lambiedg Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 An unexpected early Xmas present from my postie this morning! A packed MRJ arrives in Motherwell. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barclay Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 And very lovely it looks. I wonder if the change in colour scheme is just for no.300 or a hint of things to come? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 I shall pop down to my local purveyor on Friday, to see if its arrived there in time for Xmas! What we need is a cover'n'contents shot. 16 minutes ago, Barclay said: And very lovely it looks. I wonder if the change in colour scheme is just for no.300 or a hint of things to come? Without seeing it, MRJ often does a "Seasonal" cover. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barclay Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 13 minutes ago, Hroth said: I shall pop down to my local purveyor on Friday, to see if its arrived there in time for Xmas! What we need is a cover'n'contents shot. Without seeing it, MRJ often does a "Seasonal" cover. With apologies for the blurry shot: 4 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsalDale Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 I like it, it's certainly going to appear more eye-catching within the context of a magazine stand at WHSmith. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Definitely "Seasonal"! Interesting looking contents too. It should stand out on the top shelf at the newsagents! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip-griffiths Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 If you look back through previous editions you’ll find the Christmas edition would be decked with holly etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted December 19, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, philip-griffiths said: If you look back through previous editions you’ll find the Christmas edition would be decked with holly etc. So it's not only "This Morning" that's lost Holly this year 😢 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip-griffiths Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 3 minutes ago, franciswilliamwebb said: So it's not only "This Morning" that's lost Holly this year 😢 Groan….. MRJ lost Holly some time ago……. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjnewitt Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Mine arrived yesterday. Really good issue. Great to have some Chris Pendlenton content in the Journal again, it's been too long. The only dsiappointing thing for me was that the postie folded it in half to get it through the letterbox and put a great big crease down the middle of it. Why do we have to have such inadequate packaging for these sorts of things? I though packaging was supposed to protect the contents? It might keep the rain off but what's the point if it can be manged? Bring back the board backed envelope and I don't care if it costs more! Justin 4 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon A Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 A bigger letter box slot? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjnewitt Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 The letter box is big enough and our usual posties don't have a problem. This was a different one, presumably due to Christmas. However, if it had been in a board backed envelope with 'Please do not bend' on it there might have been a different outcome. Justin 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted December 19, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 19, 2023 I thought it was interesting (as per the Editorial) that they are focussing on future projects, rather than reflecting about the past. There seem to be some really good layout projects in the pipeline. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
decauville1126 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 The front cover design very much reminds me of the 1950's?/60's? Model Railway News which had a brown header. Nevertheless, another excellent issue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted December 19, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 19, 2023 Looks great, have to finish reading the last one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinT Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 22 hours ago, philip-griffiths said: If you look back through previous editions you’ll find the Christmas edition would be decked with holly etc. ... & they used to include a crossword - often fiendishly difficult I seem to remember. Who can forget: 'Sawn' (4,4)? Obvious really but it caused a lot of confusion at the time! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibelroad Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Great to see that Chris Pendlenton is up to his snowy antics again, its been too long. This is the time of year when I dig out MRJ 195, the classic Christmas issue. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ighten Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) Superb edition.. picked it up from Smith's in Bury who had a staggering 20 copies.. the cover really made it jump to the front I agree Ps I'm writing this being pulled by Leander through the Irwell valley wiping away a sml tear as I missed out on a footplate ride back by 2 mins.😂 Edited December 20, 2023 by Ighten 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Not Jeremy Posted December 20, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 20, 2023 As others have already said, this is a really great issue - congratulations to Paul Karau and all the magazine's contributors, past, present and future. My further thoughts on it are here Wonderful! 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted December 21, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2023 Looks excellent. Much of interest within. I just need to work out how to get my hooves on it before Crimbo. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted December 22, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 22, 2023 Smiffs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted December 22, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2023 40 minutes ago, Siberian Snooper said: Smiffs? Probably have it but with no other reason to go there it will be a faff having to drive into the zoo, sorry, city centre, park etc,etc........ I think on this occasion it's going to be left until after Crimbo. Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djparkins Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 On 19/12/2023 at 15:56, Captain Kernow said: I thought it was interesting (as per the Editorial) that they are focussing on future projects, rather than reflecting about the past. There seem to be some really good layout projects in the pipeline. I agree with everyone else that it is a really good issue. Though I feel that even with the future layout projects mentioned, they are still very much reflecting about the past. During the time of Tim Shackleton's editorship they were starting to have some more modern features [well not really modern, but post-steam!] in the magazine, but even that has decreased. Perhaps they need to get a little less cliquey in terms of their contributors. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted December 22, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2023 A superb issue in my oppinion, PK has put together a cracking collection of articles. My particular favourite is Chris Cox’s London and Croydon Railway No5. It’s also great to see Chris Pendlenton back. Regarding the perceived cliquey nature of contributors and dearth of post steam content I can honestly say that, as a regular guest editor, it’s not for the want of trying. My last issue had a piece on putting together a representative stud of East Anglian diesels and I have two articles on OHE locos in the pipeline. That said, finding D&E content of a suitable quality that contains a degree of modelling and is not just a collection of nicely assembled RTR (not that theirs anything wrong with that I hasten to add), is difficult. I’ve approached a number of potential contributors but all too often, despite their promises, they fail to come up with the goods. We would be more than happy to publish material from immediate post steam to the contemporary scene if we are sent it. If any readers of this have something they think is suitable I can be contacted via pm. Jerry 6 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted December 22, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2023 Success ! The Memsahib has played a blinder, returning from the zoo with No.300. Quick flick through and this is indeed a corker of an issue. Settling down shortly with a nice coffee laced with home made egg nog. Rob 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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