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Surprised to pick up a copy of 304 from Bill Hudson's at the Gauge O Guild show at Kempton Park Racecourse today. Editor Paul Karau.

Seems like they are coming every other week at the moment!

 

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I understand they were available at Railex last weekend from what I have read. Seems rather soon after 303. I wonder if they will be in the shops shortly or will not arrive until a more normal timespan.

 

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Contents as requested:

Letters

Freewheeling by Kier Hardy

Scottish PO wagons in S Scale by John Holden

Bramsden, an East Suffolk time capsule by Dave Hawkins

Elusive Wagons by John Cambers

Imaginative Diorama with optical tricks by Mike Lynch

A Bermondsey soap works by Chris Cox

The perfect Class 25 by Karl Crowther

A crane for Ashcombe by Peter Harrison

 

 

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Now in stock and orderable from Titfieldshire, my take on it is here.

 

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A good issue I think, featuring the most spectacular recycling of "things that might come in useful" by Mike Lynch - truly awesome.

 

With Kier Hardy and Karl Crowther each covering recent "diesel developments" in 4mm scale, this is quite an "up to date" issue in some ways. But then again not, of course...

 

I also liked Paul's editorial, another good observation of "what it is all about", for some of us at least, and as an aside I love the thought that (Cyril's) "modern image" modelling is now 50 years old, at least.

 

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It's good to be modern....

 

Bee - barp!

 

 

 

 

 

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Just now, Hroth said:

Its got a BUS on the cover??? 🤔

 

🤪🤪🤪

 

 

At least it doesn't appear to be on a bridge.

 

Adrian

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Hi Simon,

 

I was surprised to find this on the doormat this morning, as someone says they are arriving with surprising regularity at the moment!

Just one point about your review, the Scottish PO wagons are S Scale, not7mm.

 

Looks like another good issue to read.

 

All the best,

 

Kevin

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15 hours ago, figworthy said:

 

At least it doesn't appear to be on a bridge.

 

Adrian

 

A shocking lack of predictability!

 

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17 hours ago, Not Jeremy said:

I love the thought that (Cyril's) "modern image" modelling is now 50 years old, at least

60 years, almost to the month - RM May 1964.

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56 minutes ago, Suddaby said:

Hi Simon,

 

I was surprised to find this on the doormat this morning, as someone says they are arriving with surprising regularity at the moment!

Just one point about your review, the Scottish PO wagons are S Scale, not7mm.

 

Looks like another good issue to read.

 

All the best,

 

Kevin

 

Hi Kevin

 

Thank you very much, I have now corrected the text.

 

Hope all well with you and yours in the sunny North, bit grey here today....

 

Simon

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My subscription copy was delivered this morning.  Now all I have to do is find some spare time to enjoy it.

 

Adrian

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Memsahib tasked with MRJ recovery operation. Co-ordinates provided. Port on stand by. 

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Rather taken by the colour of the cover this month. 

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6 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

Rather taken by the colour of the cover this month. 

 

Do you think it was chosen to match the colour of the shop front? 🤔

 

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10 minutes ago, Hroth said:

 

Do you think it was chosen to match the colour of the shop front? 🤔

 

 

Probably. They're very clever these MRJ types. They most likely realised that if they'd chosen to match the bus it would have been rather bold and a little unsettling for some. They undoubtedly would have thought of picking up the cream of the bus. That would have been nice but I think they made the right choice for this month's turquoise.

Very Lloyd Loom under the apple tree, best accompanied by a glass of Pimms. 

 

 

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1 hour ago, NHY 581 said:

They're very clever these MRJ types. They most likely realised that if they'd chosen to match the bus it would have been rather bold and a little unsettling for some.

Surely the colour matches the polka dots on the photographer's tie?

 

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1 hour ago, Captain Kernow said:

Surely the colour matches the polka dots on the photographer's tie?

 

 

A touch flamboyant but yes, good point, CK. I seem to recall that Sheldon Fopp has a similar matching cravat and handkerchief set. 

 

And whilst we are on the subject, my copy has now been safely delivered by the Memsahib. 

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On 08/06/2024 at 08:46, Hroth said:

 

Do you think it was chosen to match the colour of the shop front? 🤔

 

Yes that's it, and nothing to do with company livery.

303 was orange, matching the BR lining on Rotterdam Lloyd, 300 had the red to accentuate the splash of colour of the loco bufferbeam and signals on Chris Pendleton's snow scene.

On 302, the green brings out the beautiful leafy Devon landscape on Robert Dudley-Cooks's Torlish village.

A brilliant bit of graphic design, and I reckon MRJ's best cover style yet.

So whats next?

Cheers, Dave.

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1 hour ago, Wheatley said:

I was slightly disappointed when the orange one appeared, I was half hoping they'd got in synch with Railway Modeller's rotating red / blue / green theme. 

 

Joking...

Orange used to be part of the RM cycle quite a few years ago...

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