Pete Harvey Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Chris Any chance of a picture of the cove of issue 150 and a run down of the contents please? Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragtag Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Looking forward to seeing Pete's etches on the Bachmann 150 - it's a project I've been contemplating for a while Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Ouch - you've really caught me out, as I'm now at home for the weekend with nothing to refer to. Mag went to press a week ago while I was busy with our GWR175 special 'Western Celebration' which went to press the day after Model Rail. Here's what I can remember: The cover has a Hornby 'Castle' with reporting number 150 on the front, tweaked by George and photographed by a certain rmwebber who shall remain anonymous (but for all of ten seconds, no doubt). There's the same chap's snaps of Pendon Vale Scene (some REAL stunners) and the Madder Valley, for which I writ the captions etc. It will give some folk 'a fit of the vapours' because, though the layout is constant 4mm scale, the trains are a mixture of narrow gauge, broad gauge and standard. Yet somehow it works and I don't find it offensive at all. Mind you, the John Ahern quote that I found, might raise the hackles of a few EM and P4 modellers! Sorry chaps! George has done his usual great job with a Bachmann 150 carve up to mark an Ultrasonic test train, and now I'm struggling to remember what else was in there. oh, and there's a piece by some old buffer about how he once got to draft out a new model magazine, 150 issues ago. It'll never catch on! CHRIS LEIGH ps if I remember anything else, I'll edit this diatribe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Nevard Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Here's a tease - I'll get shot if I show you any more (I'll probably get shot just for this to be honest) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold LH&JC Posted October 29, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2010 No, its the poor unfortunate V2 that was vandalised with a copper capped chinmey! I'm looking forward to the Madder Valley article, it looks like my kind of model railway, a mad mix of locos & rolling stock that should never be seen together! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Chris - I'm sure Ben won't mind you putting up a shot of the Castle. If I was in the office I could post up a cover and a contents list but I don't have access to anything here at home. CHRIS L Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Nevard Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Chris - I'm sure Ben won't mind you putting up a shot of the Castle. If I was in the office I could post up a cover and a contents list but I don't have access to anything here at home. CHRIS L True, but then that's like opening Xmas pressies a week early - this is more fun feeding the anticipation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 This is turning into one of those Fifteen Puzzles, isn't it? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifteen_puzzle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 Chris Be honest you just love to tease don't you. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Nevard Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Chris Be honest you just love to tease don't you. Pete Me? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Here goes the contents list: Shooting the Cover For such a special issue of Model Rail, we needed a special cover. Here’s how we did it... Big Picture An unusual conversion project was unveiled at Model Rail Live. One Big Weekend If you didn’t make it to Model Rail Live at Barrow Hill, here’s what you missed. NEW PRODUCTS New FNA wagons from Bachmann, big diesels from Heljan and a first look at all-new 4mm Mk 2 coaches. Reviews Hornby’s ‘L1’ and Railroad Class 40 and Bachmann’s ‘A2’ and ‘Autoballaster’ come under scrutiny from our experts. FEATURES Free car for every reader! Turn to page 31 to find out how to claim your free 1:76 scale car. Madder Valley Railway Chris Leigh delves into the history of John Ahern, one of the key links between the pre-war trainset and the modelling hobby of today. Pretty in Pinxton Alex Fisher tells the story of the signalbox that inspired our latest limited edition. Christmas Gift Ideas Leave these pages open at home, it will give your loved ones some great ideas for December 25! Network News Network Rail’s Class 950 DMU can be justified on any modern-era layout. George Dent shows you how to build it. Warley 2010 Preview Here’s your essential guide to the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition. Only here for the beer Railways and brewing were inextricably linked. Ben Jones looks at the movement of beer and the possibilities it offers modellers. Building Eastwood Town Want to build your dream layout? Gordon Stolliday offers hints and tips to get your project under way. Build an exhibition layout How to do you design a layout destined for a life on the road? Ben Ando explains all. Making Mendip Colliery Chris Nevard describes how he detailed and improved some resin buildings for his latest layout project – a Somerset colliery. Supertest: Trees Every layout needs them, and tree aficionado Peter Marriott gets to grips with what’s available. Pendon Perfection Chris Nevard was granted exclusive access to the ‘Vale Scene’. Prepare to be inspired! 1960: Britannia rules? Robert Forsythe looks back to the eve of the ‘Swinging Sixties’ when BR’s ‘Britannia’ was threatened by an electric from Austria. Masterplan: Borchester ‘Borchester Market’ contains everything we might want from a layout. Here’s how you can build your own version of this classic. REGULARS Model Rail DVD offer Model Rail Shop Buy exclusive models online or by telephone from our all-new shop. Britain’s Model Trains Our unique and comprehensive guide to RTR models is out again on November 11. It’s fully refreshed and updated for 2011! Q&A Your modelling questions answered by fellow readers, experienced and expert modellers. Show & Tell Exhibition Diary Backscene and in MR151: Three great layouts, top kit-building advice and the ultimate guide to ‘N’ gauge modelling - coming next time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 1, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 1, 2010 And moments ago my subscriber copy duly flopped through my letterbox onto the mat. Kettle on and about to settle down for a read. Noted that the application form for the free Taxi if you cut it out, you lose a fair old chunk of the main picture of the Madder Valley Railway article on the next page. Will a photocopy suffice? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted November 1, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 1, 2010 It came through my letterbox a few minutes ago and my first impression is 'wow' - the centre spread is great but the pic on the following page is even better I think, and then throw in the Madder Valley pics and it looks like Mr N spent a very useful day at Pendon for the delectation of us all, thanks chaps And Borchester, and Mr N (again!!) on colliery buildings - tremendous stuff making a truly excellent issue. Fascinating comparison too that while our British 'MR' scales new heights its US companion acronym seems to have dropped into the doldrums. Bit confusing tho' that 'Backscene' starts at the front .... tehehe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 To claim your free car you don't even need to use the form. It does say in the blue band across the advert, just send your name address and payment for the postage. A photocopy of the form is acceptable if you prefer. CHRIS LEIGH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_irl Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 due on the 4th right, so should be out in Ireland tmro maybe? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Nevard Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Mr Stationmaster you're such a nice chap! The Pendon shots seen in the features are only a small fraction of what was taken. The moonlight shots of the village scenes were taken with all the lights turned off and a couple of my lights used instead at very dim settings so the building interior lights recorded. I recall the exposures were in the region of 30 seconds or so. If you look very carefully, Chris Leigh can be seen in one of the Pendon shots (not an accident either). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 So no balancing on one leg while supporting the camera and suspending a dark cloth then Chris? Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Nevard Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 So no balancing on one leg while supporting the camera and suspending a dark cloth then Chris? Pete Not quite, but everyone did have to keep very still on the mezzanine floor and not breath while the shutter was open. It's dead spooky with all the house lights off and just a dim moonlit effect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 Well I look forward to seeing the magazine on Friday when I collect my copy from Hobbyrail in Sutton Coldfield. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Trevellan Posted November 2, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 2, 2010 Mine arrived yesterday and it's certainly a bumper issue. Not only liberal use of Mr N's super snaps, but lots of other good stuff too. Thanks to GD's article on the NR 150 I think a cerain Mr H should see a few sales... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted November 2, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2010 Great edition, shame the pr*t who posted it through my letter box folded it around a small package which caused a rip in the back cover even with the plastic bag. It was not our regular postman wo is very careful and when I asked him why he had not put things through the letter box one at a time he told me that it was not his problem, he had delivered the mail as he is paid to do! I shall be interested in what his manager has to say! Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiltedsignaller Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 If you look very carefully, Chris Leigh can be seen in one of the Pendon shots (not an accident either). Really? Where? Try as I might . . . You HAVE got me intrigued Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Nevard Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Chris will probably excommunicate me for posting this..... Being serious for a moment, it does show just how vast Pendon is.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Pendon's very own Emperor of the North but only for a moment! A certain Mr. Jones wants an up to date picture of me for the contents page but so far no one has been able to get a shot that looks young enough. (Cue Mr. N and Photoshop........) CHRIS LEIGH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukebox Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Chris will probably excommunicate me for posting this..... Being serious for a moment, it does show just how vast Pendon is.... Thought that was a model of Rio de Janerio for a minute.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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