F-UnitMad Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 16 hours ago, kevinlms said: I have found 4 articles Model Railway Constructor 1978 May & June. Over view and workings. Model Railways 1992 October on the control panel Model Railways 1993 February Photo of city centre. Railway Modeller 1984 August RotM. Which makes 5 articles! DMNS also appeared in Airfix Model Trains, about 1980/81. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krusty Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, D9020 Nimbus said: I notice that everything up to December 2007 is from scans; January 2008 onwards appears to have been generated electronically. I'd have expected electronic origins for earlier copies than this — perhaps it is connected with the change of editor that took place then. It may be connected with a change in layout software. I recently worked on the conversion of some noughties magazine back issues for digital availability. The issues from late 2005, produced with the then-trendy new InDesign CS-2 using OpenType founts were push-button simple. The previous issues, produced using QuarkXpress with type one founts, were a shed-load of work. Scanning them would have been a whole-lot easier. Edited October 18, 2021 by Krusty 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ikcdab Posted October 18, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 18, 2021 This really is excellent, I can now find the article I wrote back in the 1980s. Peco do seem to be developing. They have just launched a new peco TV update showing the expanded assembly line, catering for increased demand. Looks like a nicely growing, UK based business employing local people in a rural part of the country. Well done to them. Ian C 5 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphaniel Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Thoroughly agree with most postings here... as a 'subscriber value' gift this knocks the socks off most of the competition (although I did appreciate the budget airbrush from one of other mags!). The quality is excellent and and has obviously taken someone quite some time to do - they must have briefly considered not including the ads, which have always been wrapped around the content - my own paper archive of RMs had the ads stripped away 11 months out of 12 just to save space in my loft but they make a fascinating read as the decades go past. I don't enjoy reading electronic facsimiles on a screen or iPad as I want to relax when I read for leisure so will buy the current issue in paper for as long as they sell it but it's fabulous to have access to the full archive when you want to lose some hours of time... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Chambers Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 An absolutely brilliant innovation especially for modellers of a certain age! So easy to register once the dear lady at Peco gave me my customer number. Highly recommended, with many thanks to RMWeb contributors for giving the Archive the publicity that Peco didn't appear to! Tim Chambers 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted October 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 26, 2021 On 18/10/2021 at 08:13, Krusty said: I recently worked on the conversion of some noughties magazine back issues For some reason I thought for a minute that you had worked on naughty magazines. :) 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted October 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 26, 2021 26 minutes ago, Colin_McLeod said: For some reason I thought for a minute that you had worked on naughty magazines. Perhaps wait to see if he denies doing so? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I'm still working my way through . I've done the 90s and now onto new millennium . What I'm finding very interesting is the evolution of modelling as a whole , and the trends therein 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackFivesMatter Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 The greatest thing since sliced bread. The memories when I see an article I recalled reading. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 32 minutes ago, BlackFivesMatter said: The greatest thing since sliced bread. I've always thoroughly disliked "shop bought" sliced bread; buttered back-copies of the Railway Modeller would probably be better to eat, as well as a jolly good read. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackFivesMatter Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 More fibre too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I’m up to 2005….the mount of model shops no longer with us… 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted October 31, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 31, 2021 I wish I had as much time as you to read magazines. I can't keep up with the current ones, never mind back issues. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, Nile said: I wish I had as much time as you to read magazines. I can't keep up with the current ones, never mind back issues. To be honest , if it's steam I just look at the pictures . If it's diesel unless of specific interest I just look at the pictures .... can get through decades in hours 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free At Last Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Quote RAILWAY MODELLER... THE COMPLETE DIGITAL ARCHIVE! FREE ACCESS DAY! On Monday 8th November we will be hosting a free days access to our all new complete digital archive! The link will grant a free days access to the entire digital magazine archive, dating from our very first edition, which was published in 1949. On RM's Fb page today. No details as to 'the link' though. I have asked and will post the reply. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Only just returned to this thread. The link appeared on the RMWeb Facebook Page on Monday, and access remained until some time on Wednesday. BTW - is that John Laurie on the front cover of Vol 1 No 1? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 It’s still fascinating me - I’m finding that the inspirational diesel stuff mainly dates from 2000 plus , I’m not sure if that’s due to better photography , layout or just better stock being available. I’ve got a bit of a fixation with searching every model shop mentioned in the shop news but at the back of each issue - depressing thing is normally 2/3 have gone , and I’m talking 10 years ago , shops with web addresses etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 I’ve read and re-read the 50s and 60s on paper, having collected them all at various times, so decided to dive into the digital archive in the 70s, which were my ‘apprentice years’ in the hobby, and the 80s, which is the decade when I didn’t buy RM, because I was wholly into narrow gauge hobby-wise, and mega-busy with family and job. Impressions: - the 1970s were much more like the 1960s in terms of hobby approach than I realised at the time. The magazine still had that lovely old “cardigany” feeling, and articles contained enough words to make for a proper read; - the 1980s were when things seem to have polarised a bit, with very hi-fi modelling emerging and being practised by a minority, but a slight feeling of loss of direction/momentum/creativity in the mainstream. If that impression is correct, it must have been the huge increases in volumes, diversity, and quality of r-t-r 00 in the 1990s that revivified the mainstream. Personal impressions, of course. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted November 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 12, 2021 37 minutes ago, Nearholmer said: cardigany Word of the day. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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