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As we have previously warned the next issue marks an increase in price. We have held the previous prices since April 2018 and since then the cost of printing has risen by 32% and with the latest Royal Mail price rises the distribution costs have more than doubled. From issue 134 the per issue price will be £6.95 and the new subscription prices are: UK – £28.00, EU & EUROPE – £34.00, REST OF WORLD – £46.00. Subscription prices will apply with immediate effect. You will note subscriptions remain the cheapest way to get the REVIEW as these prices include postage. Unlike...

Firstly we would like to wish all our readers old and new a Happy New Year. We have just sent Review issue 133 off to the printer for distribution later this month. We lead this issue with the first of a series on David John’s Dinas Manod - the next station on his imagined extension to the Festiniog Railway. David’s layouts are very much part of an imagined world and, coupled with his use of topography (let’s face it not much of Wales is flat), imbues a real sense of life into his models. We also include an article and scale...

With the ongoing industrial action by Royal Mail we know orders sent by post are taking days, if not weeks to arrive. We fear any orders placed now are unlikely to arrive in time for Christmas. This is of course out of our control and we are as frustrated by it as much as you are. John & Marion

Review 132 is now at the printers for distribution at the end of this month. This issue is an American special. We lead with a detailed study into the history of Yellow Aster Gold Mine with its unusual 18ins and 30ins railways with mixed gauge track and slewing switches. The Maine two-footers are well covered by a new drawing of the SR&RL Baldwin No.24 and an On2 layout of a proposed and part-built extension to the SR&RL. We have drawings of the ALCO War Dept 2-6-2t in as-built form and as varied in subsequent lives on two French systems. We complete...

We've had a few emails asking about EU & VAT. Our understanding of EU regulations is that VAT is meant to be charged at the local rate of the country where the user places an order. If VAT is not applied then the local postal service can apply VAT and an admin charge. This can be avoided by non EU suppliers applying VAT and paying it to the EU via the IOSS scheme. Now IOSS is only practical if you pay VAT (in the UK). We are a tiny little company and our turnover is well below the threshold for...