I've just had the quote for printing the next issue of N'spirations - #12. Unfortunately, it will mean a small increase in price;
(http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/7923/rtr7.jpg)
But the good news is that it is now finished and will be sent off for printing today. So it should be available at TINGS, if not also on ebay before.
H.
Good good! :)
Quote from: H on July 16, 2013, 08:29:13 AM
I've just had the quote for printing the next issue of N'spirations - #12. Unfortunately, it will mean a small increase in price;
H.
Still excellent value for money....
I for one will be happy to pay the extra, I have gained so much from reading only the last 4 issues!
I look forward to ordering.
Regards, Peter.
N'spirations and the NGS Journal are the two best publications in the N Gauging world!
Quote from: James C on July 16, 2013, 10:14:46 AM
N'spirations and the NGS Journal are the two best publications in the N Gauging world!
I'd agree with that, having picked up a few NGS Journal back issues on eBay recently. I'm also still on the hunt for 'missing' issues of N'spirations, although the £20 being asked on eBay for the yearbook at the moment is a bit steep even for me.
Well worth paying the extra :thumbsup:
Not available in the NGS shop yet, apparently. :(
Any info on when they will have it? Or have they got it already but not updated the site? (I know Carol and Ray announced that the shop would not be open for all of July, so perhaps I need to be a little more patient!)
- Michael
I want to move :( wish we had that here.-just got the july brm and it is $14.50 here :(
Quote from: ToothFairy on August 04, 2013, 02:29:17 AM
Not available in the NGS shop yet, apparently. :(
Any info on when they will have it?
The NGS (and other retailers) won't get
N'spirations12 until TINGS.
It's currently at the printers and I'm away in France (near the Swiss border) so I'm not around to do anything.
H.
Quote from: willintas on August 04, 2013, 03:44:58 AM
I want to move :( wish we had that here.-just got the july brm and it is $14.50 here :(
The September BRM has just been released online. I now use an Ipad to read all my model railway magazines, and SWMBO no longer complains about me keeping a light on reading into the small hours. Not an answer for N'spirations I know.
H: If you're anywhere near Geneva and still online, pm me and we can maybe meet up ?
Went to Cite du Train in Mulhouse yesterday (largest railway museum in the world apparently; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cit%c3%a9_du_train (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cit%c3%a9_du_train)).
(http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/1688/x96b.jpg)
Metre gauge third rail electric
Currently in France nearest the Swiss boarder at Basel so unfortunately probably a bit too far north for Geneva. And tomorrow we're going north west to Nancy to stay there.
H.
Quote from: H on August 08, 2013, 07:22:37 AM
And tomorrow we're going north west to Nancy to stay there.
H.
Is she expecting you?
Hi Grahame
Can you post or PM me prices for N'spirations 12 for overseas postage to the US
Many thanks
Ha! Thanks to my saved search notification I've been lucky enough to get straight in on the first batch :D
Quote from: James C on August 15, 2013, 03:10:24 PM
Ha! Thanks to my saved search notification I've been lucky enough to get straight in on the first batch :D
...which also provides the prompter for the rest of us to snap up a copy fast. Order placed and I'm now sitting behind the front door, waiting for some goodies to come through the letter box. Umm... could someone bring me a cushion? This floor's hard.
N'spirations12 is now back from the printers. It will be available from traders at TINGS but for those that won't be there (or who are just too impatient) then limited batches are available on ebay for immediate purchase: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=121159893401&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:GB:1123 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=121159893401&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:GB:1123)
Overseas purchasers please do not order on ebay but order direct by PayPal payment to my email address (not forgetting to include your full postal address) at the following inclusive rates;
Europe - £6.20
Australia and New Zealand - £7.40
Rest of world (inc USA) - £7.20
H.
Thanks for the heads up - mine now bought.
Selling quickly by the look of it!
:claphappy: :beers:
Just got in, all b****y gone! >:(
anymore being listed????????
got one cheers h :claphappy:
Just bought my one :D
Ollie
:NGaugersRule:
My copy has arrived already. That was fast! Many thanks, Graeme and please keep up the great work. I bought N'spirations before any other mag after my return to the hobby, and it's still the best read of the lot of them. Don't give up on it. The ballasting article alone makes it worth the cover price for me.
:thankyousign:
Mine too. :claphappy:
Can't believe how fast it has arrived.
Fantastic service - Many Thanks.
Steve
Same here, mine plopped through the letter box today, only to be opened by my old man... Curse having the same initial!
Something to read in the sun in the garden over the weekend now! :D
Bagged one! :bounce:
Ordered a copy 4pm on Thursday received it by 9am today (Friday).
Super service and a great mag, thanks Graham.
Ray
Another excellent issue full will positive N Gauge modelling.
There are some interesting comments and observations:
In particular:
1: Sales for issue 11 were slow and low which could be attributed to the summer. Future publication is on hold!!! Issue 12 could be the last one.
Buy a copy now and don't share a copy with club members/friends, buy your own!
2: Why are there so few good N Gauge layouts, but there are many poor ones?
Michael
Quote from: Michael Shillabeer on August 17, 2013, 07:17:11 AM
1: Sales for issue 11 were slow and low which could be attributed to the summer. Future publication is on hold!!! Issue 12 could be the last one.
Hi
That does surprise me as they seem to disappear very quickly on eBay.
Cheers
Paul
Just purchased a copy of issue 12 :claphappy:
Batch 5 here
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nspirations12-Booklet-magazine-B5-British-N-gauge-1-148-scale-/121160524474?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item1c35bae2ba (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nspirations12-Booklet-magazine-B5-British-N-gauge-1-148-scale-/121160524474?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item1c35bae2ba)
Quote from: Michael Shillabeer on August 17, 2013, 07:17:11 AM
1: Sales for issue 11 were slow and low which could be attributed to the summer. Future publication is on hold!!! Issue 12 could be the last one.
Normal modellers are probably fed up with the elitist snobbish comments found frequently in the magazine. It encourages advanced modelling skills for advanced modellers only and looks down it's nose at any one else not deemed good enough to be in that little club
2: Why are there so few good N Gauge layouts, but there are many poor ones?
The comment above re-inforces my point above. There is no such thing as a poor layout. One persons attempt may not be up to the high standards deemed as a pre-requisite for the magazine however I would never call any ones attempt at modelling 'poor'. I actually think it poor for you to make such comments like that. Personally if I never saw the magazine again, I would deem it as no great loss to the N Gauge hobby.
Michael
Quote from: OwL on August 17, 2013, 08:54:45 AM
Normal modellers are probably fed up with the elitist snobbish comments found frequently in the magazine. It encourages advanced modelling skills for advanced modellers only and looks down it's nose at any one else not deemed good enough to be in that little club
You've obviously completely missed the point of the magazine - it's aim is to encourage and show ordinary modellers how to improve their modelling standards and is not 'for advanced modellers'; presumably they read MRJ and model 2mm fine-scale.
Quote from: OwL on August 17, 2013, 08:54:45 AM
Personally if I never saw the magazine again, I would deem it as no great loss to the N Gauge hobby.
I'm not sure that sort of comment is appropriate on this forum. How would you like it if your efforts in creating something (in this case a publication) were castigated that way and were told that if none of you posts were ever seen again it would be no loss?
H.
How would you like it if your efforts at building a model railway layout were deemed as poor as pointed out by one of your key sponsors? Not very nice when someone 'calls' what one holds dear is it?
Quote from: OwL on August 17, 2013, 09:29:05 AM
How would you like it if your efforts at building a model railway layout were deemed as poor as pointed out by one of your key sponsors?
Show how wrong you can be - I haven't said that at all, in fact I doubt I've used the word 'poor' at all previously on this thread. And I don't have any sponsors.
Your comments are not balanced, constructive or accurate.
H.
Gentlemen, if this is going to turn into a slanging match, I will lock the thread.
John.
Quote from: Michael Shillabeer on August 17, 2013, 07:17:11 AM
Another excellent issue full will positive N Gauge modelling.
There are some interesting comments and observations:
In particular:
1: Sales for issue 11 were slow and low which could be attributed to the summer. Future publication is on hold!!! Issue 12 could be the last one.
Buy a copy now and don't share a copy with club members/friends, buy your own!
2: Why are there so few good N Gauge layouts, but there are many poor ones?
Michael
Read the above post. If Iam not mistaken someone with alot of knowledge about your magazine sales 'being slow and low' also seems to think that there are many 'poor' layouts out there. Not one of your sponsors then H?
I would really expect an esteemed modeller affiliated to your publication to not make such comments. Afterall we are not all blessed with divine modeling skills.
Any attempt at building a layout should be encouraged and supported not described as 'poor' in the vast majority of cases!
I personally think the above comment regarding layouts as being 'poor' is neither balanced, constructive or accurate.
Don't bother locking the thread John, I have made my final point and quite frankly I will not be entering into any more debates/discussions with members who deem the vast majority of people's efforts as poor. Instead I will spend time encouraging people who at least 'have a go' at modelling and help them develop as I have been helped to develop.
People are welcome to spend their money wherever they choose, I however will not advocate or support a publication which harbours and defends people whom quite snobbishly look down their noses at the vast majority of layouts out there as shown by the quote above...........
Quote from: OwL on August 17, 2013, 08:54:45 AM
Quote from: Owl on August 17, 2013, 07:17:11 AM
Personally if I never saw the magazine again, I would deem it as no great loss to the N Gauge hobby.[/color]
Very nasty comment. In the thread on Dapol Dave you castigate him for using RMWeb as a platform...... do you get the irony of that when you make statements like the one above. What manufacture in their right mind would come here when they could get that type of comment made about their company/products?
Quote from: OwL on August 17, 2013, 10:32:56 AM
Read the above post. If Iam not mistaken someone with alot of knowledge about your magazine sales 'being slow and low' also seems to think that there are many 'poor' layouts out there. Not one of your sponsors then H?
Correct - not one of my sponsors. I don't have any.
Quote from: OwL on August 17, 2013, 10:32:56 AM
I would really expect an esteemed modeller affiliated to your publication to not make such comments. Afterall we are not all blessed with divine modeling skills.
Again you're talking about things you obviously don't understand or know about. The article in question was about comments made in a commercial magazine regarding the lack of high quality N gauge layouts - not about 'poor' ones. Perhaps if you had read it instead of sounding off over a posting on this thread . . . . .
I praise good layouts and modelling and I point out where improvements can be made. However, I recognise that some are of higher standards than others, but I don't slag off either - unlike in what appears to be just a rant about the
N'spirations magazine in calling it 'elitist and snobbish' and 'looking down the nose at others'.
But then perhaps I ought be proud that it is elite and can invoke such rash and unfounded criticism. It's nice to have passion in ones hobby. I hope that others who have purchased a copy enjoy it and appreciate and understand the issues in a more controlled and balanced manner.
H.
Quote from: Michael Shillabeer on August 17, 2013, 07:17:11 AM
2: Why are there so few good N Gauge layouts, but there are many poor ones?
Sturgeons Law: 90% of everything is crap
(said after someone asked him why 90% of science fiction is crap)
Most OO layouts are "crap", but there are a vast number more so there are a few more great ones.
Personally I think it misses the point. If its fun and does what the builder wanted then its not "poor" in my book. Measuring every layout against some magical exhibition standard is silly unless its at an exhibition and thats what its creator wanted to achieve.
I've operated a couple of great layouts that were most definitely "trainsets" but they were fun to operate and although set-track with basic scenery had been designed to be fun to operate.
Alan
Hello all,
I'm not happy with the way in which posts have been worded in this thread, and I've had many PM's showing concern.
Members are always welcome in having their opinion but there is a way to go about it - especially in keeping with the spirit of the forum.
I do understand that a number of members get tired of layouts in magazines having to be of 'exhibition quality' (whatever that actually is! ;)), and I do wish to see more of what the average person creates at home. My father for example models in OO. He would never dream of blending various scatters for a field, but would find a tin of green paint that's going cheap and that would do. He needed a castle, so at a car boot he found one from a fish tank! :) Some fencing was needed, so he used some of the model ladders that he had left over from other projects. This is perhaps the opposite end of the scale to the exhibition/magazine standard, but I personally admire people who love their trains and aren't too fussed about the scenery, customising or detailing. I like to see what makes other people have fun and would LOVE to see more pictures of home layouts!
Quote from: EtchedPixels on August 17, 2013, 03:11:05 PM
Sturgeons Law: 90% of everything is crap
Thats life! :laugh:
My modelling is poor. Compared to say Copenhagen Fields.
But it is better than when I started and thats how most modellers are.
So there is not really anything such as a poor modeller.
Unless you're including my modelling budget! :laugh3:
It saddens me that occasionally we sometimes forget what we are about; enjoying modelling, all the aspects that encompass the hobby.
I would like to make the point that generally we are very supportive of each other, especially on this forum. And Chris should be applauded for his efforts in keeping the forum afloat. Likewise, Grahame has made a sterling effort to support the hobby with his magazine. He should also be applauded. Two different mediums aimed at supporting the hobby. There are also many one man companies who support the hobby for love of it, not for the money I'm sure and quite a few who post here regularly.
For me one of the most important aspects of the hobby, the main reason I enjoy it, is the spirit of co-operation and not competition, whether that is here on the forum, or at the club of which I am a member.
I get plenty of competition shoved down my throat at work thanks very much, so please guys, can we try and be a bit more supportive in our opinions.
Cheers
Kirky
Just purchased a copy off the bay. Thanks H.
Hi,
Purchased Friday afternoon, arrived Saturday morning - fantastic magazine and fantastic service.
Best Regards
Andy Hoskins
Falkirk
Mine arrived very promptly end of last week and has already proved very useful as I model the LMS.
Didn't know about the availability of the replacement tenders and had been wondering how I could improve to look of those on some of my locos.
Hope it isn't the last edition as modellers of the other big 4 would probably benefit from a similar edition aimed at them as would modern image modellers.
Thank you Grahame
Hi Trev,
More than likely my copy is in a sorting office ready for delivery on Monday morning Grahame always sends out the magazine promptly superb service ;)
Sure it wont be the last copy of the magazine as it has grown from strength to strength looking at the comments on here over the last few issues, & rightfully so about time a magazine apart from NGS catered for N gauge rather than the bigger mags only giving limited space in their publications.
Always found it a refreshing change to read the subjects covered informative & holding interest from a reliable source namely another modeller who appies logic to how we approach our hobby in a very constructive manner.
disappointed with some comments on here :-[ it has never came across as elitist to me and the layout comment is just laughable.what i like and enjoy as a layout will not be the same as other modellers so what defines a great layout will vary considerably to everyones taste
Looking forward to receiving my first copy sometime soon!
:beers:
Quote from: gwrwill on August 18, 2013, 05:32:22 PM
disappointed with some comments on here :-[ it has never came across as elitist to me and the layout comment is just laughable.what i like and enjoy as a layout will not be the same as other modellers so what defines a great layout will vary considerably to everyones taste
I completely agree. There is a world of difference between Grahame's attempts to inspire people and drive ambition whilst also crucially showing people how to do things and the accusation of elitism. :veryangry:
*Everyone* is entitled to model to the level and standard which they wish to achieve, all Grahame is trying to do is show people how relatively simple improvements can help transform things. The reality is we can *all* improve areas of our modelling provided we are open to new ideas, experimentation, practice and (where necessary) constructive criticism/comments. That isn't an attempt to belittle anyone, in fact it is the exact opposite ie by sharing knowledge we can all learn (no one forces anyone else to act on the information).
I haven't seen the comment referred to in N'spirations, but with my exhibition manager's hat on I can understand a fear that there aren't that many N gauge layouts being built and exhibited. I absolutely agree with Owl and others that exhibition layouts are not the be all and end all, but they are the very visible advertisement for N gauge and help to attract new N gaugers to our scale.
Cheers, Mike
Looking forward to seeing the production of the new non-elitist N gauge magazine obviously soon to be produced by the maker of the derogatory remarks about Grahame's magazine >:D
personally, I've enjoyed the copies I've bought and found them very useful and enjoyable.
i would just like to add a big thanks to graham for taking the time and all his efforts which i would assume take up a massive chunk of his time in producing an alternative magazine for our reading pleasure.whether its the last copy or not thanks graham :thumbsup:
Quote from: gwrwill on August 19, 2013, 07:40:49 PM
i would just like to add a big thanks to graham for taking the time and all his efforts which i would assume take up a massive chunk of his time in producing an alternative magazine for our reading pleasure.whether its the last copy or not thanks graham :thumbsup:
Hi
Well said. It's an excellent read and one I hope will continue.
Cheers
Paul
Been a bad day at work got home to find N'spirations 12 waiting for me .....................
just had a bite now to relax with a nice cuppa & a read
Cheers Grahame keep up a fabulous publication. :claphappy: :thumbsup:
I've finally started work on the long promised supporting web-site ; http://grahamehedges.moonfruit.com/ (http://grahamehedges.moonfruit.com/)
It's currently work-in-progress.
H.
Anyone notice what's was on the cover (of N'Spirations 12)?
If it turns out to be the last issue, I'm very pleased to have just "made it" in the nick of time in the cut-throat world of N Gauge modelling!
:D
Jon
Quote from: H on December 11, 2013, 06:45:52 PM
I've finally started work on the long promised supporting web-site ; http://grahamehedges.moonfruit.com/ (http://grahamehedges.moonfruit.com/)
It's currently work-in-progress.
H.
It's brave of you to let us have the link before the site's complete, but it's certainly looking pretty good so far.
I do like the idea of being able to download pdfs of past N'spirations issues. I'm only missing two, so I'll be keeping a close eye on that page.
Quote from: PostModN66 on December 11, 2013, 07:51:13 PM
Anyone notice what's was on the cover (of N'Spirations 12)?
If it turns out to be the last issue, I'm very pleased to have just "made it" in the nick of time in the cut-throat world of N Gauge modelling!
:D
Jon
I noticed a EWS 66 on the cover of a mag which was trumpeting about being an LMS special :(
Whilst I think OWL was over the top (I've just come back to NGF after some months (years?) away) I have noticed that the latest few Nspirations haven't been, for me at least, as inspiring as the earlier ones. I judge this solely on how many sticky labels I have poking up out of a mag when I file it for later reference. Nspirations 3 for example has 4 or 5 poking out, the lastest pair 11 and 12 (12 is currently visiting a mates place) don't have any.
Having purchased all 12, and having read back over them following the comment in 12 about it possibly being the last one, there is a repetition theme developing and maybe a break or getting some new authors in (I saw the article about converting a B set coach into something else - new author there!) might freshen it up.
Still, I'll be getting 13 when and if it comes out.
Looking at this thread as an outsider who doesn't know either H or the magazine in question it does seem counterproductive. There appear to be slight hints of cronyism mixed with responses all too regularly including "you have completely missed the point" and "you don't understand ".
Very entertaining to stand back and watch being played out but I fear there will be tears.
Erm chaps & chapessess,
In case none of you are aware, Grahame has announced that N'spirations 12 is the last of the series. Grahame has accepted the role of NGS Journal Editor.
I'll let him fill in his reasons for stopping N'spirations, but suffice it to say that I for one will miss N'spirations, but am glad he's going to be editing the NGS Journal.
Richard Bardsley has done a fantastic job during his editorship and has moved the Journal along to it's present standard, let's now hope that Grahame can take it a stage further.
Regards
Neal.
Graham did a fantastic job with N'spirations, I wish him luck in his new job, I'm sure he will be an excellent editor.
:( sad news
It's great news as far as I can see!
Grahame has lots of energy, a strong commitment to N gauge and has a mission to raise the game. It is good to consolidate this rather than having competing publications.
He certainly has clear views that sometimes not everyone agrees with (I don't agree with him on everything myself) but I can cope with having my feathers ruffled occasionally in exchange for having someone applying so much focus to supporting and challenging N Gauge modellers and modelling.
Cheers Jon :)
Quote from: PostModN66 on January 31, 2014, 02:41:56 PM
He certainly has clear views that sometimes not everyone agrees with (I don't agree with him on everything myself) but I can cope with having my feathers ruffled occasionally in exchange for having someone applying so much focus to supporting and challenging N Gauge modellers and modelling.
Good point!
I think people are assuming that Grahame will turn the Journal into N'spirations, which I'm not sure he will (I don't know)! We will have to wait and see.
I hope that any members who are worried about a change in editorship will give Grahame a chance.
Cheers, Mike
I think it's a very good decision by all concerned. Best of luck Grahame - your articles on improving Farish coaches, in particular, have given me many hours of fun (and Ultima/TPM some hard earned cash!)
Has anyone got a spare copy of issue 12 I could purchase
Thanks
Andy
Sorry, Andy. I live in a small bungalow so mine are long gone. (Turns out - Space is the final frontier)
I tried there they dont keep them any more
Hi Andy. PM me for some potentially good news.
The N Gauge Society Stand carries them in stock. It might be worth checking with them.