What's in the editor's pocket

Stuart Taylor · April 28, 2021, 08:47

Here's the start of an occasional list of what articles I have ready for publication.

With the June 2021 issue ready to go to the printers this is what is left for me to publish:

Layout articles - 8
Fiddle yard design - 1 (or is that 3? I must talk to the author)
Motive power - 2
Stock - 1
Scenery - 2

I would love to have some more articles about building stock or motive power. Articles about prototypes are also welcome. I really look forward to getting articles about exhibitions!

I'm building up a collection of pugbash pictures. I need a few more to make an article - prepares for the deluge ;)

Stuart

Hobby · April 28, 2021, 09:22

Wot! No blue pencil?!! ;)

Graeme Dunbar · April 28, 2021, 10:30

No promises, but I may have a somewhat light-hearted (i.e. freelance) bit of rolling stock bashing in the pipeline. It involves a plasticard technique that I've not mastered yet. I'm getting there slowly, but it may still all end up in the bin. Failure rate is such that I've not managed to make one of what I need and I need two and they must match well...

Malcolm · April 28, 2021, 14:15

Stuart
I have another couple of Replacement Stock for the CM R articles at an advanced stage.
Malcolm

Stuart Taylor · April 28, 2021, 14:35

Quote from: Malcolm on April 28, 2021, 14:15
Stuart
I have another couple of Replacement Stock for the CM R articles at an advanced stage.
Malcolm

Quote from: GraemeD on April 28, 2021, 10:30
No promises, but I may have a somewhat light-hearted (i.e. freelance) bit of rolling stock bashing in the pipeline. It involves a plasticard technique that I've not mastered yet. I'm getting there slowly, but it may still all end up in the bin. Failure rate is such that I've not managed to make one of what I need and I need two and they must match well...

Thanks guys

Stuart

B.Meldon · April 28, 2021, 19:24

Well, I have now typed out the basic article detailing the Egger-bahn bogie stanchion wagons, all fifteen versions, including info on the cars and the cement mixer and later 'fakes'.
I will need to read it through a few times to polish it up a bit and also take the photos to go with it of the various wagons etc, this should take a couple of days, but it should be done by the weekend.

Robin Webster · April 28, 2021, 21:26

So I decided I wanted to scratch build a flat car based on the Barsi Light Railway of India. I found a grainy image on the internet and a few basic dimensions. Length and width that's all. Next question to myself was, what material? I decided on cardboard (backing from a 2018 calendar) and some hardwood strips I had lying around. To give it some weight I would use
what every I had in my junk box. The only plastic would be it's bogies.
The project started off well, when a thought came to mind while working on it, why not have it published in the 009 magazine. Now a year has passed and I have just started to work on it. I do get discouraged when my fingers don't quite cooperate with me. I hope to finish it soon, and perhaps post some pictures on the forum. It's just a simple basic cardboard flat car, with no bells or whistles.
I like all the old narrow gauge railways of India. Drawings of wagons etc seem hard to come by.
Robin.

Stuart Taylor · April 28, 2021, 21:29

Quote from: Robin Webster on April 28, 2021, 21:26
The project started off well, when a thought came to mind while working on it, why not have it published in the 009 magazine. Now a year has passed and I have just started to work on it.

We could have a competition on who takes the longest to complete an item :D :D

I've just finished some coaches that I started over 2 years ago

Stuart

Peter Boulter · April 28, 2021, 22:27

I might lay a possible claim to the title of longest time to complete a kit.
During lockdown 1 I found a box containing three 009 coach kits that I'd brought about 45 years ago two were unopened one had been opened and a start made on it but for some reason it was put back in the box unfinished. All three are now finished and in use.
Looking at the price tags on the unopened kits the new Peco couplings I fitted to them cost more than the kits!

Stuart Taylor · June 13, 2021, 09:12

I'm reviewing the back pocket ahead of the August issue and I have:

Layouts - 10
Motive Power - 9
Scenery - 1
Stock - 1
Modelling Techniques - 1

I think I know how the next few issues are going to be biased ;D

Seriously, what I found with the last issue was a shortage of one page articles. A good picture and 700 words or 3 or 4 pictures and 500 words are always welcome.

Stuart

Hugh Norwood · June 13, 2021, 15:05

So long as there aren't any Page three articles (hem hem)

:)

Stuart Taylor · June 13, 2021, 15:47

Quote from: hughn on June 13, 2021, 15:05
So long as there aren't any Page three articles (hem hem)

:)

Page 3 is often the problem page ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Peter Boulter · June 13, 2021, 15:55

Quote from: hughn on June 13, 2021, 15:05
So long as there aren't any Page three articles (hem hem)

:)

A locomotive with no boiler cladding. :o

Ken Davidge · June 23, 2021, 22:07

Hi Stuart,
I have recently returned to 009 after 40 years in 0 gauge. One of the first things I did was bashed a Pug. Photo attached. Ken

Stuart Taylor · June 24, 2021, 06:22

Quote from: Ken Davidge on June 23, 2021, 22:07
Hi Stuart,
I have recently returned to 009 after 40 years in 0 gauge. One of the first things I did was bashed a Pug. Photo attached. Ken

Ken

That looks great. If you want to send in a full article that would be great. Alternatively just a picture and a paragraph would go towards a general pugbash article as I have several of these already and I can make a bigger article out of lots of smaller items.

All the best

Stuart