dibber25 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Reviews: Dapol Class 22 Olivia's/Heljan Class 76 Bachmann GWR 'ROD" 2-8-0 Kernow China Clay hopper Heljan Class 23 Elm Park layout Tri-ang Collector layout Workbench: How to cut wood Upgrade small locos Supertest: Snow How to refine your 20/9 How to make lightweight baseboards How to buy the rigfht wood How to use Electra overlays How to lay track How to weather track Q&A Ackthorpe Layout Show & Tell FREE Wallplanner That's all folks - Just kidding - yes, it is in there (Backscene - page 153) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 That year planner sounds quite useful... looking forward to the sub copy falling through the letterbox next week. Particularly looking forward to the 'how to cut wood' article, I'm not having a lot of luck using a spoon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 That year planner sounds quite useful... looking forward to the sub copy falling through the letterbox next week. Particularly looking forward to the 'how to cut wood' article, I'm not having a lot of luck using a spoon A spoon would do for some of the timber I've bought lately! There's a nice poster of a Stanier Pacific on the back of the wall planner for those who don't want the wallplanner. CHRIS LEIGH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 A kettle? I'll stick with the wallplanner thanks. *ducks* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Particularly looking forward to the 'how to cut wood' article, I'm not having a lot of luck using a spoon You need to try a Stanier Pacific then, as your 47's clearly a bit duff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Nevard Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Stanier under the wires? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisspeat Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I am very worried about Chris Nevard's new photograph accompanying his post above. Should we detect that he has become an armchair modeller? Does it mean no more layouts from The Ace Photographer? Surely not! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted November 27, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 27, 2011 I'm looking forward to reading the Class 22 review. The loco looks stunning, I'd like two, but they are quite a price. Probably worth it though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardS Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 I am very worried about Chris Nevard's new photograph accompanying his post above. Should we detect that he has become an armchair modeller? Does it mean no more layouts from The Ace Photographer? Surely not! Looks like an unwashed rivet counter to me. (Think I saw him at the Spalding show!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Simon Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Hi, Is there something in there about the 2011 challenge? Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Nevard Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 The obligatory cover shot...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 I believe the avatar in question is "Real Ale Tw*t" from Viz, and I claim my £5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveyH Posted November 28, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 28, 2011 No wall planner in my subscription copy - are we subscribers excluded for some reason? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Nevard Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 The planner should be inside the mag, not separate. Give it a shake, if not drop the subs department a line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hale Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 I believe the avatar in question is "Real Ale Tw*t" from Viz, and I claim my £5. I though it was 'The Bag Man'? Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave777 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Can someone please tell me what materials the 'lightweight baseboards' article uses? Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Can someone please tell me what materials the 'lightweight baseboards' article uses? Thanks. It's the "ply sandwich" method, rather than solid timber sides (pp62-64) together with 2" polystyrene to form a base, then the trackbed made from ply and fixed to the top surface Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Model Rail. January 2012. Work Bench. Lay Track. by Peter Marriot. A good piece by Peter,but, would like to see one day,"cutting/joining "flexi" on the curve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 There's a nice poster of a Stanier Pacific on the back of the wall planner for those who don't want the wallplanner. CHRIS LEIGH Shame it wasn't a Southern or Western Pacific! :diablo_mini: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium steam-driven boy Posted November 30, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 30, 2011 Hi, I'm not having a lot of luck using a spoon I guess it depends on what you use it for - probably the best ever cinematic 'spoon' reference (?): Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) [the Sheriff has said he'll cut out Robin Hood's heart with a spoon] Guy of Gisborne: Why a spoon, cousin? Why not an axe? Sheriff of Nottingham: Because it's DULL, you twit. It'll hurt more. Should we detect that he has become an armchair modeller? For those of us not as talented as Chris there's a little help here for modelling armchairs. The planner should be inside the mag, not separate. Give it a shake, if not drop the subs department a line. That doesn't seem to work with subscription change of address, since mid-September anyway - my sub runs out in December as does my Royal Mail Redirection service so this issue could be the last... Model Rail. January 2012. Work Bench. Lay Track. by Peter Marriot. A good piece by Peter,but, would like to see one day,"cutting/joining "flexi" on the curve. Have you seen the video that came with a current rival publication Regards, Gerry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisspeat Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Picking up on the comment above on track on a new layout that I've just made for Model Rail I use a mixture of Peco Code 75 and Scaleway track so that should be different to the mainly Setrack used on the Coombe Mill layout. Then in 2012 I am building a another new small layout on which I plan to use point kits as a another change from sectional track. I try to use better techniques on each prioject and for me its the track that I will be concentrating on next....... Kind regards, Peter Marriott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Having looked, I can't find a correction to the Hornby Rolling Road review, as highlighted on this forum. As a satisfied owner of one of these units, and given that not all MR readers would read this forum or go on-line, I had hoped that the record would be set straight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted December 3, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 3, 2011 Just got my copy - the usual range of interesting features and DIY topics... However, I'm a bit puzzled by the review of the Heljan 23. The content of the review itself is very fair and the reviewer ends by saying that "it looks bang on. Well done Heljan". The model then gets a rating of 78%, which is sufficiently low to put many people off, despite all the positives in the text. Why is this? Well, because the Value for Money score pulls the whole thing down. The cost of the item is relatively high, but maybe the VfM scoring should be kept separate from the actual rating of the machine itself. As the reviewer states, this model is likely to occupy a niche market. Anybody that needs/wants one is likely to buy it, irrespective of cost. What is important to them are the other rating categories, such as performance, looks etc that are included in the review. I'm not trying to be too critical as I find MRs reviews to be the best of all the standard modelling mags. Feel free to disagree with my opinion! Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Interesting angle Jeff, although I've never really taken much notice of the VFM factor in MR's reviews myself. Overall though, I've always thought their reviews to be the best, whether or not I agree on what they actually say about a given model, they are always very well balanced. The reviews for the Baby Deltic and 22 are spot on I'd say, although there's a slightly misleading error in the 'factfile' section for the 22s.... it says that all of the pilot batch D6300-6305 received the same retro fitted headcode boxes as the D600s, but this is not the case, only D6302 had these fitted at first. D6300 and D6303-6305 had the more flush fitting type added while D6301 kept it's headcode discs until withdrawal. D6302 had it's larger boxes replaced with flush fitting ones later on too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
10800 Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Serious prospective purchasers would read the review and form their own judgement wouldn't they? OTOH we've been clamouring for ever for some kind of objective, quantifiable scoring system for reviews, I think MR make a fair fist of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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