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Review 138 has gone to the printers for distribution at the end of the month. This issue starts with a focus on 2ft gauge heavy metal including the extraordinarily powerful J&L Steelworks 0-4-0 Porters designed to haul ingot wagons. We lighten the mix with some small industrial locos. We also have an update on Boston Lodge 1886 4mm scale grand plan and include an article on industrial building painting techniques, plus the usual product news, book reviews, jottings and readers' letters. The contents are: The Rolling Ingot - Jones & Laughlin Steel Company 2ft gauge 0-4-0T Porter drawn and described by Stuart L Baker with 1:32 scale drawing and prototype photos Burma Mines Railway - A last outpost of 2ft gauge industrial steam with prototype photos and Kerr Stuart Huxley 0-4-2T makers GA drawing Arthur Koppel Locomotive Catalogue No.786 - Special Types - Six and eight-coupled engines for 2ft gauge Some Hudswell Clarke NG Diesels - Presented by Sydney Leleux with prototype photos Massive Petrol-Electric Locomotives For Namibia - 600mm gauge Hanomag Bo-Bo drawn and described by Stuart L Baker with 1:32 scale drawing and prototype photos Boston Lodge 1886 - The Buildings - Alastair Steele continues the development of his 4mm scale Festiniog Railway grand plan Shed Bashing - Tim Shackleton explains his approach to painting model industrial buildings Track Studies - Mixed Gauge - With prototype and model examples by Sydney Leleux

Review issue 137 has gone to the printers for distribution at the end of the month. This issue has our usual mix of articles and scale drawings on prototype and model subjects covering the interesting highways and byways of the industrial and narrow gauge scene, as well as techniques, and the usual jottings, product and book reviews and readers' letters. The contents are: Eastwell Iron Ore Company - Dan Quine presents his research into the 3ft gauge Eastwell Tramway and the ironstone industry's last working incline, with prototype photos, maps and scale drawings Articulated Avonside Locomotive for South Africa - A 2ft Gauge 0-4-4-0T described by Stuart L Baker with 1:32 scale drawings and prototype photos, plus a 1:36 scale 16.5mm gauge model by Bill Strickland A Long Lost Kerr Stuart Diesel? - A new O14 Loco for Tony’s Forest by Robin Edwards Pendre Station Building - Further developments on Trevor Hughes’s 1:32 Talyllyn Railway layout Laser Profiled Lettering Stencils - By Lee E J Styger Track Studies - Turnout Geometry - From Thomas Summerson & Sons Platelayers’ Guide 1924

Issue 136 has gone to the printers for distribution at the end of the month. This issue has a large focus on construction with a range of articles describing various approaches ranging from the latest digital production techniques, through more traditional techniques, and a large scale approach that mirrors the prototype construction techniques of old. We also have prototype features with scale drawings, plus the usual jottings, product and book reviews and readers' letters. Full contents are here: https://narrowgaugeandindustrial.co.uk/blogs/news/review-136 John

Review issue 135 should be arriving with UK subscribers next week. It may take a little longer to reach overseas subscribers. We lead this issue with a superb model of a Swedish station building in 1:45 scale with fine detail that includes inside furniture, wallpaper and lighting. On the practical side Tim Shackleton gives us an insight into quick-fix trees and Giles Favell provides a solution to quartering outside cranks. Regular contributor Stuart Baker has drawn an unusual small Bagnall built for Uruguay. We also include historical photos of the Chattenden & Upnor Railway from regular contributor Sydney Leleux and a study into ‘poor track’ so often found on industrial systems. We also have further track studies on 'Mainline' NG systems and multi-gauge museum systems. Full details here: https://narrowgaugeandindustrial.co.uk/blogs/news/review-135

Yes it's stunning isn't it. Tim Shackleton pointed me towards it and I lost myself for a week in the magnificence and desolation of it. It is some of the most convincing modelling I have ever seen and it is 'big'. I'm very proud to have featured it. The hobby is not dead if there are young modellers who can produce this sort of work.

We have just sent Review issue 134 off to the printer for distribution later this month. We lead this issue with a masterpiece of industrial modelling. The railway (which is standard gauge) and the street scene are impressive enough in their own right, however these are completely dominated by the steelworks. It features an extraordinarily and fanatical attention to detail which most of us would struggle to emulate – all based on real life exploration. For those liking our more ‘traditional’ subjects we continue the story of Dinas Manod with details on the station, accompanied by drawings of Tanygsiau station upon which David's model is based. We also have an article on CAD modelling the Tallylyn Corris Van in 7mm scale, and we explore the various approaches for emptying side-tipping NG wagons with previously unpublished prototype photos from the 1960s. Our regular contributor Stuart L Baker has drawn and described the Manchester Ship Canal side-tipping wagon which became almost a ‘standard’ design for both standard and narrower gauges. We conclude with a description of a simple buzzing circuit tester tool, an obituary on Brian Love, plus the usual jottings, product and book reviews and readers' letters. Full contents are here: https://narrowgaugeandindustrial.co.uk/blogs/news/review-134

Review issue 133 is now at the printers for distribution later this month. We lead this issue with the first of a series on David John’s O14 Dinas Manod - the next station on his 7mm scale imagined extension to the Festiniog Railway. David’s layouts are very much part of an imagined world and, coupled with his use of topography (let’s face it not much of Wales is flat), imbues a real sense of life into his models. We also include an article and scale drawing on the FR Brine Waggon by Stuart L Baker. Stuart's drawings of such vehicles are often used by the FR Heritage Group so perhaps we may see a recreated waggon in due course. Further articles include: historical photos of the Purbeck clay railways, a fine 009 model built from a 3D print, scale drawings on the Bagnall Pampero class, some CAD modelling and 3D printing used to enhance an 009 kit locomotive, a fine 9mm scale model of a NZ Fairlie, a discussion about power pickups - a common source of problems with traditional two-rail powered locomotives, some archive NG material and a personal reflection on the life of Iain Rice, plus the usual jottings, product and book reviews and readers' letters. John

I've just sent Review 132 off to the printers for distribution at the end of this month. This issue is an American special. We lead with a detailed study into the history of Yellow Aster Gold Mine with its unusual 18ins and 30ins railways with mixed gauge track and slewing switches. The Maine two-footers are well covered by a new drawing of the SR&RL Baldwin No.24 and an On2 layout of a proposed and part-built extension to the SR&RL. We have drawings of the ALCO War Dept 2-6-2t in as-built form and as varied in subsequent lives on two French systems. We complete the story of the British Colombian On3 mine layout as featured in REVIEWs 129-131. We also present a new HO dock switching layout project based on the Santa Fe China Basin which was only accessible by car float. Finally we show some of the USA built locos that came to Britain. The contents are: Yellow Aster Gold Mine - Dan Quine describes the history of this Sierra Nevada mine and its 30ins and 18ins gauge railways, with prototype photos, scale drawings and plans Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Baldwin 2-6-2 No.24 - Drawn and described by Stephen D Phillips with prototype photos and 1:48 scale drawings New Sharon - Bob Harper describes his On2 layout of a proposed Maine two-footer ALCO War Dept 2-6-2T - 1:48 Scale drawings by David Pomeroy of the as-built WD version, Pithiviers No.22 and Chemin de fer Froissy-Dompierre No.9, with protoype photos Anyox Mine - Locos and Rolling Stock - Gerald Harper describes the scratch-built models on his On3 British Columbian layout Pier 101 - Stuart Firth describes his HO dock layout project inspired by Sante Fe's China Basin, with prototype photos Americans in Britain - Prototype photos of USA built SG locos from the camera of Sydney A Leleux John

I've just sent Review 131 off to the printers ready for distribution at the end of the month. This issue has a large focus on the Isle of Purbeck with two layouts and three drawings of prototypes. We continue the story of the Anyox mine as featured in issues 129 and 130. We also have a look at hazard markings with prototype photos and techniques and discuss the thorny issue of scales and gauges. Finally as usual we include previously unpublished prototype photos of narrow gauge and industrial subjects. The contents are: Newton Heath Works - A 7mm scale narrow (16.2mm) and standard gauge Dorset clay layout built by Martin Finney and Mike Baker Fayles Tramway Clay Wagon - Drawn and described by Stuart L Baker with 1:32 scale drawing and prototype photos Hi-Vis Locomotives - Sydney A Leleux explores the introduction of safety painting on the industrial scene with prototype photos Peckett Locomotives of the Furzebrook Railway - Sextus & Septimus drawn and described by Stuart L Baker with 7mm scale drawings and prototype photos Anyox Mine - The Layout - Gerald Harper describes how he built his On3 British Columbian layout Chattenden & Upnor - Prototype photos from the camera of Paul Myatt A Way with Wasps - Tim Shackleton descibes his techniques for adding hazard markings to a 4mm scale SG industrial loco Goathorn - A 7mm scale 26.25mm gauge recreation of the 3ft 9ins gauge Fayles Tramway by Peter Hollins Of Scales and Gauges and Time - Peter Kazer discusses one of the perennial issues faced by NG modellers A Problem of Scale - David Hughes shares his angst Potters Bar Mainline Tunnel Contract - Prototype photos of a line up of industrial locos of Paul Myatt And the usual editorial, product news, reviews and readers letters John

Review 130 is at the printers ready for distribution at the end of this month. The contents are: The Anyox Mine Railroad - Gerald Harper researches an unknown 3 foot gauge Canadian system for his On3 layout with prototype photos and plan Welsh Pony 1886 - Alastair Steele tackles the Mercian Models Festiniog England kit in 009 Industrial Snowploughs - Prototype examples photographed and described by Sydney A Leleux Doxford RSH Crane Locomotive - Southwick - Mike Farrow describes his ScaleSeven model of an industrial workhorse 18ins Gauge Fowler Locomotive for De Beers Diamond Mines - Stuart L Baker researches and draws these diminutive 0-4-2T locomotives with 7mm scale drawing and prototype photos South African Railways NG-Y Hopper Wagon - Mark Noble models these modern day WHR freight wagons in O14 Lynton & Barnstaple Manning Wardle 2-6-2Ts - Scratch-building excellence in 7mm scale by Tom Mallard with original GA drawing Brockham Memories - Rust, ruin and hopeful restoration - prototype photographs of the early days at the Brockham Railway Museum described by David John And the usual editorial, news, jottings and readers letters. John

Review 128 is now at the printers ready for distribution at the end of this month. The contents are: Weathering Heights - An industrial steam weathering masterclass by Tim Shackleton Andrew Barclay – Glyder - A remarkable Penryhn Quarry survivor described by Paul Jarman Industrial Echos – The Shipyard - Arnoud Bongaards explains his novel approach to layout design using SketchUp Developing Nant Gwynant – Part 1 - Richard Kynaston starts a high-tech P4 Narrow Gauge journey Mole – A Unique 0-4-0 Tank Locomotive - Stuart L Baker draws and describes an elusive 1ft 11.5ins gauge locomotive Corris Railway Wagons - Peter Kazer models 2ft 3ins gauge Corris wagons in their last days in 1:32 scale Dörentruper Sand- und Thonwerke - A remarkable 60cm gauge German electric system described by David W Ronald & Volker Grumpe Little Sally - Paul Jarman describes a little known 2ft 6ins gauge Hawthorn Leslie 0-4-0ST

REVIEW 127 is at the printers for distribution at the end of this month. The contents are: Gweithdy Dyffryn - Derek Harris models stub pointwork in O14 with prototype photos by Sydney A Leleux 32mm Gauge Portable Track - Ian Holmes describes his technique for modelling pressed-steel sleepers in 7/8ths scale with prototype photos Multi-Gauge Test Track - Sydney A Leleux describes his early 7mm scale model of an unusual prototype Adding bolthead details to a completed model - Adrian Garner provides a finishing touch to his 7mm monorail loco More Sunday Best – St John’s Chapel Lead Mine Tramway - Tim Shackleton finds another snapshot in time with prototype photos Festiniog Railway Carriage Truck - Stuart L Baker draws one of the FR's more eccentric vehicles with prototype photo and scale drawing Modelling 3ft Gauge in 7mm Scale - Peter J Page considers the practicalities of O21 Where The Green Grass Grows - Scenic trackwork inspiration by John Clutterbuck with prototype photos London Brick Company - Nutty - Prototype photos of the unusual Sentinel 0-4-0 from the camera of Paul Myatt And the usual editorial, letters and product reviews.

REVIEW issue 126 is at the printers for distribution at the end of this month. The contents are: Herbert's Last Hurrah - Paul Berntsen builds Victorian Railways G class Garratt G42 in 1⁄4ins scale with prototype photos and makers GA scale drawing SAR(WHR) NgG16 Garratt in 7mm Scale - David Steer builds the Backwoods Miniatures kit in O16.5 with prototype photos SAR/Otavi Railway Dining Car Etiro of 1926 - Malcolm Crawford describes an unusual 2ft gauge prototype with scale drawing Bagnall Inverted Saddle Tank Locomotive Edith - Stuart L Baker draws and describes this unusual Llechwedd Quarry loco with protoype photo and 12mm scale drawings Llechwedd Electrics - Paul Holmes builds The Eclipse in O14 from an N Brass etched kit The American Magnesium Company Monorail - Adrian Garner models an unusual USA prototype in 7mm scale with prototype photo and patent details Recreating The Early Corris Coach - Archaeology in Miniature by Lee E J Styger - a CAD based reconstruction approach Sunday Afternoon at Dawson City - Tim Shackleton considers a snapshot in time on the Walshaw Dean Reservoirs construction railway with prototype photos And the usual editorial, news & jottings and product reviews.

Issue 125 is now at the printers for distribution later this month. This is a special edition for our dear friend and editor Roy who passed away on November 20th 2020. The contents are: Roy Charles Link 1947-2020 - Obituary and tribute with list of works etc. Beamish Tool Van - Paul Jarman describes his seven-eighth scale (1:13·7) model and the full-size version it inspired Green Energy Recycled Locomotives Of Llechwedd - Stuart L Baker draws and describes The Coalition and The Eclipse with photos and 1:32 scale drawings Severn Mill - John Brookes describes his O16·5 factory complex module with track plan Jössen Train Ferry - Photos and recollections from Col David W Ronald on this unusual German 60cm gauge prototype And the usual editorial, news & jottings and product reviews. Please also note that NG&I is moving - full details here: NG&I is moving to Devon

We have very sad news: https://narrowgaugeandindustrial.co.uk/blogs/news/roy-c-link-sad-news John

REVIEW issue 124 is at the printers ready for distribution later this month. The contents are: Tywyn Wharf in 5.5mm Scale - George Williamson describes his post preservation Talyllyn Railway layout with plan Hard at Work - A close look at locomotive weathering by John Clutterbuck with prototype photos Talyllyn Railway Wagons - More craft work in 1:32 scale with Trevor Hughes Arizona Copper Company 20 inch gauge Locomotive No.8 - Stuart L Baker describes an unusual prototype with prototype photos and scale drawing Drumcudden in 16mm Scale - Expanding on a theme by Paul Lindsay-Scott, with layout plan Come into my Parlour - David John kit-bashes an O14 model of the Beeches Light Railway replica of Sandy River & Rangely Lakes Railroad Carrabasset with prototype photo Tank Locomotive for 2ft Gauge - Archive material from Engineering magazine with makers GA scale drawing And the usual editorial, news & jottings and product reviews.

Issue 123 has gone to the printers for distribution next month. The contents are: Hulme End in O17.5 - Part 3 - More Leek & Manifold model excellence in 7mm scale 17.5mm gauge by Paul Holmes Track for Pendre - Trevor Hughes describes how he is making the track in 1:32 scale for Towyn Pendre - Talyllyn Railway Marion Steam Shovel - Paul Berntsen builds a 9mm 1:32 scale model of this USA built Model 28 steam shovel with prototype photos and Makers GA scale drawing 18 Inch Gauge Deptford Diesel - Hunslet 4W prototype information, photo and 12mm scale drawings by Stuart L Baker Hunslet 233hp 0-4-0 Diesel Hydraulic in 1:76 scale - A British standard gauge diesel locomotive in Canada modelled by James Hilton with prototype photos A Welshpool and Llanfair Brake Van in 7mm - Ian Johnston builds a model of this classic 2ft 6ins gauge brakevan with prototype photo And the usual editorial, news & jottings and product reviews.

REVIEW 122 is at the printers Lavenham Press. They are hoping to continue operations despite the ongoing crisis so hopefully it will still be distributed this week as usual, however we know postal delivery is slow at the moment. The contents are: Hulme End in O17·5 - Part 2 Further Leek & Manifold model excellence in 7mm scale 17.5mm gauge by Paul Holmes Early Corris Railway Passenger Trains Research with photos and scale drawing on this 2ft 3ins prototype by Dan Quine A 4-6-0 Hunslet for 'Behind the Front' 4mm scale, 8mm gauge WDLR model loco by Alex Duckworth with prototype photo and 4mm scale drawing by Roy C Link North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway Mystery Coach Prototype information and scale drawings by Stuart L Baker Tan-y-Bwylch Coal Drops Prototype and 7mm scale model by David John Make Your Own Spikes Roy C Link describes his workshop technique to get neat rail spikes Bridport & Charmouth News – Part 5 - Developments at Bridport Town O16.5 7mm scale 16.5mm gauge model layout by David Taylor Roy has also prepared an activity to do in these unprecedented times and we are offering a prize for the best entries: NG&I Activity and Competition

REVIEW 121 is now at the printers for distribution. The contents are: Hulme End in O17·5 - Part 1 - Leek & Manifold 7mm scale excellence by Paul Holmes Melin Dolryhd - Stuart Taylor describes his characterful 4mm scale W&L set-piece Fayle’s Tramway Lewin Locomotive ‘Tiny’ - Research and scale drawings into an unusual 3ft 9ins gauge prototype by Stuart Baker Bridport & Charmouth News - Part 4 - David Taylor describes his 'Foxdale' coach conversions W G Bagnall - Standard Locomotive Livery Archive material A Swedish Narrow-Gauge Austin 10 Draisine in O Scale - George Morris tells readers how he made his railcar model Swedish Three Foot Gauge - A brief introduction by George Morris Tar Boilers & Bitumen Sprayers - An unusual prototype feature

Stunning Alex. Is it all scratchbuilt? John

REVIEW 120 has gone to the printers for distribution in October. The contents are: Creech Bottom - James Hilton describes his first 4mm scale NG layout Rhossydd Slate Quarry Iron Slate Wagons - new research by Alan Jones & Claire Marsh Bridport & Charmouth News - Part 3 David Taylor recounts a tale of two brake vans on his 7mm scale layout Manning Wardle Jubilee 1897 - Drawings and Research by Stuart Baker Paul Berntsen describes his scratch-built Richmond Ub in 1:34 Scale Mark Greenwood discovers another Alan Keef K12 locomotive Postwar Ruston & Hornsby DL Series - archive material Plus the usual reviews, letters and jottings John

REVIEW 119 is at the printers and is due for distribution at the end of July. The contents are: Boot, R&ER, circa 1880 - Peter Kazer describes his superb 1:48 scale, 19mm gauge layout Tony’s Forest 2 - Robin Edwards describes the locos and rolling stock on his O14 layout (part 1 was in REVIEW 118) Make Your Own Rail Bender - Internet-inspired device described by Roy C Link Portmadoc Beddgellert & South Snowdon Railway Pickering Coaches Nos. 4 & 5 - Research and scale drawings by Stuart Baker 4mm Scale Alan Keef K12 Diesel Locomotive - Mark Greenwood describes how he represented it Alan Keef Ltd K12 Diesel Locomotives - Description and Works List Bridport & Charmouth News - Part 2 David updates readers on his 7mm scale layout Plus the usual reviews, letters and jottings

@MarshLane I'll be at Burton helping Paul Holmes operate Hulme End (which is a correctly modelled 2ft 6ins) so please say hello. There is far less slop in the gauge with O14 so I did use gauge widening on some of my sharper curves more for the longer wheelbase locos. I also use gauge widening within sharper turnouts but keeping the crossing and switch ends exactly to gauge - again for the larger locos. The O14 group is very quiet but tends to burst into life when an interesting modelling topic arises - this is just the thing! John

@MarshLane The main gauges I use for plain track are home-made from a bit of bent over brass strip with slots filed for the rails and then the strip is opened up so it sits nicely in place. These can be seen in photos on page 19 of my old NG&I REVIEW trackwork articles which can be downloaded from here: narrowgaugeandindustrial.co.uk/pages/review-extras-finescale-7mm-narrow-gauge-trackwork John

Hi Rich, O14 is certainly more of a DIY genre but in my opinion is much more convincing with accurate flangeways etc and tends to run better. If you are modelling early FR then you would want chaired track. I think Paul Holmes used S scale rail and chairs on his Dina's 1869. Recent FR track has much heavier rail so would probably need Karlgarin code 100 rather than the code 75 which is more appropriate for older NG lines. You may find the O14 group useful: https://groups.io/g/o14 John