RMweb Premium Legend Posted August 16, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2015 As the good old Modeller often gets missed in list of contents, here's what you get this month The Norfolk Joint Railway M&GNR 7mm . Very interesting and colourful railway Umbridge Large N BR blue layout Enigma Engineering. Shunting puzzle type layout Porters Loft . North Devon O gauge group Hadley Town 4mm GWR branchline Waterloo Road 4mm steam MPD Llwyn 4mm Welsh BR steam Camlas 4mm GWR branchline Wilby Port . A DCC modern layout in the Railway Modelling Explored section I reckon that's 9 layouts ( I knew Higher maths would come in useful one day) . In addition:- Modelling 4mm coal loads An unusual waiting room, Reedsmouth Junction, follow up from Ian Futers original article on Reedsmouth Cameos for Seabury Town The Bay View Hotel. Building a large seafront hotel , from Glenrothes MRC. Interesting, certainly had them 3 deep at this years Perth show. Talking point: Ready for showtime Locos of California Levels NG Industrial Metcalfe Bridge Construction. Comment: does size, sorry age matter Readers letters Reviews of Bachmann 43 and Dapol Grange News etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisf Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I was pleased to see Enigma Engineering in this issue. To find P4 in the Modeller is always a pleasure and this particular layout gave me what may well have been hours of pleasure when it was shown at Scaleforum some years ago. Its creator, Paul Gittins, is or was 5050 of this parish and I for one wish that we heard more from him. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 I was pleased to see Enigma Engineering in this issue. To find P4 in the Modeller is always a pleasure and this particular layout gave me what may well have been hours of pleasure when it was shown at Scaleforum some years ago. Its creator, Paul Gittins, is or was 5050 of this parish and I for one wish that we heard more from him. Chris Hello Chris. Still here............................... See you at ExpoNorth for another go? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisf Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 See you at ExpoNorth for another go? Perhaps a briefer one! Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_tyne Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 To add to Chris' comment above... I was absolutely delighted to see Enigma Engineering in the lastest issue of the Modeller. I am a big fan of small layouts and have heard a little about this one but have never seen it in detail. I sought out a copy of RM to look at yesterday, solely to read up on this little layout, and wasn't disappointed. The explanation of the operation/puzzle element was fantastic and the photographs are wonderful. It is just a superb little layout! I particularly appreciated the desciption of how it could be achieved in different formats beneficial (say with Peco track etc), explaining which important ratios and proportions need to be maintained in order to allow the 'game' to still work. Thanks Paul for sharing your work, one very happy and inspired novice modeller here! It is inspirational. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 To add to Chris' comment above... I was absolutely delighted to see Enigma Engineering in the lastest issue of the Modeller. I am a big fan of small layouts and have heard a little about this one but have never seen it in detail. I sought out a copy of RM to look at yesterday, solely to read up on this little layout, and wasn't disappointed. The explanation of the operation/puzzle element was fantastic and the photographs are wonderful. It is just a superb little layout! I particularly appreciated the desciption of how it could be achieved in different formats beneficial (say with Peco track etc), explaining which important ratios and proportions need to be maintained in order to allow the 'game' to still work. Thanks Paul for sharing your work, one very happy and inspired novice modeller here! It is inspirational. David Well, what can I say! Thank you very much for your kind comments. I feel all embarassed now.............................. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted August 19, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 19, 2015 I'd agree with David, above. I thought the article on Enigma Engineering was very well put together and probably the highlight of this months Mag, which is a surprise as I'm normally a large roundy roundy man. But I'm now thinking how I can incorporate an industrial shunting puzzle in my layout. Don't be embarrassed be very proud! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon A Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Believe me it can be a very challenging layout to shunt. It is made worse if try to cheat with two locos. A most enjoyable shunting challenge. Gordon A Bristol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_tyne Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Well, what can I say! Thank you very much for your kind comments. I feel all embarassed now.............................. Apologies for making you blush Paul... but I stand by my comments! I know this might not be the most appropriate area of the forum to ask but... if you don't mind can I ask a supplementary question about the operation? Is the fiddle yard integral to the way the layout works or is it simply a way of switching/changing stock over when the puzzle is solved? Thanks, David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Apologies for making you blush Paul... but I stand by my comments! I know this might not be the most appropriate area of the forum to ask but... if you don't mind can I ask a supplementary question about the operation? Is the fiddle yard integral to the way the layout works or is it simply a way of switching/changing stock over when the puzzle is solved? Thanks, David It's a way to change an item of stock, brought about by the inclusion of the necessary brake van which was introduced to make the puzzle less easy to do/more of a challenge. 'Peforia Narrows', the American version, doesn't have a fiddle yard, it is completely self-contained. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_tyne Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 It's a way to change an item of stock, brought about by the inclusion of the necessary brake van which was introduced to make the puzzle less easy to do/more of a challenge. 'Peforia Narrows', the American version, doesn't have a fiddle yard, it is completely self-contained. Cheers, that is useful to know and makes sense! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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