Magazine catch-up

 

Time for a little catch-up with some of the other places you can see my work appearing. First up, it's the Summer 2023 issue of the Hornby Collectors Club magazine. 

I've gone all retro with the 1980s R196 bungalow kit. Good fun little project, and it makes a change from looking at old locos and wagons for the readers. Perhaps there could be a little following for classic kit building? There's an R195 lifting bridge kit in my stash that, I think, would be an interesing piece. 

Dropping down a scale, in the TT:120 club magazine, I've assembled a workmans cottage from Scale Model Scenery. 

Another nice model, but this took a little more care than usual as I used the paper wraps rather than paint, so clean fingers are a must!

Elsewhere, I've had a few Isle of Man photos in the current Narrow Gauge World, and even a shot from car park at the IPMS show in Practial Classics!

TT:120 Signal Box

 

A little bit of Déjà vu for the TT:120 club magazine, an LCut Creative "High Dyke" signal box. 

Lovely kit, which is no surprise, as I built the 4mm scale version a few years ago, and this is simply a rescaled version. The materials used make it superior (IMHO) to the Peco models, there's no wood grain showing for a start. 

Now, what I'd love to do is photograph the two models side-by-side. And I will do when I find the 4mm scale version! In the meantime, here's a shot from the BRM article. 

TT:120 station

Time for me to appear in a new publication - in a brand new (to the UK) scale. 

Yes, I'm writing for the Hornby TT:120 Club magazine. 

Now, you know I'm a practical guy, and so you might think the options in a scale primarily geared towards people who like to buy their models RTR is limited, but no. There is a growing aftermarket supporting the scale, and that's where I'm looking. 

First out of the blocks, even before Hornby themselves had said anything officially, were Peco, with a range of track and some laser-cut wooden buildings. 

My first project is their stone station building.

It's a nice little model, really giving off those "cute" vibes I used to get from my 3mm scale modelling. The kit is cleverly designed, and enjoyable to build, although there are a couple of potential pitfalls I explain in the article.