dibber25 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Bachmann news Rail Exclusive's new loco announcement Reviews: Rail Exclusive Class 37/7 and Lionheart O gauge autocoach PHD detailing kits Pen Y Bont layout Model of the Year results Derelict railways Carronvale layout Card building tweaks Rust in peace Modelling the seasons Signalbox Supertest FREE signalbox kit Marske layout Project Sentinel Ordering Details Motorising Efe's Underground stock Tale of St Trinians All the regulars including George's Diary and Backscene. Please note Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 ooh Pen Y Bont. Must look out for this one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Basset Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I have only recently started to buy Model Rail and so don't fully understand its distribution. Issue 155 is listed here but in Whitby and Smiths in Middlesbrough yesterday issue 154 has just appeared in quantity, is the mag issued on a paricular day each month? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redkiterail Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 3rd thursday each month in the shops a couple days before for subscribers Chris is kind enough to give us a heads up of issue contents by publishing the content list like he has done for issue 155 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Simon Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Hi, This issue is on sale March 24th, but subscribers will get it earlier, so Chris put's up the contents list just to wet our appetite! By the way, 'Hythe Parkway' will not be appearing in MR 155 as pervious advertised in MR 154. Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold D9020 Nimbus Posted March 20, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2011 I have only recently started to buy Model Rail and so don't fully understand its distribution. Issue 155 is listed here but in Whitby and Smiths in Middlesbrough yesterday issue 154 has just appeared in quantity, is the mag issued on a paricular day each month? Actually, the magazine is issued every four weeks--not monthly--on a Thursday. Which Thursday of the month it will be varies over the year; there are 13 issues a year, not twelve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Basset Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Thank you for the answers, it's clearer now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smg201 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Evening. I have read over Model Rail 155 3 times now and I am almost certain i cannot find the new announcement of Model Rails new limited edition model, promise to be from a new supplier on their Facebookie thingy feed? Am i going mad, or is it hidden in the small print somewhere? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 838rapid Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Here you go smg201. Its under the Limited Editions section on here http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php/topic/5697-limited-editions-news/page__pid__361575__st__200#entry361575 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Chris, some constructive feedback from a subscriber who has most issus back to #1 on the shelf ( i know you are not the ed any more but assume you can pass it on). This issue is good BUT the actual contents of the mag do not meet what it says on the cover I'm afraid and if i bought this issue on this basis the i would feel i had been conned! the article on signalboxes does review available products but does not allow me to "choose the right signal box for your era and region" and i would say the main grabber "detail matters - quick and easy ways to enhance your diesel fleet" leading to what is effectively an extended review of PHD's (excellent) products is somewhat disappointing. Please take this feedback as intended to be constructive - your mag is consistently good and you don't need to oversell on the front cover and not deliver inside - i would imagine this could turn off any occasional buyer who bought on the basis of the cover... M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 What - no readers letters again? On the up side - loved the signalbox article, made my mind up on which to go for, certainly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 and i would say the main grabber "detail matters - quick and easy ways to enhance your diesel fleet" leading to what is effectively an extended review of PHD's (excellent) products is somewhat disappointing. It's no worse than when in a previous issue there was a question about class 47 boiler ports and how to model them. The reply included diagrams which showed no detail or dimensions and a long winded response of, essentially, buy S Kits parts! Nothing wrong with recommending parts but with enough detail some of the variations could easily be modelled using plastikard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted March 25, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2011 Looking forward to the 'new style' mag when it comes out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Chris, some constructive feedback from a subscriber who has most issus back to #1 on the shelf ( i know you are not the ed any more but assume you can pass it on). This issue is good BUT the actual contents of the mag do not meet what it says on the cover I'm afraid and if i bought this issue on this basis the i would feel i had been conned! the article on signalboxes does review available products but does not allow me to "choose the right signal box for your era and region" and i would say the main grabber "detail matters - quick and easy ways to enhance your diesel fleet" leading to what is effectively an extended review of PHD's (excellent) products is somewhat disappointing. Please take this feedback as intended to be constructive - your mag is consistently good and you don't need to oversell on the front cover and not deliver inside - i would imagine this could turn off any occasional buyer who bought on the basis of the cover... M I will copy this and pass on, although the guys all look here fairly frequently - they just leave it to me to do the postings while they look after Twitter/website etc. CHRIS LEIGH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Nothing wrong with recommending parts but with enough detail some of the variations could easily be modelled using plastikard. With respect, that's true of virtually EVERY conversion ever undertaken! When I started in this business there was only Plastikard (and Alan Williams' articles) and if you wanted to improve something you had to make the new bits yourself. Today, that isn't necessary and one aspect of Model Rail's many roles is to promote products, particularly those of smaller manufacturers.It's about growing the hobby in every way. CHRIS LEIGH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Thanks for your reply Chris but you could have explained about the S Kits items and provided better drawings with dimensions and left the choice up to the reader thus promoting the smaller manufacturers products and encouraging people to be resourceful. Depending on the model being used it may have been easier to use plastikard to modify the existing arrangement where as others the new etched parts would be ideal. It was the gesture of a drawing which annoyed me as I was modifying my own class 47 when the magazine came out - good drawings would have saved me a bit of time but I did a bit of digging and found a few photos and completed the job using 5 thou Evergreen sheet with Geoff Kent style bolt heads. For the plated over arrangement this was a perfect way to do it so I wonder if this approach could have been supported too? Just to add I like S Kits' products, they are of a very good quality but it was the approach to it all which seemed lacking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_irl Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Picked it up in Dun Laoghaire yesterday. Only a quick flick so far but looks good That rusting kit looks dead handy and reasonably easy to do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave777 Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 What - no readers letters again? Interesting isnt it - that's always one section I glance at and breeze past. I'd remove them altogether! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Trying hard to find the Caledonian signal box in the Bachmann news that is referred to in the signal box article Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 26, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2011 And if you want to fill your Art Deco box and paint it all accurately here's pictures of the real thing. http://photos.signallingnotices.org.uk/photo_index.php?pc=357 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyA Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 As I have not been able to find a copy yet and am unlikely to have another chance before Wednesday, can someone help me with information on one article? Does the Tale of St Trinians relate to the filming at Longmoor in 1965? Many thanks, Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 26, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2011 As I have not been able to find a copy yet and am unlikely to have another chance before Wednesday, can someone help me with information on one article? Does the Tale of St Trinians relate to the filming at Longmoor in 1965? No Tony its about an O gauge Schools and coaches done as a tribute to St Trinians with the girls crewing it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyA Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Many thanks, Paul. You have saved me some chasing. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike tugsandsheds Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I've got a couple of pictures in the Show & Tell Section :D Thanks Model Rail for a big confidence boost ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Interesting isnt it - that's always one section I glance at and breeze past. I'd remove them altogether! I quite like them - you get some real gems of letters in there. The ones one the BR emblems being right or left facing were certainly very informative. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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