Railway Modeller June 2020

[Guest Jack Benson]

Hi,

Some good news, RM June 2020 has arrived at the local Sainsbury's co-inciding with our lockdown expedition.

Nice to see Jamie Warne's Sandy Shores in print, a well-deserved accolade for a notable achievement.

Child Okeford is also featured.

Cheers and Stay Safe

[SouthernRegionSteam]

Thank you, Jack!
As it happens I just took a look at the contents on their website and saw Child Okeford in there; I've been quietly (and have very much enjoyed) following the progress so I'm very eager to see that article in particular, once it drops through the letterbox!

[Harlequin]

Unfortunately the scale of the trackplan for Child Okeford is wrong. The text says it's 4.8m by 3m but the drawing quotes 5ft by 3ft with 1ft grid squares.

 

Looks like a metric / imperial mixup...?

 

Edited May 15, 2020 by Harlequin

[Steamport Southport]

14 minutes ago, Harlequin said:

Unfortunately the scale of the trackplan for Child Okeford is wrong. The text says it's 4.8m by 3m but the drawing quotes 5ft by 3ft with 1ft grid squares.

 

Looks like a metric / imperial mixup...?

 

 

That's what you get when you quote the size in foreign measurements....

 

We'll be back to L/S/D soon like the old issues of RM.

 

 

 

Jason

[5050]

Ah, LSD.  I remember hearing about that during my formative years.....................

[Metropolitan H]

I am hoping there is some restocking. Daughter tried to get a copy for me at "Sainsbury's" big Central Milton Keynes store yesterday a.m. - but all sold out.

 

I am bereft and need a fix!

 

Chris H

[rue_d_etropal]

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That's what you get when you quote the size in foreign measurements....

4mm to a foot!!!!

[tractionman]

A great issue, 'Grimsby Blundell Park' is particularly impressive in achieving a lot in a relatively small space, lovely modelling of LNER terminus in P4.

 

I got the last copy of RM in our local Sainsbury's yesterday, hope those looking for one find a copy, well worth seeking out.

 

cheers,

 

Keith

 

Edited May 19, 2020 by tractionman
Correction

[Steamport Southport]

14 hours ago, rue_d_etropal said:

4mm to a foot!!!!

 

Or 5/32th of an inch in old money.

 

 

 

 

Jason

[chrisf]

Distribution of this issue does seem to have been rather erratic.  There was no sign of it in the newsagent at Bedford bus station, save for a blank look from the sales assistant, and at my habitual Tesco the space allocated to it had been filled by an unfeasibly large quantitiy of another comic.  Eventually I managed to track one down this afternoon and I will read it in bed tonight! 

 

Chris

[John M Upton]

Finally found a copy, Morrisons in Bognor Regis came up trumps this afternoon. One left after I had picked mine up.

[irishmail]

Have any overseas subscribers received the June issue yet? 

I know there are still delays in the postal system at the moment.