my layouts . A good book that I used to set up my loft layout 28 years ago! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornholio Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 @Shanghai Diver Dave Lowery edited "Your Model Railway" during the period in question. I think he is possibly your strongest lead. If you need help getting in touch, send me a pm. Good Luck! Andrew 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
18B Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 I'm sure I know the one you mean, I remember it being a dark cover with I think an HST on the cover of it.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted February 14, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 14, 2020 (edited) I may have found something. I looked at Your Model Railway for January 1985 and there is a continuation of a series on 'Build a layout for 100 pounds', in OO. Edit I have found November 1984, but can't find December. It starts in the October issue. The layout does have an HST photo in several of the parts, so perhaps this is the layout? Did perhaps YMR issue it in a combined format later. Certainly MAP/Argus did that for their other publications. Edited February 14, 2020 by kevinlms Updated info and corrections. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
18B Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 On 14/02/2020 at 12:03, kevinlms said: I may have found something. I looked at Your Model Railway for January 1985 and there is a continuation of a series on 'Build a layout for 100 pounds', in OO. Edit I have found November 1984, but can't find December. It starts in the October issue. The layout does have an HST photo in several of the parts, so perhaps this is the layout? Did perhaps YMR issue it in a combined format later. Certainly MAP/Argus did that for their other publications. that's the one I'm thinking of, for £100 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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