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BRM January 2021


Howard Smith
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Through our promoting of the hobby, we'd like to think of ourselves as forward-thinking, always seeking new and improved techniques that can be shared among readers. That said, nothing quite highlights progress like a retrospective look at one of the first model railways set in a landscape. This month, we look at John Ahern's 'Madder Valley'.

Dating from the 1940s and housed at Pendon Museum in Oxfordshire, the model is a showcase of ingenious modelling techniques, at a time when products were scarce, and scratch-building and re-purposing was common-place, a contrast to the methods used to construct the other excellent layouts featured this issue: 'Newton Grove' and 'Lydham Heath'.

 

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Printed copies are available in stores from December 3, or download your digital edition of the magazine instantly on Friday November 27, from www.pocketmags.com/BRM

 

Don't forget, we've some excellent subscription deals on our website world-of-railways.co.uk, so if a digital edition isn't for you, at least you're guaranteed a copy of the magazine through your letterbox every four weeks!

 

In this episode of BRM TV:

 

'Madder Valley' (16.5mm)

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Constructing and painting a Scale Model Scenery fence kit

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Enhancing a wagon with accessories from Slater's Plastikard

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Layouts

 

'Lydham Heath' (S). A long-time admirer finally became custodian of this layout, changing little but for sympathetic improvements to its presentation...

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Madder Valley (16.5mm). The story of the model railway in a landscape can be traced back to this heritage creation by John Ahern in the 1940s.

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'Newton Grove' (O). Jonathan Newton discovered three of his favourite hobbies rolled into one, with the building of this North-West MPD tribute.

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Practical BRM

 

How to anglicise this German-outline garage kit...

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Top advice for converting 1:76 die-cast vehicles to radio control...

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How to improve the appearance of track (part 1 – the present day)...

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Plus, advice for constructing a GNR multi-media milk van kit...

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Features and reviews

 

Know your 'boxes: an observation of different architectural styles of Britain's signal boxes...

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Prototype history: The BBA 75T bogie steel carrier wagons...

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Review: Locomotion Models 'Terrier'...

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Review: Accurascale PTA...

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Review: Cavalex Models BBA...

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Plus news highlights, the latest model accessories, highlights of your modelling and more!

 

Printed copies are available in stores from December 3, or download your digital edition of the magazine instantly on Friday November 27, from www.pocketmags.com/BRM

 

Don't forget, we've some excellent subscription deals on our website world-of-railways.co.uk, so if a digital edition isn't for you, at least you're guaranteed a copy of the magazine through your letterbox every four weeks!

Happy modelling,

H

 

 

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On 27/11/2020 at 20:16, Paul C said:

Having acquired a tablet recently, is there an easy way for me to convert my print subscription to digital? I've downloaded the free trial edition from PocketMags and am suitably impressed!

 

Hi Paul,

Of course, just drop our subscriptions team a line on 01778 392 002 or email subscriptions@warnersgroup.co.uk and let them know you'd like to change. They'll arrange cancellation of the print copies. You can take out a digital subscription via Pocketmags at any time.

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