tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post6125634466978488184..comments2024-03-29T10:07:41.792+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: Is this how reviews should be? Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-60040766982124098952015-08-09T07:05:57.118+00:002015-08-09T07:05:57.118+00:00Don't folk howl no matter what the contents of...Don't folk howl no matter what the contents of a review?<br /><br />Anyway, Model Railways was a very good magazine in its day, and as you say it did go downhill very quickly after a change of publisher. I bought it in my youth, not only did it feature some marvelous modelling (and the occasional bit of also-ran) it showed that model railway articles could be more than just 'I laid the track in the usual manner'. Rice's writings were always a joy (and still are, I've just read his latest track dsign book) and helped expand my teenage vocabulary (halcyon! There's a word than I'd never come across before).<br /><br />On a vaguely related note I've recently came home with a couple of copies of Railroad Model Craftsman from the Sixties (from the Poppy Line's second hand bookshop), which I'm sure you'd find interesting Phil. Lots of actual modelling (these were that days before you could buy everything RTR) and a fair amount of humour.Paul B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05278773151546187084noreply@blogger.com