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Review 129
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Review 129 is now at the printers ready for distribution at the end of this month. The contents are: Adventures in the Snow - Little Nut's Snowplough - A full-sized replica and 7/8ths scale model by Paul Jarman Another O14 Loco for Tony’s Forest - A Blast from the Past - Robin Edwards builds an original RCL Bagnall 0-4-0ST kit Walking Man - Giles Favell pushes the boundaries of model automation in 7mm scale Scratch Building COVID Cars - Gerald Harper builds some unique ore cars in On3 Festiniog Railway Bogie Ballast/Coal Wagons Nos. 88 & 105 - Stuart L Baker researches and draws these...
Payment woes
Posted by John Clutterbuck on
Rant time! I discovered last week that shopify had switched off our ability to take card payments without any warning. It apparently started when I told them our new address back in Feb/March. There was a brief email exchange back then when I explained the reason was we had moved house, and then nothing until last Friday - 8 months later - they put a warning on our system dashboard that they had suspended our ability to take card payments and also wouldn't payout any money from sales. I had had a few messages from customers before this that our system wouldn't accept...
Review 128
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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 with standard gauge prototype photos Andrew Barclay – Glyder - A remarkable Penryhn Quarry survivor described by Paul Jarman with prototype photos 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...
Review 127
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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...
Review 126
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REVIEW issue 126 is at the printers for distribution at the end of this month. Issue 126 Contents: 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...