vember55 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Hi all. Been decluttering and browsing this thread and noted that this E Rankine Gray book gets a few mentions. I have a copy - here it is - probably from 1950-ish when it then cost a princely half crown. I don't use it so, to spread the joy, if someone who would use it wants it, it's a freebie. E-mail me and I'll post it within the UK. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesperus Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Please can you give it to somebody who will scan it and post it up? Surely out of copywrite by now? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Scottish Modeller Posted April 18, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 18, 2016 Hi all. Been decluttering and browsing this thread and noted that this E Rankine Gray book gets a few mentions. I have a copy - here it is - probably from 1950-ish when it then cost a princely half crown. I don't use it so, to spread the joy, if someone who would use it wants it, it's a freebie. E-mail me and I'll post it within the UK. PM Sent... This was one of the first things I ever read about model railways - it set me off on the path of building as much stuff as I can. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vember55 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Please can you give it to somebody who will scan it and post it up? Surely out of copywrite by now? Yep - my ERG book has gone to a good home to be scanned into a pdf. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 PM Sent... This was one of the first things I ever read about model railways - it set me off on the path of building as much stuff as I can. Thanks Away back in the late sixties, I knew ERG - inclined to be a bit gruff, but interesting to talk too - I used to visit him in his shop in the basement in Boscombe, Hants (as it was in those days before they bu99ered about with county boundaries, and buy domes and chimneys for home built NG locos 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold McRuss Posted April 19, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2016 I would also be interested in a PDF copy of these book. Markus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Bus Driver Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Lots of London Underground models from Mr Conner are available. They make very nice models as well. I made this C-stock with double glazing, including no smoking signs and recessed doors. It is on a brass chassis, but could do with better bogies. The other end is motorised with a Spud. Interior is under construction. I have a DLR 2 car train in production at the moment. This will run on 3 black beetles, one powered and 2 dummy and will feature a fully detailed interior as well Now that actually looks rather good! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Rixon Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Surely out of copywrite by now? I doubt it. IIRC, British copyright lasts for 70 years after the author's death. Anybody got a biography for Mr. Gray? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Scottish Modeller Posted April 22, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2016 I doubt it. IIRC, British copyright lasts for 70 years after the author's death. Anybody got a biography for Mr. Gray? Hi Guy, I'm trying to find that out... The publication date was 1944 - the copy discussed above is dated 1948. My other knowledge to date has come from - https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/uk.rec.models.rail/51eI7PLUYa0 This includes details of a history of ERG done byu Alan Cliff in MRE for July 1998. I don't have a copy of that (yet), but I am trying to find it in my loft or obtain it elsewhere. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightspark Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 PLUG!!! Just a reminder. The cardboard rolling stock that I posted way back in Post 193 will be at expoEM this weekend. The layout is Metropolitan Junction. Also check out MRJ. End of PLUG. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Scottish Modeller Posted December 16, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 16, 2016 Hi all. Been decluttering and browsing this thread and noted that this E Rankine Gray book gets a few mentions. I have a copy - here it is - probably from 1950-ish when it then cost a princely half crown. I don't use it so, to spread the joy, if someone who would use it wants it, it's a freebie. E-mail me and I'll post it within the UK. Hi all, I have managed (at last) to get this scanned and made into a pdf....... This has not been an easy task! I've had to manipulate the images to get as clear a reproductions as possible. As a result the 'SMALL' version is over 30mb! The master version was over 60 Gb! So - If you want to access a copy and download it................. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9TGJh1acKpwTmxzaHhDWWR2eG8 Should take you to the file! If not letting you download - let me know If problem with document - let me know In fact - Just let me know either way! Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 In fact - Just let me know either way! Thanks It worked for me thanks. Shame the 17 pages of adverts at the end are a bit out of date . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Scottish Modeller Posted December 16, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 16, 2016 It worked for me thanks. Shame the 17 pages of adverts at the end are a bit out of date . Hi John, There was me thinking the same.... and wishing it would come true! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Hi all, I have managed (at last) to get this scanned and made into a pdf....... This has not been an easy task! I've had to manipulate the images to get as clear a reproductions as possible. As a result the 'SMALL' version is over 30mb! The master version was over 60 Gb! So - If you want to access a copy and download it................. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9TGJh1acKpwTmxzaHhDWWR2eG8 Should take you to the file! If not letting you download - let me know If problem with document - let me know In fact - Just let me know either way! Thanks Very good of you to do this, thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JCL Posted December 18, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 18, 2016 I concur with Edwardian. Thankyou very much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_J Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 It worked for me thanks. Shame the 17 pages of adverts at the end are a bit out of date . I so want to add the Minnicopter airport to one of my projects, could be just the perfect excuse for a micro layout... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Scottish Modeller Posted December 18, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 18, 2016 Its a shame that the Skinley blueprint drawings advertised are not available any more. Hi there, I thought the majority of the Skinly Drawings were available through the NRM? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JCL Posted December 18, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) There also seem to have been a heck of a lot of them on EBay over the last few months. Cheers Jason Edited December 18, 2016 by JCL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightspark Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Thanks for scanning that and making it available SM. Now what can we make.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Scottish Modeller Posted January 27, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 27, 2017 Thanks for scanning that and making it available SM. Now what can we make.... Hi there, By using the techniques in the booklet - the world is your oyster! I'm currently using some of them to produce a card version of the Darjeeling loco shed I've shown on one of my other threads. Also trying to uase my Cricut machine to score the grooves to represent the verticle planking effect and the scalloped shape of the valencing. So far - Phil 0 - Machine 5 Not happy at £1.00 per wasted sheet! Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signalman Rich Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 This is my first post on RM web. Thank you very much for taking the time to scan this excellent resource. I look forward to a lot of nostalgic reading as well as looking through my old copies of MRN, RM and MRC for some suitably exotic wagons for my new micro layout. Best wishes Signalman Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biased turkey Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 belgian vicinal railway type18 bicabine steam tramway. TT scale the cardstock was cut using the silhouette portrait cutting machine. Jacques 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biased turkey Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 1st version of the SNCV belgian vicinal railway wagon a haussettes ( high sided wagon ) . It's too high and too long but I like the result and want to improve on it. Jacques 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartaruga Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 On 16/12/2016 at 21:50, Scottish Modeller said: So - If you want to access a copy and download it................. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9TGJh1acKpwTmxzaHhDWWR2eG8 Should take you to the file! If not letting you download - let me know If problem with document - let me know In fact - Just let me know either way! Thanks Hello, I'm new to the site and looking to start in modelling. This book looks like the thing I am looking for as I want to scratch-build with cardboard. Unfortunately the link no longer works. Is anyone able to help? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Scottish Modeller Posted February 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2021 4 hours ago, Tartaruga said: Hello, I'm new to the site and looking to start in modelling. This book looks like the thing I am looking for as I want to scratch-build with cardboard. Unfortunately the link no longer works. Is anyone able to help? Hi there, Once i get back home I can sort this out. It looks like the Google Drive address has changd for some reason. Thanks Phil H 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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